Because I can’t even pick just one part to love the most to quote and i can’t say this better than Rosie already has … THIS is the the post to read to put that whole New Republic fuckery into proper perspective. And if you need further validation for why in the world we need…
I’m cross-posting this from my other blog, The Tired Feminist. I’d encourage you to check it out if you want to keep up with me after The Sin City Siren ends after the New Year. Trigger Warning. You see those words a lot these days on posts and status updates and tweets and such. Trigger.…
As you might imagine, The Sin City Siren headquarters gets a LOT of mail every day. Whether it’s direct messages on twitter or posts on Facebook or just good old fashioned email, frankly, I just don’t have the time to get to every message every day. (Sorry!) But there was one waiting in my inbox…
There is more than one kind of independence this Fourth of July (or any time). You can assert your independence by doing something on your own. And you can gain independence — liberation — from something or someone which has power over you. This week, I hope you will join me in promoting both. I…
As our nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, I am struck by the idea that there is more than one kind of independence. You can assert your independence by doing something on your own. And you can gain independence — liberation — from something or someone which has power over you. This week, I hope…
**TRIGGER WARNING** I just read Eve Ensler’s essay “Over It” and it really resonates with the space I’m in right now. In case you haven’t read it yet, here’s a snapshot: I am over rape. I am over rape culture, rape mentality, rape pages on Facebook. I am over the thousands of people who signed…
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