By Jessica • 19 years ago

Best quote of the week…maybe the year

From the 13 year-old in Florida whose abortion was blocked by the state:
Girl: “Why can’t I make my own decision?”
Judge Alvarez: “I don’t know.”
Girl: “You don’t know? Aren’t you the judge? I think if I want to make the decision, it’s my business and I can do that.”

Via DED Space.

From the 13 year-old in Florida whose abortion was blocked by the state:
Girl: “Why can’t I make my own decision?”
Judge Alvarez: “I don’t know.”
Girl: “You don’t know? Aren’t you ...
By Jessica • 19 years ago

And Things-That-Make-You-Want-to Bang-Your-Head-Against-a-Wall

Alabama State Representative Gerald Allen recently introduced a
bill into the state legislature that would keep “gay” books out of
public school libraries.

Banned books would include those written by gay authors – like
Tennesee Williams, Truman Capote, Gore Vidal – and books with gay
characters in them, such as Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple.”
Allen said he was afraid of the “homosexual agenda” and “I don’t look
at it as censorship. I look at it as protecting the hearts and souls
and minds of our children.” Allen must not have gotten the memo that
at every single point in history when politicians have banned books,
it has turned out to be a bad, bad ...

Alabama State Representative Gerald Allen recently introduced a
bill into the state legislature that would keep “gay” books out of
public school libraries.

Banned books would include those written by gay authors – like
By Vanessa • 19 years ago

Is the UN finally taking some action?

Let’s hope so. A UN spokesperson announced yesterday that there has been a number of U.N. peacekeepers that have sexually abused and exploited local women in Liberia, where they were stationed to protect them. Old news, my friend.
The official speaking on a condition of anonymity said that the number of total allegations could reach up to twenty. “The allegations range from the exchange of goods, money or services for sex to the sexual exploitation of minors. The peacekeeping department here in New York as well as the mission on the ground are taking appropriate follow-up action.”
We’ll see about that. These atrocities have been continuing for so long and near to nothing has been done about it. ...

Let’s hope so. A UN spokesperson announced yesterday that there has been a number of U.N. peacekeepers that have sexually abused and exploited local women in Liberia, where they were stationed to protect them. Old ...
By Jessica • 19 years ago

XXX game empowers women?


From gaming blog Kotaku:

Wired’s Sex Drive has a short review of porn star Jenna Jameson’s new game up. xStream3D Multimedia VirtuallyJenna sounds about as original as its name. Basically, you get to play around with a virtual dummy of Jenna Jameson that looks like some creepy plastic corpse in the screen shots. Regina Lynn writes that you can dress Jenna up and pose her and then plunge a variety of tools into her to try and get her to achieve climax. That’s the whole game. Lynn was able to get Jenna to moan a whole bunch and say she was almost there, but never landed the big O. xStream3D president says the ...


From gaming blog Kotaku:

Wired’s Sex Drive has a short review of porn star Jenna Jameson’s new game up. xStream3D Multimedia VirtuallyJenna sounds about as original as its name. Basically, ...
By Vanessa • 19 years ago

Administration Shafts Women-Owned Businesses

As the Ranking Member of the Committee on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship, Senator John Kerry called out Bush and the Small Business Administration (SBA) concerning their lack of regard for women-owned businesses. Here’s a snippet of Kerry’s comments:
“Women business owners continue to be short-changed by the administration…The number of women-owned businesses is growing at more than twice the rate of all firms, but women entrepreneurs aren’t getting their fair share of the capital, counseling or contracts. There’s no place for the ol’ boys club in our government. We need to ensure that, with a smart business plan and a lot of hard work, every American entrepreneur can achieve success.”
Of the $300 billion ...

As the Ranking Member of the Committee on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship, Senator John Kerry called out Bush and the Small Business Administration (SBA) concerning their lack of regard for women-owned ...
By Jessica • 19 years ago

Onward Christian Soldiers


The book titles alone should be enough to get you interested (and laughing): You, The Warrior Leader; The Barbarian Way; Fight on Your Knees; God’s Gift to Women.
Jeff Sharlet, a research professor at New York University’s Center for Religion and Media, takes on the upsurge of Christian men’s books in a recent Nerve article:
…What’s sad about books like God’s Gift to Women and Wild At Heart is that they attempt to contain the mystery of that question in metaphors that translate its inherent sexuality into codes of combat, and clichéd ones at that. The “enemy,” of course, is Satan, but his names are legion: pornography, homosexuality, feminism, humanism, the monolithic foe Christian conservatives call, ...


The book titles alone should be enough to get you interested (and laughing): You, The Warrior Leader; The Barbarian Way; Fight on Your Knees; God’s Gift to Women.
Jeff Sharlet, a research professor at New ...
By Ann • 19 years ago

So when do we get our “Choose Choice” license plates?


The ACLU of Ohio is representing NARAL in a lawsuit against the state of Ohio’s sale of “Choose Life” license plates.
Effective May 18, Ohio residents will be able to spend an extra $30 for the specialty plates, $20 of which will go to anti-choice groups that “encourage women to consider adoption rather than abortion.” The state will not be providing specialty license plates with an abortion-rights message.
The lawsuit hinges on viewpoint discrimination against pro-choicers, because the Ohio legislature rejected a license plate with a pro-choice message. Of the 10 states that have “Choose Life” plates, none offer plates that read “Choose Choice.”
“This is a case about fundamental fairness,” said Carrie Davis, ...


The ACLU of Ohio is representing NARAL in a lawsuit against the state of Ohio’s sale of “Choose Life” license plates.
Effective May 18, Ohio residents will be able to spend an ...
By Vanessa • 19 years ago

British Open Admits Women Golfers


It looks like the British Open organizers have decided to admit women into the competition beginning in 2006, reports BBC News. The Open is one of the four largest golfing events worldwide.
The word on the street is that fifteen-year old Michelle Wie is going to be the first woman to qualify. Check out some of her kick-ass achievements she’s made as one of the leading ladies of golf.


It looks like the British Open organizers have decided to admit women into the competition beginning in 2006, reports BBC News. The Open is one of the four largest golfing events worldwide.
The ...

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