Hello, lovely readers, and welcome to this weeks edition of Mythbustin’ Mondays. Today we’ll tackle the well-known myth of the feminazi- the militant, angry feminist who wants nothing more than to destroy and oppress men. Personally, I’ve never met a feminazi. I’ve never even met a feminist I would describe as particularly militant. But I […]
Read More Mythbustin’ Mondays: The FeminaziMaybe all of us saw the craziness that was Bill O’Reilly on the View this week (or like me, you saw little internet clips…that were maybe edited and took his words out of context…like Shirley Sherrod! But he’ll still have his job! And chances are, they were not edited, because this looks like his signature shtick to […]
Read More You Little Ladies Need To Monger Some FearWhen my friend asked me this morning what I was going to blog about today, I told her that my general concept went something like this: “Women in the Media blah blah blah negative images, harmful stereotypes yadda yadda stuff you’ve heard before; SEE HOW HARD MAD MEN ROCKS.” (I thought about titling this blog […]
Read More MAD…Women?I’ve been listening to talk radio in my car while running errands over the past few days, on the occasion that my iPod FM Transmitter broke and my burned cd collection melted together in some scientifically unidentifiable catastrophe. Top news stories on NPR as of lately include the harrowing tale of trapped Chilean miners, a rescue touted […]
Read More A Shout Out! to EcoFeministsHi again, welcome to another fabulous Bitchin’ Table. Each week 2 of your favorite and most beautiful ShoutOut! writers chew it out over any topic that comes to mind. This week we’re bitchin’ about Rape Jokes, they definitely don’t have us laughing. Because feminists haven’t got a sense of humor. That was sarcasm. KillerTofu: Hey […]
Read More The Bitchin’ Table: A Few Knock Knock Jokes I Don’t Want to HearToday was my third visit to the Chevrolet dealership to fix the steering in my car. After waiting for an hour, the man comes out and says, “They sent us the wrong part. Your gonna have to come back.” A fury built up inside me, I was tired of claiming Chevrolet as my second home. […]
Read More A Submissive TemperIn a recent feature from AARP Magazine, called “What Women Want,” Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Betty White talk “sex, love, and…staying hot!” The ladies comment on the fact that our society’s blatant ageism has caused people to desperately cling to their youth, even if it means going to drastic measures to do so. […]
Read More Yet another reason why I love Jamie Lee Curtis and Betty White…http://www.cosmopolitan.com/hairstyles-beauty/beauty-blog/brazilian-bikini-wax The above link is a link to the Cosmopolitan Magazine’s Blog, and specifically to their Blog about “Vajazzling” a new trend where women wax their cha chas and cover them with rhinestones. Women on the blog have various reactions to this idea, but most surprising to me was their concern over what men would […]
Read More To Vajazzle or Not to Vajazzle…That is the questionA woman in mainstream politics who actually acknowledges feminism and is unapologetic of her (gasp) sexuality! Who’d of thunk? Read or listen to this if you get a chance, I must say I was very impressed! You go, Krystal Ball (not even joking that’s her real name)
Read More Finally!“Yeah, I have this one bitch on lock at Tech…” (Trio of bros, repeated 3x, outside of my building while I was walking the dog) “You’re really uptight” (Some guy to a friend after trying (unsuccessfully) to get in her pants) “Dude, we did so much better after we put one of our […]
Read More Overheard at JMU: The Sexist (and Racist) Edition
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