Monthly Archives: September 2005
Ugh
TweetRoberts has been confirmed. Keep an eye out for the locusts. Tweet
SuicideGirls quit; say female empowerment reputation false
Tweet If you don�t know SuicideGirls (where have you been?) here’s the deal–it’s porn that features “alternative” women. Lots of tattoos and body piercings and the like. It’s enjoyed a high-profile reputation as female-controlled and operated. Apparently, that’s not necessarily the case. A group of angry ex-models is bashing the SuicideGirls alt-porn empire, saying its [...]
Martha’s At It Again
TweetRemember Martha Burk, the chairwoman of the National Council of Women’s Organizations, and the champion of the Let-Women-Into-Augusta campaign? Well it looks like she’s got a new bee in her bonnet: a new ad for the NHL’s comeback season. According to espn.com: “The spot opens with a quote from Chinese military philosopher Sun Tzu: ‘A [...]
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Hughes not having a great week
TweetUndersecretary of State Karen Hughes is not having the easiest time these last few days trying to convince women that the American way is super-duper. Yesterday at a Saudi university Hughes got her ass handed to her by a room full of women: …When Ms. Hughes expressed the hope here that Saudi women would be [...]
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Thelma for president!