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I've been too busy to write much lately, but I do have a bunch of links to share.

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Looking for trouble. Excellent essay by ginmar tying a few things together that I doubt most people have ever connected.

You may have already heard about Slutwalk, sparked by a Toronto cop's "advice" to women that they could "avoid" rape by not dressing like "sluts"... and by any amount of concern-trolling by clueless men and women that how one dresses ( Read more... )

Looks like Senate Democrats have once again used women's right to bodily autonomy as a bargaining chip. While the spending deal didn't include a rider defunding Planned Parenthood, it did prevent the city of Washington - predominantly poor and black - from using its tax revenues to subsidize abortions. And "Republicans have also been promised votes ( Read more... )

I haven't written anything about the KEVIN SMITH IS A FATTY MCFATTERSON WHO SHOULD KEEP HIS FAT ASS OFF AIRPLANES situation for much the same reason I don't write about half the things that piss me off: lack of time and psychic energy.

neintales, however, put up a very long rant on the subject that she's given me permission to link to ( Read more... )

Anna N. at Jezebel reports that Whole Foods will be offering steeper employee discounts to people with lower body-mass indices.

Let's leave aside the fiercely denied fact that most fat people cannot just up and lose weight and keep it off, as well as new research hinting that the health risks of obesity may have more to do with fat-to-muscle ( Read more... )

This is an awesome idea."Fat talk is any type of statement or thought that reinforces the thin ideal of beauty among women," said Susan Woda, senior director of operations for Delta Delta Delta ( Read more... )