In Utter Tosh’s own words: “A part of their [planned parenthood] mission statement is to support abortion, which I view as morally wrong,” he said.” Hey Brad your “Moral decisions” should stay the frack out of a woman’s business when it comes to her body. “Brad Trost, the MP for Saskatoon-Humboldt, says he will continue […]
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Politics, Re-Spun: Sexy Indian Princess Plus Costume
Four years ago, I was writing about HalloweenMart’s Sexy Indian Squaw costume. They’re back at it again this year with another take on being a sexy Indian for Halloween. Is it racist? Is it sexist? Is it offensive on any other level? If you would like to share your opinion of this costume with HalloweenMart, […]
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Schrödinger’s Rapist – A guide for the Men.
This is a compete repost of what guest blogger Starling on Shapely Prose, says about our rape culture and how it works for the people who have no choice but to live within its confines. This is a “S2″ moment, as in Sit the frack down and Shut the frack up. This is how […]
Canada: third best country to be a woman
I’m not sure why but this one caught me by surprise. I guess it shouldn’t since every boss I’ve had in Canada has been female. The part about the paucity of women in government, however, is no surprise.Canada is the third-best country in the world to b…
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Sauce for the Anti-Choice Gander
Every restriction on access to Viagra I propose below, is either a fact of life, or a legislated restriction, on abortion in at least one, and often many, American states. When the restrictions and their justifications are imposed on men, they look pretty radically man-hating (never mind that being unable to get a hardon is nowhere near as traumatic as going through childbirth against your will), but in their anti-abortion form, it’s not just fringe whackaloons making the arguments I’ll list, it’s people elected to public office.
PETA Sucks
A friend took this photo of a PETA advertisement he saw recently:
PETA thinks the only way to get people to care about the exploitation of animals is through the exploitation of women. Animals aren’t objects for our consumption and pleasure R…
Continue readingFrom the “You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby” files
Read it and weep: A bus driver told Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to get on a separate bus from other Government leaders after mistaking her for one of their partners during the recent Pacific Forum, TVNZ has reported. […] An anonymous police source told TVNZ a bus driver stopped Ms Gillard as she was […]
Dead Wild Roses: Anti-Choice Nuttery on the Web – The Forced Birth Brigade now with Jebus!
Somedays you go looking for trouble, other days you just step in it. On a whim I followed a link from a discussion over at The Drudgeretort back to one of the commenters own little putrid slice of the blogosphere. I was greeted by the feverish ramblings of the delusional in favour stripping women of […]
Canadian Dimension Feed: Building a Movement With Love and with Rage
From May 20-23, 2011, over 350 young feminists converged in Winnipeg for the 2nd RebELLEs Pan Canadian Young Feminist Gathering, Notre Révolution Féministe, Our Revolution is Now. There was laughter, tears, anger and smiles as we tackled core…
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: R.E.A.L (stupid) Women of Canada – Forced Birth Manifesto
When one searches for “Feminism Canada” it is surprising that the REAL Women of Canada website comes up so quickly. They indeed must have their google-fu locked and loaded because the shite they are peddling is quite amazing. On abortion, they have the anti-choice playbook covered and pretty much have the standard fetus-fetish boilerplate […]
Politics, Re-Spun: Rogers Cup Tennis Champions Sexism
“Come for ladies, stay for the legends”? Leave it to Rogers Sportsnet/cellphone/baseball/stadia to set feminism back another decade with their recent Rogers Cup. Are bikinis next? The Rogers Cup tennis tournament ended yesterday. I am quite sickened, but not at all shocked, at how they portray male and female tennis players. Listen closely for the […]
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: What? Inequality for Women – Female PhD and Male Bachelor Degrees earn the same!
I just keep posting about gender inequality, others say pfffff! what the heck I am talking about….
Until the idea that inequality exists and that it is a problem,then there really is not much to discuss now, is there?
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Marginal Notes: SlutWalk is so June 2011
While some heralded SlutWalk as the future of feminism, the lack of hype around Calgary’s second attempt at SlutWalk reveals that it was little more than a trend that has already begun to fizzle out. So, I’ll keep my remarks brief and leave you with a radio interview that I
Continue readingMarginal Notes: SlutWalk is so June 2011
While some heralded SlutWalk as the future of feminism, the lack of hype around Calgary’s second attempt at SlutWalk reveals that it was little more than a trend that has already begun to fizzle out. So, I’ll keep my remarks brief and leave you with a radio interview that I
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: On Patriarchy and the Non-Existent idea of Consent for Women
Learning about how our culture operates is critical for enlightenment and understanding. Jill from I Blame the Patriarchy shares her view on consent within the culture. In this case, a simple link would not do, as I want to copy/paste this concise definition in another spot on the internet, maybe pissing off some MRA’s in […]
Pushed to the Left and Loving It: REAL Women, Promise Keepers and the Promotion of Violence
I Burned my Bra For This? REAL Women of Canada and the Men Behind ThemIt is a massive masculine shadow, in a hall or crowded room, lifting something indistinct up into the resonating night.ROBERT BLY, “FIFTY MALES SITTING TOGETHER”Robert Bly is an Amer…
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Pubic Humiliation: The Case of the Ugly Vagina
Earlier in the month, when I clicked an inbox link to a webpage for a fundraising campaign, I did not expect to get lost in the political quagmire of women’s rights, feminism, grooming, surgical enhancement, self esteem and pop culture. A vaguely disinterested click of the mouse quickly sucked me into a black hole of […]
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Monday Morning Misogyny – Marilyn Monroe
Of all the women and all the poses that are available *this* one gets the attention. Of course it is rape culture double thumbs up approved so its all good. *sigh* Still so much work to do… Filed under: Feminism Tagged: All hail the sex-class, Did not consent, Feminism, Rape Culture, Statue Fail
redjenny: DIY, Homesteading, Radical Housewifery/Homemaking
Though I haven’t read the book yet, the lifestyle described in Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming domesticity from a consumer culture by Shannon Hayes is kind of seductive. I’ve flirted with these ideas a bit. Screw the rat race and 70 hour work weeks (all in the attempt to make partner, or
Continue readingredjenny: DIY, Homesteading, Radical Housewifery/Homemaking
Though I haven’t read the book yet, the lifestyle described in Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming domesticity from a consumer culture by Shannon Hayes is kind of seductive. I’ve flirted with these ideas a bit. Screw the rat race and 70 hour work weeks (all in the attempt to make partner, or
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