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@Corso: Professionals are expected to be professional. In which case I'm sure that you'll agree that a professional posting in…
"Sorry, I thought that was a particularly stupid rhetorical question." Remember this answer next time you're doing your thing where…
Hey, Corso! You can do me the courtesy of calling me by my nym or as "Jackie" or as "Jackie…
I think Charlie Kirk rode to success on a trend of young people moving to the right. I don't doubt…
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Author Archives: Lauren of Feministe
Sex-Assault Treatment Guidelines Omit Pill
This is bad, but not unsurprising news (Free registration required): The U.S. Department of Justice has issued its first-ever medical guidelines for treating sexual-assault victims – without any mention of emergency contraception, the standard precaution against pregnancy after rape… …The … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights
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Feminism, Multiculturalism, and Teacherly Moments
I read this article by Katha Pollitt earlier this year and it has yet to leave me. In Whose Culture? Pollitt responds to an essay by Susan Okin and agrees that multiculturalism and feminism are, if not in tension, often … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc
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An Introduction
My name is Lauren and I am an Alas addict. Though I generally post on my own domain, Barry has been kind enough to allow me a guest spot on Alas, A Blog until I resolve my differences with my … Continue reading
Posted in Whatever
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@Dianne: Look you can't expect the most powerful person in the world to be held to the same standards as…