More to Love

There is a new series starting tonight on FOX called, “More to Love.” It is the brother show of The Bachelor, but the difference is that this show is for “big” girls.

MORE TO LOVE, the new dating competition show from Mike Fleiss (“The Bachelor”), follows one regular guy’s search for love among a group of real women determined to prove that love comes in all shapes and sizes. The inspirational new series is hosted by iconic supermodel Emme.
Luke Conley is a 26-year-old former college football offensive lineman who stands 6’3″ and weighs over 300 pounds. He’s a successful sub-contractor and real estate investor who has his sights set on building a long-lasting …relationship.

My first instinct when ...

There is a new series starting tonight on FOX called, “More to Love.” It is the brother show of The Bachelor, but the difference is that this show is for “big” girls.

MORE TO LOVE, the ...

A Little More on Gates.

This story has been written about to death, but it is rare that you have a high profile black academic maligned by the police, spoken about by the POTUS and a national conversation about racial profiling and the police state. Yesterday the 911 call that was made was released and it turns out that Officer Crowley misquoted the caller. She never mentioned race on the call, making the police report highly suspect.
But outside of the details of this case, I read a comment over the weekend that really struck a chord with me and I wasn’t going to write about it since it is a few days old, but as I sit here thinking more about it, ...

This story has been written about to death, but it is rare that you have a high profile black academic maligned by the police, spoken about by the POTUS and a national conversation about racial profiling ...

Senate Judiciary Committee Votes for Sotomayor.



Exciting news.
Next to the Senate for confirmation.

The committee voted 13-6 to send its recommendation to the full Senate, which is expected to confirm Sotomayor’s appointment next week.
With all of the committee’s Democrats supporting Sotomayor, Sen. Russell Feingold of Wisconsin called the president’s nominee “a thoughtful, careful and intelligent judge” with “a perspective that the court sorely needs. … Not only will Judge Sotomayor be the first Latina to serve on the court, and the third woman, but also the first with experience as a trial judge.”

Via LA Times.



Exciting news.
Next to the Senate for confirmation.

The committee voted 13-6 to send its recommendation to the full Senate, which is expected to confirm Sotomayor’s appointment next week.
With all of the ...

Quick Hit: Women have less time to game?

A new study out of Michigan State suggests that the fact that women in college have less leisure time than men may be the reason why they don’t play video games as much. Another reason they looked at was straight up disinterest, possibly due to the fact that 88% of video game developers are men and creating games that are not women-friendly.
Then again, after my post on Wired’s reviews of the over-feminized and esteem-killing games marketed towards girls, it seems all the more obvious that it may be just much as about the gendering of the industry than it is about who is creating the games.
Via.

A new study out of Michigan State suggests that the fact that women in college have less leisure time than men may be the reason why they don’t play video games as much. Another reason they ...

The cost of Nicaragua’s abortion ban

Amnesty International has released a report on how last year’s Nicaragua ban outlawing abortion in all cases has already begun to effect the girls and women of the nation, primarily in low-income communities.
While the Nicaraguan health ministry has declared its commitment to reducing maternal mortality in the past, banning what they call “therapeutic abortion” in cases where the woman’s health is in danger has potentially resulted in an increase in maternal mortality in the last year.
Doctors have also reported that it is as if their “back is to the wall” when pregnant women with complications come to their hospital. In the video, health care professionals talk about the fact that pregnant women are often passed from ...

Amnesty International has released a report on how last year’s Nicaragua ban outlawing abortion in all cases has already begun to effect the girls and women of the nation, primarily in low-income communities.
While the ...

Gold’s Gym declares July “Cankles Awareness Month”

Yes, seriously. And the Wall Street Journal did a feature on it. (Note the subtitle of the video is “In Depth.”)
Between declaring thin eyelashes a “condition” and an awareness month created around “chubby ankles,” it seems that the micromanagement of women’s body parts is becoming so much of a trend that soon, women will begin to hate literally every fiber of their being.
This is not to mention that the gym’s campaign is a smack in the face to every awareness month that works towards, you know, saving lives and fighting injustice and stuff. Shame on Gold’s, and on WSJ for actually covering this bullshit as news.
h/t to Jill, who has started her own ...

Yes, seriously. And the Wall Street Journal did a feature on it. (Note the subtitle of the video is “In Depth.”)
Between declaring thin eyelashes a “condition” and an awareness month created around “chubby ...

What We Missed

When lonely men and misogyny collide

Okay, here’s the thing. This New York Times Magazine article about men in Japan who have romantic relationships with imaginary characters inspires nothing if not pity.

These 2-D lovers, as they are called, are a subset of otaku culture– the obsessive fandom that has surrounded anime, manga and video games in Japan in the last decade. It’s impossible to say exactly what portion of otaku are 2-D lovers, because the distinction between the two can be blurry. Like most otaku, the majority of 2-D lovers go to work, pay rent, hang out with friends (some are even married). Unlike most otaku, though, they have real romantic feelings for their toys. The less extreme might have a hidden collection of ...

Okay, here’s the thing. This New York Times Magazine article about men in Japan who have romantic relationships with imaginary characters inspires nothing if not pity.

These 2-D lovers, as they are called, are a subset ...

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