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Check out this cool video. Found it on the Huffington Post today. Some of the cast include: Neil Patrick Harris, Margaret Cho, John C. Reilly (Mike Honcho), Maya Rudolph, Andy Richter (I think…big guy in tube socks), and Craig Robinson (Darryl from the Office). Let me know if I’ve missed anyone else. See more Jack Black videos . . . → Read More: Jack Black as Jesus Says No to Prop 8 Found this clip surfing the web from the Women’s Media Center. It’s a wonderful montage of many of the sexist asses on cable television. Just when you think people are moving past a “caveman mentality”, you see something line this on . . . → Read More: Sexism on Cable Television Dear Governor Napolitano, I am first and foremost a proud American. I was born in America. I served in the Armed Forces for 6 years. My dad is a retired military veteran with three tours of duty in Viet Nam. Both of my parents legally immigrated from Peru in the sixties. I . . . → Read More: My Angry Letter to Encourage Change I was thinking of getting a Roomba, so I wouldn’t have to vacuum anymore. Can you imagine my surprise when I go to the site and discover Roomba’s are actually made for . . . → Read More: Free Your Mom From Vacuuming! An elementary school in Wisconsin held a week long themed school dress up event. One of those days was “Senior Citizen and Opposite Gender” day where kids could dress up as the other gender. Naturally, right wing Christian fundamentalist groups assailed the innocent school tradition to the point where the school will never hold . . . → Read More: School Dress Up Day Gets a Little Too Wacky! During Tuesday’s lecture, the question of why are men faster than women was raised. A quick glance at the timed speeds of Olympic events shows the times of men are significantly faster than women – across the board. If women were to compete with men head’s up, they would not receive gold, silver or bronze medals . . . → Read More: Why are Men Faster than Women? Cut-and-Paste Revolution: Notes from the Girl Zine Explosion, by Jennifer Blyer, outlines the past, present, and future of feminist zines and their effect on the global community. Zines represent a societal reaction to commercialized media publications. A zine is a crude magazine cut and pasted together, Xeroxed, stapled, and then mailed out to its . . . → Read More: Feminism On Demand There’s an absolutely brilliant article on newsweek.com entitled Obama: The First Woman President?. The article showcases a lot of the lessons learned in WST 100. Much of Barack Obama’s appeal is his break from the past – a sort of political modernity. The article posits that Obama is able to stray from prescribed . . . → Read More: Analysis on Obama: The First Woman President? Think the issues raised in WST 100 aren’t for real?? Check this article out dated 14 Feb 08. Campfield Proposes Ban. Stacey Campfield is a State Representative of Tennessee and is a fundamental right wing conservative AND a raging heterosexist as well. One of the most telling quotes in this article is, “”Without heterosexuality you . . . → Read More: Heterosexism – A Real Life Example At my work we have the television turned on to Channel 10 mostly for background. Just before closing, I was watching the evening news about the national headline story of Jane Fonda saying the word ‘cunt’ on the Today Show. Her saying it wasn’t nearly as entertaining as watching Meredith Veira backtrack and make . . . → Read More: Jane Fonda Can Say C*nt and Ron Hoon Can’t Say Vagina! |
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