Category Archives: Families structures, divorce, etc

Everyone's Talking about Linda Hirshman's "Homeward Bound"

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Ampersand

Wanna know why I don’t post more? A big reason is that I like reading too much. For instance, I was thinking of writing something about Linda Hirshman’s article “Homeward Bound.” But first I thought I’d see what other bloggers … Continue reading →

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc, Gender and the Economy | 17 Comments

The Times on Women Retiring To Take Care of Parents

Posted on November 27, 2005 by Ampersand

[I saw this posted by Kathy Geier on a mailing list, in response to a New York Times article entitled “Forget the Career. My Parents Need Me at Home.” As Echidne points out, this seems to be the latest in … Continue reading →

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc, Gender and the Economy, Media criticism | 28 Comments

Marriage Equality, Marital Rape and No-Fault Divorce

Posted on October 28, 2005 by Ampersand

Belle, who favors same-sex marriage, nonetheless says that this is one of the most compelling anti-SSM arguments: The change SSM advocates propose is a radical one, and we can’t be sure exactly what will happen. The last time a radical … Continue reading →

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc, Same-Sex Marriage | 31 Comments

Should we legally recognize polyamorous marriages?

Posted on October 25, 2005 by Ampersand

(Full disclosure: I have good friends who are in legally unrecognized three-person marriages; and my own living situation is arguably a three-way marriage.) In my view, what marriage does is enable unrelated adults to become, legally, each other’s closest kin. … Continue reading →

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc | 70 Comments

"Unauthorized Reproduction"

Posted on October 4, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Via Feministing and Booman Tribune, this bill gives me one more reason to be embarrassed about my home state, and very worried about the future of Hoosier women’s reproductive rights (like me–duh), and the rights of same-sex couples trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Families structures, divorce, etc | 15 Comments

Links here, links there, links everywhere

Posted on September 23, 2005 by Ampersand

My desktop is getting cluttered with links that I won’t have time to blog about…. Heidi at Letters of Marque on What Women Want: “In short, what this particular woman wants is a wife. And I resent (in a vague … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Families structures, divorce, etc, Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, International issues, Katrina, Link farms, Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 3 Comments

For Many Poor Black Girls, Teen Pregnancy Is A Rational Choice

Posted on September 22, 2005 by Ampersand

There’s a lot of talk about ending teen pregnancy (although by “teen pregnancy” most people really mean unwed teen pregnancy). Many people worry about unwed teen pregnancy as the cause of poverty, especially of Black poverty (something like 70% of … Continue reading →

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 123 Comments

A little critical of an "opt-out-revolution" article

Posted on September 21, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Jessica over at Feministing is a little perturbed over a New York Times article, sprinkled with the usual from the “opt-out-revolution” claim. The claim that women only go to the Ivy League schools, earn MBAs and doctorates, for the sole … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Families structures, divorce, etc, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy | 25 Comments

Neonaticide : When Mothers Kill Their Newborns

Posted on September 7, 2005 by Ampersand

Dawn Eden asks “if a woman feels no instinctive maternal love towards her child, can she be called psychologically healthy? Or is the complete lack of instinctive maternal love a sign of mental illness?” Stephen Pinker, in The New York … Continue reading →

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc | 13 Comments

Missing Links From Here and There

Posted on August 28, 2005 by Ampersand

John McGowan, guest-posting at Michael Berube’s blog, is critiquing Martha Nussbaum’s critique of Judith Butler (part one and part two). I think readers who want to know a bit of what Judith Butler’s work is about, but have found Butler’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc, Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc, Iraq, Link farms, Media criticism | 14 Comments