Author Archives: Ann Bartow

“Islam vs. Christianity, Re: Feminism”

That’s the title of this interesting post at Screaming Into The Void. Amananta writes in part: Given there are only 300 million people living in America, and approximately 1 billion estimated in”the Muslim World”, given that most women killed by … Continue reading

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“In South Africa, Chinese is the New Black”

Compelling post title, that! Read what it is about here, at Racialicious. It discusses this WSJ article, which begins with these paragraphs: A high court in South Africa ruled on Wednesday that Chinese-South Africans will be reclassified as”black,”a term that … Continue reading

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Why Hollywood Does Not Require”Saving”From the Recordkeeping Requirements Imposed by 18 U.S.C. Section 2257

Below is my original draft article, sans footnotes published in substantially edited form here. Attorney Alan R. Levy recently published an article entitled:”How”Swingers”Might Save Hollywood from a Federal Pornography Statute.”So eager was Levy to”save Hollywood”from having to keep records to … Continue reading

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“Goodnight Bush”

A parody of Goonight Moon “built around the coming end of the worst presidency ever.” Via the terrific Rebecca Tushnet.

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Cyra Akila Choudhury, “Empowerment or Estrangement? Liberal Feminism’s Vision of the Progress of Muslim Women”

Abstract: This paper presents some thoughts on the progress of Muslim women towards gender justice. It argues that Liberal Legal feminism shares a common understanding of history and progress with those Liberal political theories that justified the British Empire. Because … Continue reading

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Oh Great, Victoria’s Secret Has A “Pink Collegiate Collection”

Here. And my thoughts turn to trademark law. Which of the two trademarks should be understood to designate source? This pairing is confusing to consumers, the marks potentially dilute each other, and by gosh I feel like the University of … Continue reading

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“Who’s afraid of Michelle Obama?”

That’s the title of this essay at Salon by Erin Aubry Kaplan, which is subtitled: “The flap about the potential first lady’s “image problem” proves how uncomfortable the country feels about a shift in racial dynamics. But as far as … Continue reading

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Noya Rimalt, “Stereotyping Women, Individualizing Harassment: The Dignitary Paradigm of Sexual Harassment Law between the Limits of Law and the Limits of Feminism”

The abstract: This article provides a thorough analysis of contemporary sexual harassment case law in Israel and presents the first systematic study of all reported court opinions on sexual harassment that have been issued following the enactment of The Prevention … Continue reading

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Porn Lawyer Attempting To Use Search Engine Data Mining To Establish “Community Standards”

NYT story here. Below is an excerpt: “Time and time again you’ll have jurors sitting on a jury panel who will condemn material that they routinely consume in private,”said Mr. Walters, the defense lawyer. Using the Internet data,”we can show … Continue reading

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“… people without shirts are considered a public nuisance”

Man gets ticketed for going topless in public, details here.

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“Study Finds Imbalance on 3 Newspapers’ Op-Ed Pages” – Overwhelmingly, they agree with the editorial page, and they are men

This NYT article reports: The authors of the study are Bob Sommer, who teaches public policy communications and is president of Observer Media, publisher of The New York Observer, and John R. Maycroft, a graduate student in public policy. They … Continue reading

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“Irmo High School principal Eddie Walker announced he would step down at the end of the next school year because the Gay-Straight Alliance conflicts with his beliefs and religious convictions.”

Good riddance. And hopefully the Lexington-Richland School District 5 will vote to allow a club for gay students. –Ann Bartow

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Race, Feminism and Politics; four links

1. Your Whiteness is Showing: An Open Letter to Certain White Women who are Threatening to Withhold Support from Barack Obama in November 2. I’m running for the evol crown, too 3. Why Clinton voters say they won’t support Obama … Continue reading

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NOW’s Media Hall of Shame “2008 Election Edition”

Here: Check out the most outrageous moments of sexism from mainstream media’s coverage of the 2008 elections, and rate them yourself on our Misogyny Meter. Via Tennessee Guerilla Women, where Egalia notes: “I find it a real challenge to rate … Continue reading

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“Racism 2.0”

That’s the title of this thoughtful post at Diary of An Anxious Black Woman.

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“If she’s not crying…then I did not do my job”

Feminist tennis fan Diane Dees decries the sexism of Justin Gimselstob here.

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How much prostitute sex does a woman who is not a prostitute have to displace, to effectively lower a nation’s HIV transmission rate?

That’s a question some economists are vigorously debating. Yes, high HIV transmission rates are apparently the fault of women who are not putting out enough, and therefore driving men to disease ridden prostitutes. Feel free to unpack that, and all … Continue reading

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Michelle Obama Watch Reminder

This blog documents the myriad slurs being thrown at Michelle Obama. Rather than replicate efforts, I’ll remind y’all periodically to keep checking it out. Today the blog highlights this Op-Ed called “The Loud Silence of Feminists.” –Ann Bartow

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“Gender and Copyright Law”

Discussed here, at the Patry Copyright Blog.

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Pimp Empowerment

A few short excerpts from this NYT article: Mr. Elms said that he started The Erotic Review in 1999 because he wanted to empower the customers of prostitutes. “I was getting ripped off,”he said.”There was no way to hold people … Continue reading

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Seagulls Are Like Blog Trolls…

Via.

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Thomas McGarity and Wendy Wagner, “Bending Science: How Special Interests Corrupt Public Health Research”

From here: In their book, McGarity and Wagner describe how scientists can find their research blocked, or find themselves threatened with financial ruin. Corporations, plaintiff attorneys, think tanks, even government agencies have been caught suppressing or distorting research on the … Continue reading

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Historiann Has A Great “Bossy Broads Round Up”

Read it here!

