By Vanessa • 17 years ago

A Real Hot winner indeed.


Check out this interview in The Washington Post with one of the Real Hot 100 of 2006, Holly Shulman.
Shulman is the founder of Vote Against Violence, a political action committee which addresses domestic and sexual violence. Did I mention she’s only 23?
Congratulations, Hottie Holly!


Check out this interview in The Washington Post with one of the Real Hot 100 of 2006, Holly Shulman.
Shulman is the founder of Vote Against Violence, a political action ...
By Vanessa • 17 years ago

Another reason to hate Halloween.


While last year’s disturbing product poll nominee the Child “Pimp� Costume was disturbing enough, I thought I’d point out another kind of costume that I really can’t believe people actually wear: for Halloween, why not be a different race!
In addition to the “Indian Pink Princessâ€? above check out some more of my favorite-racist-costumes-to-hate after the jump. It’s pretty infuriating, particularly when they try so hard to exoticize women of color. Has anyone seen worse than these? (Although I don’t think you can get much worse.)


While last year’s disturbing product poll nominee the Child “Pimp� Costume was disturbing enough, I thought I’d point out another kind of costume that I really can’t believe people actually wear: for Halloween, why ...
By Vanessa • 17 years ago

Leotards will get a girl in trouble.

A New York high school principal forced three female students to leave school last week because they were wearing beige leotards. I kid you not.
On Long Beach High School’s Superhero Day, the students came to school dressed up as Captain Underpants, an extremely popular children’s book character. Because his garb is just underpants and a red cape, the girls wore beige leotards and nude stocking under white briefs and red capes.
‘Yes, I know they weren’t naked,” said Principal Nicholas Restivo, “But the appearance was that they were naked.”
Um, but they weren’t. Would male students would have been kicked out for wearing the same thing? Regardless of that answer, Captain Underpants is ...

A New York high school principal forced three female students to leave school last week because they were wearing beige leotards. I kid you not.
On Long Beach High School’s Superhero Day, the students came ...
By jen • 17 years ago

Young activists make it happen

Students at Gallaudet University did an incredible job organizing to protest the board of director’s appointment of Jane K. Fernandes as president. The school of 1,800 students managed to shut down the campus for days, and organized a 2,000+ person arch on the Capitol. And in the end, they won. It’s a great example of young, passionate people making real change happen. As a graduate of a university with (ahem) presidential issues, I say bravo. Check out some fantastic photos on Flickr, by nonlinear.

Students at Gallaudet University did an incredible job organizing to protest the board of director’s appointment of Jane K. Fernandes as president. The school of 1,800 students managed to shut down the campus for days, and ...
By Vanessa • 17 years ago

Cutting domestic violence off one inch at a time.

I’ll admit that when I first read the headline, “Stylists reach out to abused women,� I was extremely skeptical. My anticipation was one of finding that the article would be about giving domestic violence survivors make-overs or something. But Cut It Out is nothing of the sort.
The program was created by the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and has become a national program which essentially trains salon professionals on how to recognize signs of domestic violence, and what to do about it. It may sound a bit bizarre, but the fact of the matter is that salons have been known to be a safe space for many women to disclose their life experiences ...

I’ll admit that when I first read the headline, “Stylists reach out to abused women,� I was extremely skeptical. My anticipation was one of finding that the article would be about giving domestic violence survivors ...
By Ann • 17 years ago

Weekly Feminist Reader

In one of the first U.S. prosecutions for female genital mutilation, an African immigrant faces trial for circumcising his daughter.
South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds calls emergency contraception an “exception” to the state’s abortion ban… then says he misspoke.
Dahlia Lithwick explains why the New Jersey gay marriage decision isn’t judicial activism.
SCOTUSblog talks to the always awful Phyllis Schlafly.
The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty has a new report on how public housing authorities respond to domestic violence.
A letter from an Iranian man whose mother was stoned to death.
Our Truths/Nuestras Verdades, a project of Exhale, is now accepting ...

In one of the first U.S. prosecutions for female genital mutilation, an African immigrant faces trial for circumcising his daughter.
South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds calls emergency contraception an “exception” to the state’s abortion ban… ...

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