Author Archives: Ann Bartow

Nipples and Liberals

An Adrants blogger opined: … This is America. Nudity is bad. Nudity is something to be shunned. Natural beauty? Screw that. Put a potato sack on! Cover that God-given beauty. Sex is bad. Sex dirty. Sex is nasty. Sex should … Continue reading

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8th Circuit Decision On Shackling Pregnant Women

In a case out of Arkansas called Nelson v. Correctional Medical Services, 2008 WL 2777423 (8th Cir. 2008), the Eighth Circuit concluded that the shackling of a pregnant inmate laboring to deliver a baby did not constitute an Eighth Amendment … Continue reading

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Beverly I. Moran, “Capitalism and the Tax System: A Search for Social Justice”

 Here is the abstract: America is a country founded on ideas. The Enlightenment was one set of ideas that attended our birth and one Enlightenment belief as strong today as during the revolution is our faith in capitalism and the … Continue reading

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Sexual Misconduct and Shackling of Pregnant Women

Amnesty International surveyed all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and the Federal Bureau of Prisons to obtain information on the use of restraints on pregnant women in custody. These findings are based primarily on information provided … Continue reading

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Anything Can Be Pornified

Via.

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Heels, Pain and Sexiness

Part one, and part two.

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Upcoming Feminism and Legal Theory Project Events

More information on the following events will be available as the dates approach. Conflict and Transitional Justice: Feminist Approaches September 19-20, 2008. Emory University Gambrell Hall Truth Commissions and other forms of transitional justice have become ubiquitous as a mechanism … Continue reading

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A Few Observations About Mentoring

So I’m at a really great law prof conference. Best highlight so far was seeing Bridget Crawford, and listening to her interesting observations about the intersection of tax law and feminist legal theory.   In addition to being a brilliant … Continue reading

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Lard Help Me, I Like Glenn Reynolds

I got to know him last year at a party, and then I was on a really fun panel with him a couple of days ago. I don’t agree with him about very much, to put it mildly, but face … Continue reading

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“Today, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted Virginia’s petition to rehear en banc the Center for Reproductive Rights’ case against Virginia’s abortion ban.”

… [I]in May of this year, a three- judge panel of the Fourth Circuit struck down the Virginia law finding it extremely broad such that “every time” a doctor set out to perform any standard second trimester abortion, “he faces … Continue reading

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Another Reason Not To Drink Guinness Beer

Account of a sexist and revolting Guinness commercial here. Via Bethany Offshack.

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NYT Features Restaurant Run by Racist in Feature About Columbia, SC “Bar Crawl”

Here. While it is nice to see Columbia get positive media attention, out of all the fine eating establishments here, this decision is flabbergasting. Below is the excerpt endorsing “Maurice’s Piggy Park:” Maurice’s Piggy Park is a chain of BBQ … Continue reading

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On Dressing for Judges

Nicole Black says: I’ve never heard a guy appearing before a women judge say: * “I tried to downplay my alpha-maleness by wearing a pink tie so she wouldn’t feel that I was trying to challenge her.” * “I tried … Continue reading

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“Straight in a Gay World”

Essay by a straight man who worked at a gay organization about what he learned from the experience.

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“We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby”

An overview of women’s political and cultural history: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Like any history, it has viewpoints you may not agree with.

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Women, Body Image, Shame and Self-Objectification

Social science research report available here. Below is a short excerpt: In considering why a state of self-objectification might lead to extended body thoughts, we predicted that the experience of shame would play a key role. Previous researchers who manipulated … Continue reading

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Temporarily Run Out Of Things To Despise About Your Body?

You can always start hating on your armpits.

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“Liquid Virgin”

Contains alum, which is the ingredient found in persimmons that makes one pucker up. It’s also used in pickle brine.   I’m not a doctor, but I’d guess that probably douching with a jar of pickles would induce the same … Continue reading

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Bikini Waxing: A Short But Bracing Documentary

Ouch.

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South African Woman Named Human Rights Commissioner for UN

From the Feminist Daily News: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon named South African judge Navanethem Pillay the UN high commissioner for human rights Thursday. She will serve a five-year term, replacing Louise Arbour, after her nomination is confirmed by the … Continue reading

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“To enhance the morale of the wearer…”

Patent for a “vulvar deodorant system” described here. Because if your genitals don’t smell like flowers, morale suffers?

