Interesting, but what would you say it proves? What do you think?

Art's classical nudes get Photoshopped to be skinnier

A further response from readthisandweep :

Hi

It wasn't you personally I found offensive - just some of your language.

I shall direct this at you, since you've had the goodness to respond; to janellemadigan as this is her journal, & also to seaivy who is a dear friend & who has commented below.

You are all missing the point! I didn't say a single word about the politics of this ( Read more... )

LJ friend janellemadigan posted her belly photo on her LJ. readthisandweep disagreed with the method and my position.

She writes, addressing Janelle: With respect, you said, We shouldn't have to write "mine" across our bellies to remind the world that... women are people, too. And yet you do. I don't understand.

Women who agree with you won't need (or require) the prompt - ( Read more... )

You remember all those fluffy little "attention getters," regarding breast cancer, in social media about posting the color of your bra or where you left your purse? All kinda titillating without being titillating, fun but not really meaningful? And therer was no explaination for a while?

Well, now I want to do one. About women's health. Reproductive ( Read more... )

So over on FB I had posted a picture of the "plus-size" model shoot done by Glamour in 2009.  All comments were very positive.  Except this morning I wake up and in my FB msg box, there's a note from some young man in his 20s who wrote: "Hey, I don't like this photo. Please remove it."  I wrote back, "Um, respectfully, no."

Here is the offending ( Read more... )

I am so very glad I saw human penises before I saw canine penises.

And the beat goes on.

Fascinating blog.  if this entry doesn' t make your eyes cross about insecurities regarding female sexual anatomy, I don't know what will.

http://today-i-am-a-boy.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-finally-had-orgasm-and-my-doctor-told.html

Pretty much all queer and non-heteronormative sexual experiences were omitted. Worryingly, gay and bi ( Read more... )

Link to Muslimah Media Watch--

Sexiness for Everyone (Even For Muslims)

The video, really, if you're clued in, will make your gorge rise.

Krista hits the response to this just fine, as do the comments.

I found this link over at sandramcdonald's LJ.

Disgusting and enraging.

The Night Hannah Was Not Officially Raped

So--what do you say about birth control options in addition to condoms for a woman over 40, who does not smoke, and who cannot afford to get her tubes tied (and whose spouse can't afford to get snipped)?