Category Archives: Anti-feminists and their pals

The Anti-Feminists Want to Give You $5000!

Assuming that you’re a female undergraduate, that is. The IWF, a partisan think tank that specializes in hewing to the GOP party line (the “I” stands for “independent,” which I assume is a joke) and attacking feminism, is holding a … Continue reading

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More bad news concerning Iraq,…surprise, surprise

Well I really can’t blame anyone who is not all that optimistic about a democracy flourishing in Iraq. The news from the area certainly doesn’t me into a “yay, they’ll have democracy, justice, human rights, and social equality soon!” mood. … Continue reading

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The rabble-rousing-theoconservative "Justice Sunday II"

This past Sunday, well known or infamous–which ever suits you–fundamentalist Christian leaders, neocon-Congressional Republicans, and other ideologues who long for the “good ole days” when religious, moral supremacist dogma and government were in bed together (also found within the history … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-feminists and their pals, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Supreme Court Issues | 24 Comments

Self-esteem and privilege

One of the things I love about blogging here at Alas are the insults. Wholehearted agreement is pleasant, but nothing strokes the ego like the knowledge that you’ve made such an impression on someone that he wants to hit back … Continue reading

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Child support and male entitlement

The more I hear men’s rights activists fulminating about the unfairness of child support, the more I wonder how typical my situation is, and whether there are any general lessons to be drawn about expectations of men and women when … Continue reading

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Love the "lesbian feminist witchcraft' slander

One of my favorite feminist books is Bell Hooks’ ‘Ain’t I A Woman: Black Women and Feminism,’ which greatly details the unique struggles of Black feminists during our country’s most racist and sexist times. They faced both ugly racism and … Continue reading

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And then there's Griswold

If Roe is overturned no doubt the anti-women’s-reproductive-rights zealots would go after Griswold next. Their agenda is clear; control women’s reproductive choices by restricting and even outlawing them as much as possible. Women are just baby-assembly-lines to them after all. … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness, Anti-feminists and their pals, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Supreme Court Issues | 29 Comments

Women's eNews' Cheers & Jeers

A few days ago Women’s eNews did its usual Cheers and Jeers write-up– in which they highlighted recent current events concerning women’s lives, such as reproductive rights and gender equality. Cheer: A group of doctors is sharing first-hand memories of … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc, International issues, Supreme Court Issues | 3 Comments

Anti-Feminists Attack Pharyngula (yes, again)

Chronology: 1) An article on The New Republic‘s website embarrasses some conservatives by printing the unsurprising truth that many conservative pundits don’t believe in evolution, or are followers of intelligent design, or hedge on the matter. 2) Todd Zywicki, of … Continue reading

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What women who value their reproductive rights have lost

With Justice O’Connor’s retirement, we have lost something on the highest court in the land. On CNN, I heard one of the anchors refer to her as a “classical moderate”, who ‘drove the other justices crazy because she didn’t have … Continue reading

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