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Kelly Oliver, “Women as Weapons of War: Iraq, Sex, and the Media”

From the publisher: Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive influence. The very idea that women can be used as interrogation tools, as evidenced in the Abu Ghraib torture photos, … Continue reading

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Iranian Woman Faces Imminent Execution by Stoning

Equality Now has just issued Women’s Action Update 29.2, calling for the immediate release of Kobra Najjar, who is at risk of imminent execution by stoning for prostitution.   We have just heard from her lawyer that all legal appeals … Continue reading

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Law Prof Blog Recommendations: Increasing the Estrogen

We here at Feminist Law Professors don’t care about “size.” There isn’t a publicly accessible Site Meter here because we do not run commercial advertisements, and we try to offer some small measure of privacy protection to our readers. Publicly … Continue reading

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Women who participate in ordination ceremonies automatically excommunicate themselves from the Catholic Church

So reports this Boston.com article, which also notes: A group advocating for the ordination of women held a ceremony yesterday in a packed Protestant church at which it declared three women to be Catholic priests and a fourth woman to … Continue reading

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“F Files” Interview with Robert Jensen

Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Part 4 is here. Part 5 is here. Part 6 is here.

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AIDS and WOC

According to the CDC: Early in the epidemic, HIV infection and AIDS were diagnosed for relatively few women and female adolescents (although we know now that many women were infected with HIV through injection drug use but that their infections … Continue reading

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Arrgh.

This. And this. –Ann Bartow

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The Third Circuit has thrown out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS for Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” at the 2004 Super Bowl.

Per this AP story: … The three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Communications Commission “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” in issuing the fine for the fleeting image of nudity. Ninety million people were … Continue reading

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True and Amazing Travel Story: Olympics Edition

I flew back from Stockholm yesterday and was upgraded to Business Class, which was a nice surprise. After I got settled in my aisle seat, a women asked me to change seats so that she could sit with her (adult) … Continue reading

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“Black. Female. Accomplished. Attacked.”

WaPo OpEd about Michelle Obama here. -Maggie Chon

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San Diego Grand Hyatt Boycott (and Girlcott!)

Since this is the hotel where the AALS annual meeting is being held, I thought the FLP readership would be concerned about this story.   The Grand Hyatt’s owner gave $125K to the marriage ban campaign; now gay activists are … Continue reading

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16th Carnival of the Feminists

Here, at Gorgon Poisons.

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Been traveling, will be back to blogging in a few days.

–Ann Bartow

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Tapeworms As Diet Aid?

Ugh. Via.

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From The Department of: “Anonymous” Was Usually A Woman

This NYT article reports controversy over the authorship of the Serenity Prayer. Below is an excerpt: … For more than 70 years, the composer of the prayer was thought to be the Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, one of modern Christianity’s … Continue reading

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Women For John McCain

I’m 85% sure this is satire, and 15% afraid it is not.

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The University Of South Carolina Has A New President.

Announcement here. It was clear to me when the two other finalists were women that Pastides was going to get the job. As far as I can tell, the women finalists were perfectly well qualified, but there wasn’t a chance … Continue reading

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South Carolina counterproductively drops out of campaign to attract gay tourists

The State reports: South Carolina’s top tourism agency has canceled an overseas advertising campaign targeting gay tourists. The campaign, tied to gay pride week celebrations in London, included ads that proclaimed”South Carolina is so gay.”A handful of other U.S. destinations … Continue reading

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Public Works officials in Atlanta are replacing “Men Working” signs with signs that say “Workers Ahead.”

Story here. Props to Cynthia Good for making this happen.

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There Are Three Finalists for the Presidency of the University of South Carolina. Two Are Women. This About Guarantees the Job Will Go To the Man.

Information about the three finalists is here. See also. I’ll be happy enough to eat my words if I’m wrong. We’ll see tomorrow. –Ann Bartow

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My Local Piggly-Wiggly Is Now Carrying Sushi

Is that a sign of progress, or of an impending Apocalypse? –Ann Bartow

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Why Zuska Needs To Keep Blogging

Over at Thus Spake Zuska, Zuska decided to cull from her comments all the reasons she has been told she should not blog. Below are a few of them: You’re ugly. You’re old and ugly. You need to get laid. … Continue reading

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Physics For Girls

Absinthe has a disheartening observation about a high school physics text here.

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Tasteless Product Mocking

Snack Foods That Sound Like Sex Acts

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Is putting pictures of razor blades on the insides of bathing suits a productive way to “raise awareness” about FGM?

I’d have to go with no.

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Human Trafficking: An ABC News Report On Child Selling In Haiti

Quite sad and disturbing. NB: If you want to help trafficking victims, support passage of H.R. 3387. See also.

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California group proposes George W. Bush Sewage Plant

I’ve generally been critical of naming public facilities after living politicians, but this is one I can endorse: A California group submitted a proposal Monday to rename a sewage treatment plant after President Bush, calling the initiative a fitting tribute … Continue reading

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Most Creepy Hair Care Products Advert I’ve Seen In A While

This.

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CFP – Conflict and Transitional Justice: Feminist Approaches

Conflict and Transitional Justice: Feminist Approaches, September 19-20, 2008 Emory University School of Law. Sponsored by: The Feminism and Legal Theory Project. Truth Commissions and other forms of transitional justice have become ubiquitous as a mechanism for societies emerging from … Continue reading

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