By Jessica • 15 years ago

Don Imus: Still racist

Don Imus, whose oh-so-charming “nappy headed hos” comment last year got him fired (and rehired) from his radio show, has once again proven him to be a grade-A asshole and racist.

During a conversation about [Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam] Jones’ run-ins with the law, Imus asked, “What color is he?” Sports announcer Warner Wolf said Jones — formerly known as Pacman — is “African-American.” Imus responded: “There you go. Now we know.”

Imus is trying to defend his comments by saying he was making a “sarcastic point.” Uh huh.

Don Imus, whose oh-so-charming “nappy headed hos” comment last year got him fired (and rehired) from his radio show, has once again proven him to be a grade-A asshole and racist.

During a conversation about ...
By Jessica • 15 years ago

Quick Hit: “Pro-life” candidate didn’t mind abortions when it was his girlriend who needed one

Feministing community blogger apieceofwork points us to a story about a “pro-life” Congressional candidate in Oregon whose not-so-pro-life past is coming to bite him in the ass.
(PS. Can I just say how incredibly impressed I am by the quality of community posts going up? And we haven’t even launched for reals yet! Amazing.)

Feministing community blogger apieceofwork points us to a story about a “pro-life” Congressional candidate in Oregon whose not-so-pro-life past is coming to bite him in the ass.
(PS. Can I just say how incredibly impressed I ...
By Samhita • 15 years ago

Black Men Against the Exploitation of Black Women petition

This petition was inspired by the R. Kelly verdict from last week, read and pass along.

Statement of Black Men Against the Exploitation of Black Women
Six years have gone by since we first heard the allegations that R. Kelly had filmed himself having sex with an underage girl. During that time we have seen the videotape being hawked on street corners in Black communities, as if the dehumanization of one of our own was not at stake. We have seen entertainers rally around him and watched his career reach new heights despite the grave possibility that he had molested and urinated on a 13-year old girl. We saw African Americans purchase millions of his records despite the long history ...

This petition was inspired by the R. Kelly verdict from last week, read and pass along.

Statement of Black Men Against the Exploitation of Black Women
Six years have gone by since we first heard the allegations ...
By Samhita • 15 years ago

George Carlin, dead at 71.

Carlin was not exactly the poster child for feminism, but he was funny as hell and had some really insightful things to say about our rigid and often ignorant views on culture, politics and the environment. And this skit on the foolishness of anti-choice politics, is pretty on point.

He will be missed.

Carlin was not exactly the poster child for feminism, but he was funny as hell and had some really insightful things to say about our rigid and often ignorant views on culture, politics and the environment. And ...
By Jessica • 15 years ago

More Feminist News!

CEO Barbie Criticized For Promoting Unrealistic Career Images – The Onion: “Toy company Mattel is under fire from a group of activists who say their popular doll’s latest incarnation, CEO Barbie, encourages young girls to set impractical career goals.”
First Female General Nominated – Feministing Community (Marc): “I’d say it’s the beginning of a very critical start in the equalization of genders in the military. One of the reasons I decided to stay in after eight years of service, almost to the date, is because I realize that in society where rank does matter, that those who have a bit of rank can affect the people below them. Patriarchal as it is, the military leaves some room ...

CEO Barbie Criticized For Promoting Unrealistic Career Images – The Onion: “Toy company Mattel is under fire from a group of activists who say their popular doll’s latest incarnation, CEO Barbie, encourages young girls to ...
By Samhita • 15 years ago

Boob slapping: a new internet meme

Apparently, there is a trend online of posting videos of women’s breasts being slapped and punched. Cuz you know punching a woman in the breasts is so funny, har har.
(This video is very annoying to watch and probably NSFW)

Ouch. Am I the only one that doesn’t think this is funny?
Thanks to Joy for the link.

Apparently, there is a trend online of posting videos of women’s breasts being slapped and punched. Cuz you know punching a woman in the breasts is so funny, har har.
(This video is very annoying to watch ...
By Samhita • 15 years ago

Transgender invisibility in marriage laws.

If she identifies as a woman, she is a woman. But that is obviously too much for the state of Virginia to understand, so they are trying to figure out if they should prosecute a husband and wife for getting married, because it turns out the wife is an MTF. So technically they are violating the same sex marriage. Since a transgender woman’s personhood is not recognized by the state.

A prosecutor says the decision to press charges could turn on whether the pair knowingly misled officials when they applied for a license and later, traveled to a courthouse for a ceremony. If the bride was transgender, and identified as a woman, it is unclear whether the marriage would be considered ...

If she identifies as a woman, she is a woman. But that is obviously too much for the state of Virginia to understand, so they are trying to figure out if they should prosecute a husband and ...

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