2009 January Archive | Feministing

Roe v Wade Anniversary Blog-a-thon

So, I am late to this since I have been on the road for a few weeks, but I wanted to point your attention towards a week long blog-a-thon at Amplify, that is ending tonight to celebrate the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. I must say it is full of really compelling pieces by a diverse group of men and women on why Roe is so important for us.
Check it out and if you decide to post something to it please put the link in comments. Also, if you have any posts you have done in the last week about Roe v. Wade, feel free to promote them here as well.
I didn’t write anything new this year, ...

So, I am late to this since I have been on the road for a few weeks, but I wanted to point your attention towards a week long blog-a-thon at Amplify, that is ending tonight to ...

By Jessica • 15 years ago

Disembodied women for your listening pleasure

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Via svgreen on the Community blog.

By Miriam • 15 years ago

Craigslist Missed Connections

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My coworker Veronica had this cartoon from Married to the Sea shared on her google reader and it reminded me about my obsession with Craigslist’s Missed Connections.
Maybe it’s the secret romantic in me, or just my super-nosy side, but I love having a sneak peek into other people’s lives and lusts. If you aren’t familiar with Missed Connections, it’s where people can leave posts for someone they might not even know, but who caught their eye. For example, if you see a really cute girl on the metro on your way to work, but can’t get up the courage to talk to her? Post a missed connection, describing yourself and her, and tell ...

By Courtney • 15 years ago

New York Times’ Post-accurate Framing of Female Desire

In the New York Times Sunday magazine cover story yesterday journalist Daniel Bergner goes in search of female sexologists who are asking the question, “What do women want?” in a variety of clinical trials and philosophical posturing. It’s all, of course, very confusing and mysterious. But for starters, I thought I’d let Bergner know a few simple things that women DON’T want: Misleading and even inaccurate subtitles, like “A postfeminist generation of researchers discovering things Dr. Freud could never have imagined.” The very researchers featured in the article identify as feminists. I understand that the NYT wants to sell papers, but these kinds of sensationalistic headlines undermine their integrity as a news organization purportedly trying to attract more and maintain ...

By Miriam • 15 years ago

An inside look at anti-choice strategy

Kay Steiger has an interesting piece up at RH Reality Check about her day spent at an anti-choice conference. She gives us an inside look into the strategy discussions of the anti-choice movement, including a possible new tactic using defining personhood beginning a fertilization.

On Friday, dozens of pro-life activists gathered at the Personhood Conference in Washington, D.C. On Thursday, the 36th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, they had marched with the tens of thousands of anti-choice activists, but today these activists were talking about personhood, a new plan of attack for the anti-choice movement. These activists are frustrated and tired of incrementalist approaches to abortion. “It’s not working,” announced Shaun Kenney of the American Life League. ...

By Miriam • 15 years ago

Black Tie Blues

Last week was an absolutely insane time to be in Washington DC. To be completely honest, if I didn’t live here I never would have come for the inauguration madness.
One of the unusual things about being in DC during the inauguration were all the fancy events that were going on all week. There were ten official inaugural balls, and countless other similar black tie events throughout the week. I somehow found myself with tickets to two of them.
For me (and maybe many of you) the first thing that comes to mind when I think about a black tie event is what the hell am I going to wear? I even wrote a piece recently that was published ...

By Miriam • 15 years ago

Refreshing.

Over the last eight years, on each anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, former President Bush would declare his support for the thousands of anti-choice activists who rally in Washington DC each year on that day.
This year, the White House sent a different message.

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release January 22, 2009
Statement of President Obama on the 36th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded that this decision not only protects women’s health and reproductive freedom, but stands for a broader principle: that government should not intrude on our most private family matters. I remain committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose.
While this ...

By Miriam • 15 years ago

Congresswoman Hilda Solis’ confirmation delayed

I have to say that when I heard Congresswoman Hilda Solis had been nominated by President Obama for Secretary of Labor, I had a mixed reaction. I was super excited for such an amazing Latina woman to be given such an opportunity, but I was sad to see such a powerful reproductive rights advocate leave Congress.
Now Republicans are trying to delay her nomination. From TPMDC:

Technically, Solis’ nomination isn’t being “held” — that occurs when a nominee has won committee approval and a senator tries to delay a full vote. Solis has not received a vote yet in the Senate labor committee, chaired by Ted Kennedy (D-MA), but GOPers are slowing down her confirmation over the so-called “card ...