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Lioness

From here: Cast & Credits Director: Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers Executive Producers: Julie Parker Benello, Wendy Ettinger, Judith Helfand Producer: Meg McLagan, Daria Sommers Editor: Stephen T. Maing Co Executive Producer: Diana Barrett, Sarah Johnson Redlich Director of Photography: … Continue reading

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Gummi Lighthouses

Yes, LIGHTHOUSES.   Why, do they look like something else to you? Via.

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Still More Sexist Beer Ads

Latest travesties described here. And here is a side of Cheetos Phallicism, in case you aren’t sufficiently skeezed out by the beer ads.

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“… Republican candidates always expect to win white men by a substantial margin, but it is white women that usually decide the race.”

That’s a rather stark and startling quote from this article, which also observes: In the head-to-head matchup, Obama leads McCain among African Americans (83-7 percent), Hispanics (62-28), women (52-33), Catholics (47-40), independents (41-36) and even blue-collar workers (47-42). Obama is … Continue reading

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“Repairing research integrity”

That is the title of an article in Nature which reports systematic scientific misconduct that is underreported, and postulates some of the reasons, noting: “Nearly one generation after the effort to reduce misconduct in science began, the responses by NIH … Continue reading

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If You Want To Show The World You Are A Christian When You Are In Your Car – Drive Like One!

Or plaster bumper stickers all over your vehicle. You don’t need one of these. And, see also. –Ann Bartow

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Ten Years Ago Francine Prose Published “Scent of a Woman’s Ink: Are Women Writers Really Inferior?”

Her essay appeared in the June 1998 issue of Harper’s. (Another route to access is here). It received this interesting commentary by Laura Miller. I was reminded of Prose’s observations by this post at Sense & Sensuality, which I found … Continue reading

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Edible Legos

Gabe at Penny Arcade notes: I would love to know what sick bastard at Kellogs came up with this genius idea. I just spent the first three years of my sons life trying to get him not to eat blocks, … Continue reading

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Men Hate Us, Another Reminder

Interview with Jessica Valenti of Feministing here at Moblogic, is followed by large numbers of mostly horrible comments.

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Patrick S. O’Donnell, “Animal Ethics, Rights & Law Bibliography”

Here, at Ratio Juris. It is part of a Directed Reading series.

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Least Subtle Use of A Woman’s Body To Sell A Cell Phone Ever?

Weird stalkerish vibe too. Via.

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James Grimmelmann, “Copyright, Technology, and Access to the Law”

An Opinionated Primer that provides an excellent overview of current copyright issues concerning access to laws for intelligent people who have inexplicably failed to devote their lives to the study of copyright law. Via Laboratorium, via Froomkin. –Ann Bartow

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Mary Anne Case on “Feminist Fundamentalism”

From here: At a time when so many different religious fundamentalisms are coming to the fore and demanding legal recognition, in this talk Prof. Case seeks to vindicate feminist fundamentalism, defined as an uncompromising commitment to the equality of the … Continue reading

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Rainbow

At Elam Bend.

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Worst Thing I Saw Online Today.

This. I admit I wasn’t looking that hard. –Ann Bartow

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Susan Faludi, “Think the Gender War Is Over? Think Again”

This is an Op-Ed that was published in the NYT on June 15th, below is an excerpt: In the campaign ahead, expect a fierce Republican effort to reinstate the nation’s guardian myth : by demonstrating how the other party’s candidate … Continue reading

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“Strange Sisters”

A website featuring lesbian paperback artwork from the 1950s and 1960s.

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Information for Submitting Articles to Law Reviews and Journals

My colleague Allen Rostron and I have updated our charts about law review submissions/expedites and law review rankings from different sources for the summer and fall 2008 submission season. The first chart contains information about each journal’s preferences about methods … Continue reading

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Feminism v. Economics

After considering a NYT article positing that gay unions “shed light” on gender and marriage,   Economic Woman wrote a provocative post, noting: When economists see a division of labour, they are likely to assume that it is a mutually … Continue reading

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“Carnival Against Sexual Violence 49”

Up at Abyss2hope.

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“The Countertraffickers”

That’s the title of this article that was published in the New Yorker. Below are a couple of excerpts: … Rotaru, who is twenty-six, works for the International Organization for Migration, a group connected to the United Nations, in Chisinau, … Continue reading

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Target: Women Takes On The Summer of Political Courtship

Here. Funny but infuriating too.

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Looks Like It Was Never About The Porn: Kozinski Accused By Lawyer Of Lying To Court

Many men in power seem to agree that there is nothing wrong with a judge enjoying porn that degrades women. As some Kozinski PR shill noted in a comment here, Larry Lessig tells us it’s all harmless fun. Bizarrely enough, … Continue reading

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The Museum of Food Anomalies

The photos and commentary WILL make you laugh.

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If you need a little cute…

…watch this through the very end.

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“Health care for female military veterans lags behind the care offered to male vets at many VA facilities, an internal agency report says, even as women are serving on front lines at historic levels.”

Story here.

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“It’s reached the point that we can’t even rely on the Democrats to stand up for our basic rights. Twenty-two Democratic Senators voted to confirm John Roberts as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 2005. A few months later, when Democrats failed to block the confirmation of batshit-crazy Samuel Alito, most feminists I know went into a state of barely-contained fury. Many of us had worked our hearts out for years to elect every Democrat we could, in no small measure because we were relying on the party to stop the erosion of our rights under a conservative Supreme Court. Lot of good it did us.”

Those are the words of Dr. Violet Socks, excerpted from this essay. She’s pretty disgusted with the Democratic Party right now, to put it mildly. Meanwhile, Historiann seems to be feeling a bit more conciliatory, if I am reading her … Continue reading

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