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Julia commented on the blog post Weekly Feminist Reader 10 months, 3 weeks ago · View
Sorry, I just had to comment. Adam Corolla and Jimmy Kimmel are criticizing anyone for not being funny? Have they heard themselves? They’re. Not. Funny. What they mean is that they don’t like women’s jokes, but their brand of humor is so sophomoric it’s almost painful to listen to.
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Julia commented on the blog post Faster, higher, and stronger – but no less sexist 10 months, 3 weeks ago · View
A good example of this is the recent American weightlifting champion, Sarah Robles, who lifts more than any other American, male or female. She naturally does not represent the current model of femininity. There are numbers of articles recently lamenting her lack of sponsorship (she was getting by on $400 a month until her story [...]
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Julia commented on the blog post Sarah Silverman demonstrates how to make a rape joke 11 months ago · View
I actually logged on specifically to comment. I am a rape survivor (and there are loads of us), and you know what–I have laughed at rape jokes, though Tosh’s was lame, and his follow up was hideous. I have heard funny ones that don’t make the problem worse, but call attention to the problem and [...]
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Julia commented on the blog post The Wednesday Weigh-In: Let’s Talk About Birth Control For REAL Edition 1 year, 3 months ago · View
Read all the time but haven’t commented very often, but I felt compelled to join this discussion. I am currently on the pill, which I take for 2 reasons. 1) To slow the spread and control symptoms of painful endometriosis, and 2) to not get pregnant until we’re ready for another, which I find tremendously [...]
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