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" If ACT had floated the bill knowing it was doomed to fail, then absolutely." ACT's two right wing coalition…
Like when AOC dressed up in white and cried at a fence Remember the Alamo, right? All no respect, fuck…
The reason it’s one of the go-tos that come up when I think of performativity, is also the reason I…
So are you claiming that AOC – who wasn’t even a member of Congress at the time – spent millions…
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Category Archives: Families structures, divorce, etc
Everyone's Talking about Linda Hirshman's "Homeward Bound"
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
The Times on Women Retiring To Take Care of Parents
[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
Marriage Equality, Marital Rape and No-Fault Divorce
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
Should we legally recognize polyamorous marriages?
(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
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"Unauthorized Reproduction"
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
A little critical of an "opt-out-revolution" article
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
Neonaticide : When Mothers Kill Their Newborns
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
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Missing Links From Here and There
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
Why are complaining against the “Vote Blue no Matter Who” concept? It’s objectively very useful to progressives, who have an…