Since apparently anytime I encourage the men in my life that they can be better = I'm accusing all men of being potential rapists, let me be more specific in why I want you to read/watch the things I post on facebook.

You do not have to be a rapist yourself to allow rapists to get away with their crime.
I think I'm being pretty generous in not ( Read more... )

Assholes like to belittle women’s rights activists, dismissing us as “angry feminists.” Normally I bristle against stereotypes of any kind, but especially ones that try to limit who I am as a person. I’m not a bitch. I don’t hate men. I shave my legs.

But I am angry.

I’m angry that systematically, across the nation, at different levels of government ( Read more... )

I started my two-week holiday by going to Toulouse, "la ville rose" (the pink city). Based on that description alone I figured I would like it... and I was more than right.

Tuesday morning started bright and early since I had purchased the cheapest train tickets possible aka the ones that left at the crack at dawn. I had to take THREE trains to get ( Read more... )

Based on this title, you're probably expecting some well thought-out essay with references and all that good stuff. But no, these are just a few personal observations that bear mentioning ( Read more... )

In the original Rapunzel, as written by the Brothers Grimm, Rapunzel is 12 years old when the enchantress, her stepmother, first locks her away in the tower. "After a year or two" the prince first discovers her. For the sake of argument, Rapunzel is 14 years old ( Read more... )

Well. My most recent adventure--or at least my most recent one that I'm willing to share--was the Women's and Gender Studies Conference at Rhodes College, March 6-7. I presented a paper on a biblical and historical defense of women's ordination in Christianity ( Read more... )

How have I not already shared the exciting news?!

I received acceptance last week to present my paper on women's ordination at a conference. I'm so excited. I really like my paper. I think it's already pretty solid, and I have more books to read and more ideas to add. By the time it's done, it's going to be so kickass.

But yeah. Me. Presenting a ( Read more... )

Once you’ve been tagged, you have to write a note with 16 random things, shortcomings, facts, habits or goals about you. You must tag 16 other people ( Read more... )