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Crime

28. July 2010

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Crime

One of my favorite movies is Little Children, in which several families carry on illicit affairs, gossip, and otherwise make poor decisions in the wake of a child molester moving back into the neighborhood after being released from prison. I was reminded of this movie when a group of upset mothers landed on the nightly [...]

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There are Worse Things Than Dance. No, Really.

3. June 2010

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There are Worse Things Than Dance. No, Really.

A troupe of young girls becomes a YouTube sensation due to an energetic dance routine to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”, and triggers a moral panic across the nation, due to their costumes and dance moves. And frankly, the people that are worrying about how these girls performance is going to destroy childhood/the future of feminism/ etc [...]

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Why Arguing Does Not Suck

1. April 2010

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Why Arguing Does Not Suck

If you are like me, the endless diatribes and battles we’ve watched go on with healthcare the last year has left you exhausted. Are you tired of hearing how making any changes to the health care industry is going to ruin, bankrupt or lead this country to a new era of totalitarian fascism? Me too. I’ve lost respect [...]

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Deception is only wrong when it’s them, right?

26. January 2010

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Deception is only wrong when it’s them, right?

I recently read an article that was relating rape culture to anti-choice agenda. I was outraged when I saw the vultures that stand outside of abortion clinics harassing the women who are merely exercising their rights over their bodies. I was so angry to see the low, cheap, deceptive tactics they were using to ‘level [...]

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Dear Democratic Congress

20. January 2010

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Dear Democratic Congress

Dear Democratic Congress: What the hell is your problem? No, I mean seriously? Stop being a such a bunch of pussies and govern, for fucks sake. We need you to start acting like you own the place. Because in case you haven’t noticed, you OWN THE PLACE! And based on your performance so far, y’all [...]

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Sex Toys and Sexual Wellness

14. January 2010

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Sex Toys and Sexual Wellness

Earlier this week, we mentioned the new website California Exotics is putting together, Sex Toys and Sexual Wellness. Sexual Wellness advice and your questions answered by Ryan and Jessica Cassaday, authors of Stop Wondering if you’ll Ever Meet Him . Ryan is a certified life coach and runs a worldwide dating and relationship consulting practice [...]

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Health Care Reform and Choice

30. November 2009

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Health Care Reform and Choice

Despite all the coverage on the news, it can sometimes be difficult to figure out exactly where we are in the process of health care reform.  Very few of us have time to follow all the developments, let alone read through entire bills.  It’s helpful to know the basics of the process: the House passes [...]

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Poly in the News

25. November 2009

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Poly in the News

Much has been made on the internets about the CNN.com article that came out recently on non-monogamous relationship models. It’s a good article for the most part, fairly balanced and well-written, with a brief look at poly as one relationship alternative. The central question of the article, “Is Monogamy Realistic?”, can’t truly be answered in [...]

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It’s not rape-rape, part two

15. October 2009

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It’s not rape-rape, part two

So, apparently, if you want to work for certain government contractors (aka Halliburton or KBR), upon employment you must sign a contract which says rape allegations will be handled by private arbitration. Oh. Ok, sure, I will sign that. Because I completely trust that a company who has bothered to include a  rape clause in [...]

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Not really rape-rape??????

2. October 2009

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Not really rape-rape??????

I am surprised. I am disgusted. I am shocked, really, that anyone would actually stand up in defense of a man who has been convicted of raping a 13 year-old girl. As a woman whose life was profoundly altered by being coerced into sexual behavior as a child, I am utterly in a state of [...]

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Ignorance is Bliss… till the test results come back positive

15. September 2009

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Ignorance is Bliss… till the test results come back positive

So, this was going to be a rant about Glenn Beck and how someone over at Fox needs to please, please for the love of decency get him some medication. (Probably they don’t have decent health insurance over at Fox… poor Glenn) But, instead I’m gonna talk about ignorance. Ignorance as a method for protecting [...]

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No, you can’t get your death panels in maple…

27. August 2009

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No, you can’t get your death panels in maple…

…but you can get them in blood.  (A response to Laurel’s post on health care reform) Federally run healthcare. Federalized. Healthcare. I sat down today, and I wondered- what does the government already handle related to healthcare, that they don’t fuck up? I am not a rich person. My family is not rich. Neither I, [...]

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Adventures in Cyberland

20. August 2009

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Adventures in Cyberland

The Bloggess has been unblocked by Shatner and is back to saving virgins everywhere.  Or at least giving them good STD and pregnancy advice… Kal Cobalt is taking on kink, five incisive points at a time.  This week?  Needles.  Mmm.  Needles. Paula Abdul is not returning to Idol.  Yes, that’s old news. But it’s final [...]

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Can I get my Death Panels in Maple?

18. August 2009

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Can I get my Death Panels in Maple?

Yes, it is a health care tirade. It’s been coming for awhile. It’s just that it’s taken me awhile to figure out my own thoughts in the midst of all this yelling and screaming and, well, let’s be blunt, flat-out, fucking lying. But last night, in the middle of a rainstorm that I couldn’t sleep [...]

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Shatner is a Virgin?

14. August 2009

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Shatner is a Virgin?

No, no, no.  Or, maybe.  I wouldn’t personally know.  But Shatner’s been linked to virgins this week.  And MSNBC.  And SexIs. So what do William Shatner, virgins, SexIs and MSNBC all in common? The Bloggess, of course. Do you know anyone else at all that can end up on MSNBC for being blocked by William [...]

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