In Defense of the Work From Home Feminist
I’m so tired of feminists judging each other. I know I shouldn’t read the comments I know this, but when Jezebel posted their “Most Women Would Rather Kick Their Husbands to the Curb than Be a Housewife” post we all knew I wouldn’t be able to resist reading the comments. After all, the comments are like watching an ambulance filled… Read more →
Has Everyone Lost Their Goddamn Minds?
The Anniversary of Roe v. Wade was this week, and with it my attention turns to the legal issues surrounding the fetus. Except that I’m not doing that in the traditional sense this week, I’m doing it in extra special roundabout ways where I feel that my head is turning like the little kid in the Exorcist. In New Mexico,… Read more →
Thoughts on Physician Assisted Suicide
They were twins. Both deaf, both cobblers. They never married, were very close to their families, and they spent their days together. They suffered from other medical conditions such as spinal issues, but the full roster of their illnesses is unknown to me. On December 14th 2012 they chose to use the right of Belgian citizens to voluntarily euthanize themselves…. Read more →
Having Fun Isn’t Always Fun and Games
I’m always up for sharing the work of those I know on the internet watercooler, and today I’m talking about the piece Lillian Cohen Moore wrote about Cards Against Humanity – a game which I love dearly, but always struggle with in some instances. Cards Against Humanity is billed as Apples to Apples for Horrible People. Sure, we’re all pretty… Read more →
Having Fun Isn’t Always Fun and Games
I’m always up for sharing the work of those I know on the internet watercooler, and today I’m talking about the piece Lillian Cohen Moore wrote about Cards Against Humanity – a game which I love dearly, but always struggle with in some instances. Cards Against Humanity is billed as Apples to Apples for Horrible People. Sure, we’re all pretty… Read more →
Owning My Body
Yesterday I was waiting to cross the street and a woman grabbed my arm. “Are you trying to cross the street?” she says to me. It is the physical touch of a stranger to which I respond. ‘Please don’t touch me” I say in a polite voice. It was also a weird kind of grab, she didn’t go for my… Read more →
Steps to Prevent Rape
Sometimes, inventions are made because we need them – sometimes they come too late. Today I want to talk to you about an indiegogo campaign that could change a piece of rape culture – combined with another thing I’ve seen bars do. Rape culture is pervasive, and we can’t fix it all by talk. The goal is ending rape, obviously… Read more →
How We Learn Not to Stand Up
I remember the first time that an adult made excuses for someone being mean to me. I remember when my training began to not know when to say no to people, or to not stick up for myself I was seven. I was being teased by a boy at school, and I was told “It’s ok. He’s doing it because… Read more →
But I want to see “The Hobbit” too!
I am a nerd. I love scifi, fantasy, you name it – I probably want to watch it. And yes, I probably want to go on opening day. But there has been a sneaky trend in the last few years, one which made it impossible to see “Thor” in the theater after 4pm or on the weekend. One which made… Read more →