So today I was discussing HR3 with one of my friends, who had posted a link on how they took away the rape redefinition. And it was going well. Until a guy came in to say, "Date rape is a tricky concept and I am opposed to force but I don't like to say 'I regret it so it was rape'". I replied that the "I regret consensual sex so I'ma deem it rape" ( Read more... )

Well this is just grand.
This is how not to talk about breastfeeding. Look, it's no secret how big a fan I am of widely promoting breastfeeding. The thing is, I know why so many moms, particularly American moms, don't nurse their kids as long as they should. There are so many structural, economic, and social barriers to it, and meanwhile, the ( Read more... )

If I have to read another sycophantic blog post about how Megan Fox is God’s gift to feminists on the grounds that she was a victim of Michael Bay’s misogyny and had the “courage” to call him out on it, I will blow a gasket. Stop. No seriously.
After peddling the “Guy’s Girl” meme, and making light of mental health, demonstrating her transphobia, ( Read more... )

Check out these horrible shenanigans

This fucking pisses me off so much I can't even UGH MOTHERFUCKER

What is this wankery? Because Invisible Pink Unicorn knows how oppressed the citizens of the United States of America are on the world stage.

So I used to read feministing and the feministing community blog posts religiously. I loved them. But this one is just full of fail. I couldn't put my finger on why, although I put it up here and all the comments shed some light on why that feministing community post rubbed me the wrong way. I don't get why people want to defend the OP so badly

http://www.facebook.com/erratandetritus?v=feed&story_fbid=353899465364&ref=mf

y/y?