By Jessica • 17 years ago

Anti-Feminist Mailbag!

Here at Feministing we get our fair share of hate mail. And for whatever reason, the last few weeks have brought in a tidal wave of emails and trollish comments (I’m sure you’ve noticed). So for your anti-feminist mocking pleasure, here’s a recent email we got from jcwhite0825@aol.com, who thinks our coverage of Palin is a clear indication that we’re just jealous of her superhotness.

Why are you obsessed with Sarah Palin? Are you jealous of her? Are you pissed that she has accomplished things without whining like a little child? Before you get all upset and call me a right-wing nut, I’m not voting for McCain/Palin or Obama/Biden. They all suck. But, you girls on feministing.com are what ...

Here at Feministing we get our fair share of hate mail. And for whatever reason, the last few weeks have brought in a tidal wave of emails and trollish comments (I’m sure you’ve noticed). So ...
By Jessica • 17 years ago

The iGrope?


It doesn’t look much like a breast, but apparently this new application for the iPhone lets users simulate touching a boob. (If your boob was two-dimensional and malleable like a mofo.) You can also find the simulation here.
It never fails to amaze me how fascinating people find breasts – especially breasts that you can change the size, shape, and firmness of with the click of a mouse. Ick.
Thanks to Garret for the link.

It doesn’t look much like a breast, but apparently this new application for the iPhone lets users simulate touching a boob. (If your boob was two-dimensional and malleable like a mofo.) You can ...
By Jessica • 17 years ago

Louisiana Rep. who wants to sterilize women speaks out about the meanie media

Louisiana state Rep. John LaBruzzo, the charming dude who wants to pay low-income women $1,000 apiece to get sterilized, is speaking out not only to defend his suggestion – but also to complain about the media glomming onto the story. Boo-fucking-hoo.
Watching this guy is painful (and infuriating) but it’s worth it, and interviewer Kyra Phillips is decent at taking him to task.
Extra Credit: Drink every time he says “these people.” Seriously, he’s like a caricature of racism.

Louisiana state Rep. John LaBruzzo, the charming dude who wants to pay low-income women $1,000 apiece to get sterilized, is speaking out not only to defend his suggestion – but also to complain about the media ...
By Miriam • 17 years ago

Clay Aiken comes out


Clay Aiken, of American Idol, has finally come out. It can’t say it was much of a surprise.

Following the Aug. 8 birth of his son Parker, singer Clay Aiken is following through on a promise he made to himself as a new dad: to publicly acknowledge that he’s gay.
“It was the first decision I made as a father,” Aiken, 29, tells the upcoming issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. “I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn’t raised that way, and I’m not going to raise a child to do that.”

He’s also not the first male singer lately to have a child with a non-romantic partner, although unlike Ricky Martin, ...


Clay Aiken, of American Idol, has finally come out. It can’t say it was much of a surprise.

Following the Aug. 8 birth of his son Parker, singer Clay Aiken is following through on a promise ...
By Courtney • 17 years ago

Event: The American Hero and the American Dream

Where Brooklyn at? Well, hopefully at this panel that I’m MC-ing this weekend. Here’s all the deets for those in the vicinity:
The American Hero and the American Dream:
Reflections on Our Contemporary Political Narratives
Date: Sunday, September 28
Time: 2-4 pm
Location: The Forum, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum
In this interactive panel, academics, journalists, and comedians discuss the dominant narratives–perpetuated by both the campaigns and the media–during this unprecedented election. As they explore the ways in which these two presidential candidates and their VPs have been framed, they will also be examining the way the American public still thinks about race, class, and gender, and how this election has served to defibrillate so ...

Where Brooklyn at? Well, hopefully at this panel that I’m MC-ing this weekend. Here’s all the deets for those in the vicinity:
The American Hero and the American Dream:
Reflections on Our Contemporary Political Narratives
Date: ...
By Courtney • 17 years ago

Anti-Woman Blather of the Day

Check out this amusingly bad argument from one of University of Idaho’s budding Harvey Mansfield’s:

There is a difference between a good thing and the best thing. For example, a meal served with a delicious dessert is a good thing, but a meal in which every course is delicious is the best thing. Getting an A in one class is better than getting no A’s but not as good as getting all A’s. I think we can all understand this pretty easily. However, whether we understand it or not, sometimes we treat the good things as though they are actually the best things.
Where am I going with this? I’ll tell you. When we talk about women’s rights, we should ...

Check out this amusingly bad argument from one of University of Idaho’s budding Harvey Mansfield’s:

There is a difference between a good thing and the best thing. For example, a meal served with a delicious dessert is ...
By Courtney • 17 years ago

Not Oprah’s Book Club: Abortion & Life

Many of you undoubtedly saw Jennifer Baumgardner and Gillian Aldrich’s awesome documentary film, Speak Out: I Had an Abortion. I am a huge fan and have written about it in the past.
Well, now Jen has taken her radical work from the screen to the page, with lots of additional analysis and framing. Abortion & Life, written by Jen and containing gorgeous photographs by Tara Todras-Whitehill, just came out on Akashic Books. In it, Jen sets the scene of the contemporary abortion debate, not just between pro-lifers and pro-choicers, but between feminists of different generations and perspectives, women and men, mothers and daughters, and all of the other complex subgroups that struggle with the abortion issue ...

Many of you undoubtedly saw Jennifer Baumgardner and Gillian Aldrich’s awesome documentary film, Speak Out: I Had an Abortion. I am a huge fan and have written about it in the past.
Well, now Jen ...

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