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"An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away."
That's the slogan of a new pamphlet from Britain's National Health Service aimed at adults who work with teens. It recommends a sex-positive form of sex education that acknowledges that teenagers, like most of us, are inclined to enjoy sex, and
argues that, far from promoting teenage sex, it could encourage young people to delay losing their ( Read more... ) -
Sotomayor explains that being a Latina woman isn't a perversion of reality.
Okay, the actual New York Times headline is Sotomayor Says Identity Won't Distort Decisions. When's the last time a white male supreme court nominee had to defend his ability to be objective in the face of his identity? Oh wait, never! Because white male perception = objective reality. -
Or we could all just be poly.
This contradictory article by Lisa Belkin acknowledges that "men find it more threatening when women cheat than vice versa," but then goes on to focus exclusively on why women find it so threatening. Belkin suggests that it's natural for us to worry "that a man will take his support and protection elsewhere," except that "as many as 76 percent of ( Read more... ) -
Domestic Terrorism
I desperately want to hear the mainstream media refer to Tiller's murder as the culmination of decades of domestic terrorism against him. And if the government were to say the same thing, that would be fantastic. Unfortunately, I'm not expecting that to happen ( Read more... ) -
Inauguration Goodness
Nora, who at four years old is more excited by transfers of presents than transfers of power, was a little confused while watching the inauguration with me today.
Nora: Who's that?
Me: That's the President.
Nora: Is he bringing us presents?
Me: No, he doesn't have presents; he's the President.
Nora: Can we open him?
Me: No, we can't open him. -
I had a baby, and all I got were these stupid stretch marks.
There's a documentary called The Orgasmic Birth, which advocates for natural childbirth and which also reveals that some women experience an orgasm as the baby exits the birth canal ( Read more... ) -
Don't call me "sweetheart."
It turns out that the elderly tend to resent being called "sweetie" and "dear." They regard it as belittling. And a new study shows that, if they internalize the infantilizing message of such "elderspeak," their life expectancy is noticeably lowered, not to mention their performance on various tests of physical and mental ability.
Ellen Kirschman, ( Read more... ) -
A sexist critique of sexism. Or something.
Is this for real ( Read more... )