Abuse isn’t Always on the Outside
Originally posted (by me) on Grounded Parents. Trigger warning for abuse and for being married to a mind-controlling jerk. I met him when I was lonely, and confused, and young and idealistic. I met him...
View ArticleGlobal Quickies: Saints, Smoke, and Axolotls
CHINA The Ministry of Education has banned smoking in kindergartens, elementary and middle schools, and vocational schools. Yes, apparently, smoking was permitted in kindergartens....
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Cross Post: Modesty, Fat Shaming, and Me in a Bikini
This is a cross post from Teen Skepchick by Grimalkin. Trigger warning for body shaming. I’m in Wisconsin right now for a funeral. I am at a hotel, and this hotel has a pool, and this me has a niece...
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A Love Letter to Our DDoS Hackers
Valentine’s day is just around the corner and love is in the air. Can you feel it? The air smells sweet, like a hollow, two dollar, white-chocolate heart. I look forward to biting into it with my...
View ArticleShe Really Does Want Flowers
There’s a phenomenon that you may have noticed around Valentine’s Day. Here’s how it goes. A man and a woman are dating and the woman says “I really don’t want flowers for Valentine’s Day this year”....
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Can Wendy Davis REALLY Have it All?
A recent New York Times cover shows a picture of Wendy Davis, State Senator from Texas and candidate for Governor, with the title “Can Wendy Davis Have It All?” I’ve seen a few people get mad over this...
View ArticleGlobal Quickies: Blackmail, abortions, and enemies of god
SAUDI ARABIA - Staff at a Riyadh university barred male paramedics from entering a women’s-only campus to assist a student who had suffered a heart attack and later died. - The Commission for the...
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It’s a Slow News Day. Let’s Mock Medical Conditions!
Disclaimer: Before you ask “Well, what did you expect, it’s Fox News?”, read this. Even if it fails to sway you, remember that asking that is condescendingly pretending that I’m the last person on...
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Cisphobia and Misandry: Totes Real
In the race for the title of “most victimized” we often find white, cis men yelling the loudest that they should definitely be on the podium. CISPHOBIA! MISANDRY! REVERSE RACISM! REAL THINGS! They...
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Virginia Republican Makes Excellent Pro-Choice Argument
The other week, Senator Steve Martin (R – Virginia) received a generic pro-choice Valentine’s Day greeting from the Virginia Pro-Choice Coalition. While being offended and taking action due to that...
View ArticleNational Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Myths
This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, an annual event put on by NEDA to educate the general public about eating disorders and to help dispel misconceptions. The theme of this year’s...
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Guest Post: There’s More Than One Way for a Person to Be Illegal
Note: Ed Cara at Grumbles & Rumbles and Alexandra Brodky at Feministing (as well as many others) covered the issue of the rape and kidnapping victim who was arrested from a feminist, anti-rape...
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Disabled? Write for us!
So, in case you didn’t notice, there was a bit of a kerfuffle recently on Skepchick about ableism. Turns out, not everyone on Skepchick has the same opinions, and we all make mistakes. But this...
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More Transmisogyny From Grantland
EDIT: The original version of this piece assumed that the piece on Crash was written in response to the recent Oscars rather than the 2012 ones. The references have been corrected. [Content Notice for...
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On Ungrateful Brats: Are College Students Really Adults?
The Rachel Canning case has set off a social media shitstorm, to say the least. Yesterday morning, a judge denied the preliminary request made by the teenager who sued her parents for support, and most...
View ArticleReturning Force With Equal Force
As some of you might know, I see a therapist and I often find that my therapist offers me Sage Wisdom. Oftentimes I also find that the Sage Wisdom offered by my dear shrink is applicable not just to my...
View ArticleOperation Flawless: A Confessional Recap
Originally posted at Mad Art Lab I want to thank every single person who contributed even a single selfie. You are all amazing. You are all beautiful. And it is your faces that helped me keep going. I...
View ArticleGlobal Quickies: Blasphemy, Excess of Legitimate Defense, and no Legoland for...
UK A Legoland theme park in Windsor, England said it had to cancel an Islamic group’s “fun day” and temporarily close for business following a torrent of abusive threats from right wing extremists....
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Is there a secular argument against abortion?
Yesterday, an article was published about atheists at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference). Featured prominently in the article was Dave Silverman, president of American Atheists. In it,...
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Women in Secularism: Interview with Lindsay Beyerstein
Photo Credit: Loren Beyerstein Women in Secularism 3 is coming up this May. The speakers list includes many admirable, accomplished women with whom I am humbled to be billed (including our very own Amy...
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