I know I’ve been living in Las Vegas too long when I don’t see the hubub over a short skirt. Is everyone sick of the whole Southwest Airlines fiasco yet? (Sigh.) I certainly was and then I read message boards that called Britney Spears’ VMA outfit that of a hooker or stripper. (Which, by the…
I’ve been holding off on this topic for a while — sexist ads, misogyny in marketing, et al. After all, living in Las Vegas is like being in the cultural petri dish of disgustingly sexist ad concepts. (Anyone remember the billboard where a naked woman is wearing nothing but strategically placed sushi? And who could…
Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone who does all your shopping for you, makes all your meals and keeps the house clean and running like clockwork? You’d never have to wonder if the power bill got paid on time or worry about pesky things like taking kitty to the vet or waiting in the…
And apparently, I’m not the only one. In this month’s Elle magazine there are some thoughtful responses to the Supreme Court ruling that upheld a ban on the so-called “partial-birth abortion.” (I say so-called because there is not medical definition of what a “partial-birth” abortion is compared to any other abortion. The language is used…
Well, well, well. Ever since the Gleaner so adeptly pointed out the whole cleavage hob-goblin, I was wondering when a female political candidate might have the, ahem, balls to show a little neck. Or perhaps even sartorially admit to being a woman. And we didn’t have to wait long! On Wednesday, July 18 Sen. Hillary…
A friend of mine sent me an e-mail today that got me thinking: I’ve failed as a father. [My daughter] has asked for . . . a Barbie doll. Worse, a blond Barbie doll. Forget saving her from working in porn; likely she’s doomed to life as a truck stop hooker. Now, my friend does have…
Yesterday was Father’s Day and I am proud to offer this piece written by my best friend Joshua Todd. He’s not only a brilliant social worker devoting his professional time in Portland, Ore. to the first Youth Bill of Rights in the nation, he is also an organizer for Daddies & Pappas, which held its…
While I’m a huge fan of Feministing, I’m a little upset with them right now. They’ve had a series of posts lately about how marriage is bad, mm-kay. (Sorry but I can’t figure out how to trackback to their site.) I’m not going to say that marriage is perfect, for everyone or even available to…
This really irritates me. There is a product called The Pink Stinger, a 50,000-volt stun-gun disguised as a set of pink tampons. I don’t know where to start. Why would you choose a tampon shape for a stun-gun? (Menstruation as lethal weapon?) Why is it pink? (Evil men everywhere fear pink?) Why is the promotional material so blantantly bad? Ladies…
Crooks and Liars has a partial transcript from a recent Scarborough show where he not only drools over Fred Thompson’s hot, younger wife, he suggests she used to be employed in the pole-dancing arts. (You might know Thompson because he is a former U.S. Senator or from his various TV roles such as one on…
The Sin City Siren 