Tag Archives: women

The Terrible Toos (Too Fat, Too Poor, Too Old…)

Posted on May 2, 2015 by

Too this, too that. Theatrical, but moving. Might bring tears. __________ Watching Jade Beall’s TED talk on body hatred recalled for me the general problem of human suffering described by John Koller in Asian Philosophies (2007, p. 9, fifth edition): … Continue reading →

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Fox News’ “boobs on the ground” vs. Fox News’ “balls on the ground”

Posted on September 27, 2014 by

Fox News anchors apparently refer to women in the military as boobs on the ground, but if the old farts at Fox News were in the military they’d be balls on the ground.

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Vivian Maier: The Emily Dickinson of Photography

Posted on April 6, 2014 by

I’m super interested in seeing this documentary.

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Gender Reversal

Posted on February 11, 2014 by

Not subtle, but effective:

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What It Feels Like To Be Beautiful Without A Mirror

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Kjerstin Gruys explains: I remember the time I felt most beautiful. […] I was camping with my husband. We were on a long hike through a forest in California, and I couldn’t help but admire all the redwood trees surrounding … Continue reading →

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Note to Easy-Bake Oven Makers: Boys Cook Too

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

Why the pink packaging on Easy-Bake ovens?

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Mitt Romney to Female Reporter Shaun Boyd: You May Not Ask Me About Abortion or Todd Akin

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

This is mind blowing. As a condition of even talking to a female reporter, Shaun Boyd, Mitt Romney insisted today that she must not ask him about abortion or Todd Akin. Here’s the Denver Post: Channel 4′s Shaun Boyd was … Continue reading →

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Forcible Rape Anti-Abortion Co-Sponsors: Paul Ryan and Todd Akin

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) with Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) __________ The above two men would forbid a victim of rape or incest to terminate her pregnancy. And they co-sponsored a bill in Congress that brought into contemporary discourse the noxious phrase “forcible rape.” Then Mitt … Continue reading →

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Wine is a Girl Thing?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by
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Heaven Can Wait: Cuddly Bear to the Rescue!

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

I actually find this charming and life affirming.

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The Excruciating 1980s Dating Scene

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

And a good argument for arranged marriages (or mating by coin flip). Or escaping to a nunnery.

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Polyamory: Don’t Try This at Home?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

JT Eberhard tried out the polyamory scene and lived to tell about it. The husband of the woman Eberhard slept with, for example, didn’t decide to change his mind about his consent, get jealous hearing his wife screwing another man … Continue reading →

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The Decline and Fall of the Male Empire

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

Hanna Rosin charts it:

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The New Ball(s) and Chain Watch: Hanna Rosin on the Historic Rise of Women and the Decline of Men

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

For all of recorded history, men have dominated the public sphere (and the domestic private sphere as well, as in the pater familias). But the 21st century is in the midst of a historic pivot: women appear to be on their way … Continue reading →

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A New Atheist Ad Campaign: Choose Your Hell Realm

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

ABC News is reporting a $200,000 holiday season atheist ad campaign in the United States, sponsored by the American Humanist Association. One of the group’s ads sounds particularly interesting, for it specifically targets women: One of the association’s television spots … Continue reading →

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Charles Hood: Art and Fame in London

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

The following is written by my colleague Charles Hood from London, where he is teaching for the fall semester. He sent the piece to me this morning. It may prove to be one in a series—he’s quite the art museum freak—and so we … Continue reading →

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Who’s Older? Phyllis Schlafly, Gloria Steinem, or Sarah Palin?

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

Answer: Phyllis Schlafly. She was born in 1924, and will turn 86 years old next month. Gloria Steinem is ten years younger than Schlafly. Born in March of 1934, Steinem called Sarah Palin (who was born in February of 1964): … Continue reading →

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Michael Drayton’s Sonnet 14: Prometheus Contrasted with a Hottie

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

Below is a sonnet that appears to be one of the earliest references to Prometheus in an English language poem. In The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s—which is a pretty encyclopedic reference—the poem is the first … Continue reading →

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Is Islam a violent religion in the same way that it is a patriarchal religion?

Posted on May 17, 2010 by

In a recent New York Times essay, Robert Wright attempts to complexify the “jihadi intent” narrative for the Times Square bomber, Faisal Shahzad, to which Jerry Coyne dismissively retorts: It’s social difficulties, mental illness, financial problems, and American depredations in the Middle … Continue reading →

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Image of a Working Mother

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

Marc Chagall:

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