No one survives on caviar and champaign alone. Every now and again even the best feminist succumbs to silly pop-culture fare. For some it’s fashion mags, for others it’s rom-coms … My weakness is a little show on TLC called What Not to Wear. And I’m not the only one, apparently. (Remember local environmentalist Tara…
Okay, okay. Are you getting sick of the pregnancy-related posts, yet? (Hopefully not.) Well, make room for one more. I had no idea there was so much about pregnancy and being pregnant in America that would spark my feminist thought-machine! A very popular question I get these days is, “So, is it a boy or…
As I navigate life as a pregnant woman (half-way through by the New Year), there’s been some friction between my feminist beliefs and the societal norms of “Mommy-to-Be” and my status as pregnant. First of all, let’s get one thing clear: Hands off The Bump! My belly is NOT public property! Egads, people are ridiculously…
Very cool: TRANSGENDER HEALTH FAIR, FIRST EVER IN SOUTHERN NEVADA Renowned Surgeon Marci Bowers to come from Colorado The first ever Transgender Health Fair will be held this Halloween, Saturday 31 October 2009, at the Gay & Lesbian Community Center, 953 E. Sahara (at Maryland Parkway) from 10 am to 1pm. We will have a…
So let’s talk about the Erin Andrews thing, shall we? In case you didn’t hear, ESPN sports-journalist Erin Andrews was the victim of video voyeurism — in which the perpetrator(s) video-taped her while she was undressed in her hotel room. It’s a scary twist in what is already a challenging career for women. But even…
I’ve been thinking about Broadsheet’s Plus-size state of the union post all day. The gist of the post is that at the same time that our society is starting to at least acknowledge non-stick-figure models of feminine beauty the recession is causing some retailers — such as Old Navy and Anne Taylor — to do…
This post is brought to you by my best friend Joshua Todd: Rick Warren devotee, 1950’s marriage counselor, and anti-feminist Martha Peace has some words of wisdom for all you gals out there. Don’t know about Martha Peace yet…well check out MotherJones.com. Among many suggestions — like praying for your husband because he must live…
In The Watchmen the character Dr. Manhattan is usually full-frontal naked. I was impressed that it was never commented on in the story, as in, “dude are you gay?” or “dude, I’m not gay, cover your schlong.” Or other homophobic-tinged, male-parts-are-funny jokes typical of mass-media, big-budget movies. But I can’t say it any better than…
The Sin City Siren 