April 2011
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I often tell a story about a conversation I observed in a feminist theory...
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Michael S. Kimmel, Ph. D., “Gender Equality: Not for Women Only” (via thepoliticalpartygirl)
Dr. Kimmel is also a blogger for Ms. Magazine, and we’ve never heard someone explain the privilege of privilege so succinctly. Bravo.
(via motherjones)
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If divorce has increased by one thousand percent, don’t blame the women’s...
– Betty Friedan (via petitefeministe)
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And now for something completely different (but...
batarangs:
I know I’ve made several references to the county I live in having segregated orphanages, and this past week I found out some more information about said orphanages. It was infuriating information, but information all the same. I will put this under a cut to save your dashboards, but if you’ve ever wondered about the State of Racism under a black president, well. Here you go.
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Not long ago I did a double take when I encountered the phrase “refreshingly...
– Geoffrey Nunberg (via azspot)
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Right now I’m just excited to be part of a tremendous cast and...
– Danny Pudi, answering questions on Reddit (which I can’t even begin to understand). Awesome comment, though.
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You think 435 fairly well to-do, mostly white men, should make that decision?
– Anthony Weiner advocating that the decision for what women should be able to do with their bodies should be a decision made between a woman and her doctor, not determined by a committee of congressmen. Video here. (via soupsoup)
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I want you teabaggers out there to understand one thing: while you idolize the...
– Bill Maher (via leftish)
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In a 1795 letter, George Washington vowed that “the executive branch of this...
– Glenn Greenwald (via azspot)
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The New Inquiry: American History: Heritage →
thenewinquiry:
Gertrude Stein, The Making of Americans (1925):
“Once an angry man dragged his father along the ground through his own orchard. “Stop !” cried the groaning old man at last. “Stop ! I did not drag my father beyond this tree.”
It is hard living down the tempers we are born with. We all begin…
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Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, sounds upset. And you can...
– PAUL KRUGMAN, “Who’s Serious Now?”, in the New York Times.
Oh, snap.
(via inothernews)
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apsies: President Obama's 'Private Remarks' Go... →
stfusexists:
abcworldnews:
What was supposed to be a private conversation with campaign donors in Chicago last night became public when an audio feed was accidentally left open.
Obama on Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc: “When Paul Ryan says his priority is to make sure, he’s just being…
Truth, though. I feel like part of Obama’s issue is that he hardly ever defends himself against all...
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