Monthly Archives: August 2005

When men are insecure about masculinity, they support war and oppose same-sex marriage

Posted on August 5, 2005 by Ampersand

An interesting new study from a researcher at Cornell. The researcher had men and women take a gender identity survey. The test subjects were then told that the survey showed that they were “masculine” or “feminine.”In fact, what they were … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 102 Comments

Women in Iraq: "The first priority is to survive."

Posted on August 4, 2005 by Ampersand

Via Volsunga, an interview with Iraqi women’s rights activist Yanar Mohammed: The first priority is to survive. The moment you step onto the street, you are an immediate target just because you are female. If a woman goes out, she … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues, Iraq | 60 Comments

Linda Loaiza

Posted on August 3, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Linda Loaiza, a Venezuelan woman, was abducted, beaten, mutilated, torturued, starved, and rape several times over for four months by a man would later on be acquitted for the crime. This is her story…. In July of 2001, 18-year-old Linda … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 8 Comments

Could Roberts' past statements be more disturbing?

Posted on August 3, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Not a day has gone by since Roberts’ nomination and I don’t receive some “take action” or “alert” email from NARAL Pro-Choice America, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the National Organization for Women, and Save Our Courts. The emails always … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Supreme Court Issues | 18 Comments

Big Fat Blog interviews Amp

Posted on August 3, 2005 by Ampersand

Big Fat Blog – one of my favorite blogs, by the way – has an occasional feature called Three Quick Questions, which is billed as “the world’s shortest interview.” (I’m tempted to start a feature called “One Yes or No … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat | 9 Comments

Quote

Posted on August 3, 2005 by Ampersand

From Elizabeth Anderson on Left2Right: There are many public accommodations that secure a superior package of freedoms under a common carrier rule than under a rule that permits arbitrary discrimination on the grounds of individual conscience, or other arbitrary grounds. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness | 5 Comments

Various interesting links…

Posted on August 2, 2005 by Ampersand

These are quotes from various (mostly) blog posts I found interesting – follow the links to read the whole posts. Jacob Sullem on Meth Babies: The “crack baby” scare of the late 1980s and early ’90s, debunked by research showing … Continue reading →

Posted in Link farms | 8 Comments

Rape prevention versus theft prevention

Posted on August 2, 2005 by Nick Kiddle

I’ve been thinking about rape prevention advice lately. Not the transparently nonsensical stuff, like “don’t dress slutty” and “don’t be alone with dodgy men”, but the superficially reasonable advice like “stay aware of your surroundings” and “act as if you’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 37 Comments

Sydney and the Top Hat

Posted on August 1, 2005 by Ampersand

If you have a top hat around, and a small child, sooner or later you’ll put the one on top of the other. It’s irresistable.

Posted in Baby & kid blogging | 13 Comments

Why Don't Studies Find Discrimination Against Fat Men?

Posted on August 1, 2005 by Ampersand

Samhita on Feministing recently wrote about a study which found that fat women, but not fat men, are discriminated against: The researcher found that body mass does not effect men in work or in marriage and divorce. Of course not, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat | 66 Comments