8 Real Women Who Deserve Their Own Movies
Hollywood, we have to talk. I’ve spoken to every ticket-buyer in America and we’ve all decided that you need to make more movies about badass women. Like, starting yesterday. It should not be that hard, Hollywood. Don’t know where to start, Hollywood? 8. Lozen was the sister of an Apache chief. 7. A wise man once said “ending a movie summary with the phrase ‘and then he stomps the living hell out of a bunch of Nazis’ automatically makes everything about your movie better.” Seriously, I don’t know, I actually never saw Top Gun. 6. According to legend, Candace of Meroë, Queen of Ethiopia, got on an elephant and drove Alexander the Great out of her country. Seriously, guys, Robin Hood and King Arthur probably never existed. Anyway, about Meroë movie… Hollywood, you really dropped the ball on this one. 5. I know what you’re thinking, but this is not a kid’s movie. 4. 3. 2. Yay, more elephants! That’s just… how do you even do that? 1. Okay, seriously, you guys?
Even More Questions for Pro-Lifers
This post has generated some confusion and a lot of questions from pro-lifers and pro-choicers alike. I have a bad habit of assuming everyone who is reading this is well-versed in feminist theory and pro-choice politics, and that simply isn’t true. So I’m going to back up a bit and try to lay out some of the issues. There are a lot of different pro-choice arguments out there. The ultimate pro-life goal is the passage of a Human Life Amendment. The paramount right to life is vested in each human being from the moment of fertilization without regard to age, health or condition of dependency. In other words, life begins the moment a sperm fertilizes an egg. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. What else would you like pro-lifers to answer? And for our pro-life readers out there, what do you think? Similar Posts (automatically generated):
If Men Could Menstuate by Gloria Steinem
by Gloria Steinem Living in India made me understand that a white minority of the world has spent centuries conning us into thinking a white skin makes people superior, even though the only thing it really does is make them more subject to ultraviolet rays and wrinkles. Reading Freud made me just as skeptical about penis envy. The power of giving birth makes "womb envy" more logical, and an organ as external and unprotected as the penis makes men very vulnerable indeed. But listening recently to a woman describe the unexpected arrival of her menstrual period (a red stain had spread on her dress as she argued heatedly on the public stage) still made me cringe with embarrassment. Laughter. So what would happen if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women could not? Clearly, menstruation would become an enviable, worthy, masculine event: Men would brag about how long and how much. Young boys would talk about it as the envied beginning of manhood. "Yeah, man, I'm on the rag!"
Womyn
Background[edit] In Old English sources, the word "man" was gender-neutral, with a meaning similar to the modern English usage of "one" as an indefinite pronoun. The words wer and wyf were used to specify a man or woman where necessary, respectively. Combining them into wer-man or wyf-man expressed the concept of "any man" or "any woman".[3][4] Feminist writers have suggested that the less prejudicial usage of the Old English sources reflects more egalitarian notions of gender at the time. [2] Variants[edit] Womon/womyn[edit] "Womyn" appeared as an Older Scots spelling of "woman"[5] in the Scots poetry of James Hogg. Womon/wimmin[edit] "Wimmin" appeared in 19th century renderings of Black American English, without any feminist significance. Conflict[edit] "Womyn" is considered a generalizing term and is highly debated by marginalized feminist groups.[10] See also[edit] Notes[edit] Jump up ^ D. Further reading[edit] Sol Steinmetz.
Airline Turns Away Girl With Down Syndrome - Jezebel
This.............doesn't sound that crazy to me. Unless the definition of "unaccompanied minor" is different for them, the unaccompanied minor charge is a pretty serious one. I remember flying as an unaccompanied minor and the airline basically takes it upon itself to guide and watch the minor throughout their journey. When you're checked in, an attendant walks you your gate. The gate attendants keep an eye on you, and when you board the stewardesses seat you where you can be easily watched and taken care of (normally in the back row). While I feel for the family, I don't see how it could NOT be a huge legal liability for the airline to agree to this - they're responsible if anything happens and someone with a condition like downs (depending on the severity) is at least going to be a higher risk than other kids. Saunder's quote is erroneous - "People with Down's syndrome... cannot travel independently with British Airways".
The Politics of Lesbian Sex: Before, During, After
There is nothing that can reduce an otherwise well adjusted, intelligent adult to an awkward, irrational mess like sex. As if “just doing it” wasn’t complicated enough, navigating the before and after is a little like trying to make your way through a maze in the dark after having forty three margaritas. The bottom line is you often end up horribly confused with a bunch of bush in your face and not a whole lot else to show for it. I’m not sure why it’s so complicated. It’s supposed to be natural, instinctual, scientific even but all too often it just ends up being a bit of a mess. In light of my own fiascoes, most often concerning the “morning after,” I’ve decided to try and break sex (and the politics) down into its component parts. The Before The first and most basic question when it comes to sex is “when the hell are we going to do this thing.” The worst part about this idiotic dilemma is that as women, we do it to ourselves. Power is being confident, positive and engaging. The During
Republican Senator Says “Fuck It”, Legalize Gay Marriage
Many of the republican senators in NY are actually facing pressure from their constituencies to legalize gay marriage. There was an article about this, but I'm too lazy too find it. It's funny cause it's sad cause it's true. @OrangeGirl — I'll dig for it. @VisforVanity — It's sad when politics gets to this place. They may not.
Lesbian Sex Is The Hottest New Fashion Trend! - Jezebel
"There's no evidence one girl was 'pretending' to be a lesbian." Exactly. I think the "problem" is that, in our heteronormative society, a lot of viewers might assume the woman is straight just because she's so femme. So I can pick apart this commercial and find things to criticize about it, and yeah, it is more troubling in context. @MissBluestocking: I think the reason they put the theft before the sex is that putting the sex before the theft would make it verboten to show the ad before 10PM. Fair point.
Smashing Picture
Beautiful and very creative double exposure photos by student Oliver Morris. ↑ Back to top
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