Monthly Archives: April 2006
Women-only train cars in Brazil
TweetRio De Janeiro just started to run women-only subway cars this week…they’re pink striped. How Brazilian women actually feel about the sex-segregated cars is something that remains to be seen. A Reuters headline screams Women applaud no-men, pink-striped metro cars, but another article says that women aren’t fans: “Separation (of the sexes) is a throwback [...]
Tagged International, Sexism Comments closed
For real?
TweetA California woman is seeking $1.2 million in damages after she was spanked in front of coworkers–as part of a team-building exercise. What the fuck? Tweet
Tony Snow: Racism is a thing of the past
Tweet You know, I didn’t even want to comment on Fox News pundit Tony Snow being tapped as the new White House press secretary. I mean, it’s just too easy. But then I saw this quote from Snow over at Pandagon: “Here’s the unmentionable secret: Racism isn’t that big a deal any more. No sensible [...]
Tagged Politics Comments closed
Professor and students charged with destroying anti-choice display
TweetSally Jacobsen, the Northern Kentucky University professor who was put on leave for encouraging her students to destroy an anti-choice display, has been charged along with her students with criminal mischief, theft by unlawful taking and criminal solicitation. Yikes. Jacobsen is accused of encouraging her students to dismantle a display of 400 crosses that were [...]
Tagged Reproductive Rights Comments closed
Violent hate crime in Texas