Monthly Archives: February 2005
Update On Kansas Madness
TweetAs an update to Jessica’s post yesterday on Kansas Attorney General’s demand for the medical records of ninety women who have received abortions, I thought I’d delve a bit deeper into this nonsense. Attorney General Phil Kline was actually permitted by a district judge in October to see these private files, but two medical clinics [...]
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Yet Another Reason To Love Amsterdam
Tweet As an update to Wednesday’s post on Alabama’s ban of selling sex toys, we found that other countries are enjoying their rights to the fullest. While Amsterdam is pretty big on using vending machines for everything — cash, food, condoms, even toothbrushes — well, you can guess what’s coming next. It looks like the [...]
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Cell phone girlfriend sells stereotypes
Tweet The New York Times has a piece today on a potential new fad in dating—don’t. Just get yourself a virtual girlfriend for your cell phone. Ick. Feministing reported on this more than disturbing invention from Hong Kong software maker Artificial Life Inc. last year. “Vivienne” (yes, she has a name) behaves in varying ways [...]
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Madam President
TweetA recent national poll showed that more than 6/10 voters believe the United States is ready for a woman president in 2008 and 53% of them think Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton should be the woman to do it. The poll, conducted by the Siena College Research Institute and sponsored by the Hearst Newspapers, found that [...]
Student pic of girl wearing tux is banned