So, Abercrombie & Fitch put out a line of padded bikini tops for 8 year-olds.

And miraculously, people are still shocked. -_-;;

Seriously - can we start a real boycott of that store now?  Until they go out of business altogether??

Well, there goes my good mood for the day.

NYTimes, the bastion of quality reporting, reported on the gang-rape of an 11 year-old girl in Texas  that's led to charges against 18 high-school boys so far - all well and good so far, right?  Shit like this NEEDS publicity to raise awareness ( Read more... )

Fierce bitches being fierce, while in hijab.


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Firstly - France can go fuck itself sideways with a splintered 2x4.

Secondly - (Female) Dem candidate Krystal Ball in VA is having to defend herself over "scandalous" (she's still fully clothed) photos from when she was younger, when Scott Brown stripped down to nothing for Cosmo and no one gave a rat's ass.

O.  O i c. 

teaorcoffee on The Rise Of The Fangirl:

I know I only ever watched romantic comedies until very recently. Buffy was okay except for when she was, like, killing vampires. When the Lord of the Rings movies came out I was like "Hay there are hot guys in these movies" so I went to see them (did you know they were based on books that none of us ever read bc we ( Read more... )

So, over at ONTDP there was an article posted today which published some ever-so-helpful tips from "Christian" guys who were generous enough to mansplain the meaning of modesty for us poor, airheaded wimminz, and how it's the secret to successfully avoiding sexual assault.

( Among the things rated as  immodest , we have the usual suspects: )

[Not lj-cutting.  The men on my f-list can deal, dammit.]

On days/nights like this, when Aunt Flo finally decides to visit after weeks of murdering my stomach/back and giving me cramps from hell, I'm reminded of a brilliant naamah-darling post on the obsession with menstruation:

Embracing my period is not going to stop the cramps and bleeding. The cramps and ( Read more... )

French PM Proposes Law To Require Labels On All Ads & Magazine Spreads w/Retouched Photos

Naturally, there's an uproar - especially in the fashion/cosmetics industry.  Over at ONTD, the comments basically vary between support and mockery.  Many of them have a point.  Anyone who can honestly look at a [Insert Magazine Here] cover and not realize it ( Read more... )

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Was going to post Merlin squee, but then I saw this & it got harshed BIG TIME:

TX School Board Member:  Those doggone wimminz an' mah-NOR-itees oughtta be THANKIN' US white men for givin' 'em all those rights!Uhh, yeah.  Considering how they had to deign to "give" them to us in the first place AND women/minorities had to fight tooth and nail for ( Read more... )