Category Archives: crossposted on TADA

Open Thread: Except All The Others Edition

“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” — Winston Churchill Sorry I haven’t had much time to post — busy, busy, busy — but with the election … Continue reading

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Link farms | 60 Comments

The Official Hereville Premiere Event! November 4th, 7:30pm

Sorry I haven’t been participating much on “Alas” — I’m just very busy this week. Primarily because I’m preparing for Thursday’s even at Powell’s on Hawthorne, which I hope any “Alas” readers in Portland will consider attending. When: Thursday, November … Continue reading

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Hereville | 3 Comments

Two Quick Links

School is eating my brain and I’m going to China in a week, so I’ve not been Mr. Blogger-pants of late. I did want to post two links I’ve read lately, though. I Don’t Respect You, by Emily Nagoski – … Continue reading

Posted in BDSM issues, crossposted on TADA, Feminism, sexism, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Men and masculinity, Same-Sex Marriage, Sex, Sexism hurts men, Whatever | 9 Comments

When Judges Get Snarky

(Crossposted on Alas and TADA. Defenses of C4M should be taken to TADA.) From Judge David Lawson’s decision in a 2005 choice-for-men case (pdf link): The plaintiff thereafter had difficulty accepting the financial consequences of his conduct, so the State … Continue reading

Posted in Choice for Men, crossposted on TADA | 2 Comments

Our Top Ten Excuses For Ignoring Unemployment

Click on the cartoon to see it larger. [spoiler]Title Panel In large letters: “Our Top Ten Excuses For Ignoring Unemployment” Below the title, a man prays and says: As the Bible teaches us: “Screw those who cannot help themselves.” Panel … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, crossposted on TADA, Economics and the like | 19 Comments

Law In Flores-Villar Case Was Amended In 1986, But It's Still Sexist

(Crossposted) I previously wrote about Flores-Viller v. US, a case involving an unequal immigration law which discriminates against fathers. I just found out that the law was changed to be less onerous back in 1986. That’s a good thing. It … Continue reading

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Sexism hurts men, Supreme Court Issues | 3 Comments

Where are the men's and father's rights groups in Flores-Villar vs US?

(Crossposted on Alas and on TADA. If you’re not someone I know as a feminist, and you want to write in defense of MRAs, please take it to TADA.) In my prior post on a law that discriminates against fathers, … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, crossposted on TADA | 18 Comments

Supreme Court To Hear Discrimination Against Fathers Case

(Crossposted at Family Scholars Blog, TADA and Alas.) The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Flores-Villar v. United States on November 10th. The case involves Ruben Flores-Villar, whose father — but not mother — is an American. Ruben was … Continue reading

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Feminism, sexism, etc, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Men and masculinity, Sexism hurts men, Supreme Court Issues | 20 Comments

“It Gets Better” — A Grassroots Project For Helping LGBT Teens

This is one of hundreds of “It Gets Better” videos that have been put on YouTube in the last month. The “Its Get Better” project was started by newspaper sex-advice columnist Dan Savage. Billy Lucas was just 15 when he … Continue reading

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 50 Comments

Births For Unmarried Black Women Have Been Dropping For Decades

[Published on Alas, TADA, and on Family Scholars Blog.] The Heritage Foundation thinks that births to unmarried Black women is a problem that just keeps getting worse: [The out-of-wedlock birth rate] remained relatively low until the onset of Lyndon Johnson’s … Continue reading

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Families structures, divorce, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 18 Comments