Author Archives: Ann Bartow

The World’s Coolest Toilet Paper?

Something about the “100% recycled” denomination makes me wary, and I suspect their trademark may be “merely descriptive.” Via Incurable Hippie.

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“Beyond Patriarchy” Conference, May 9-10 in Eugene, OR

From this site: The conference will include presentations, workshops, discussions, and performances. Space will be provided for last second presentations. Conference attendees are encourage to bring zines as there will be a zine swap. A benefit concert will take place … Continue reading

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“How do You Keep A Social Movement Alive: Why We Can’t Wait”

That is the title of a post about sexual violence at Document The Silence, which in part suggests Wearing Red on April 30, 2008 in observation of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

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Bigotry and Pornography

Some horrible racist, anti-semitic GOP congressional candidate in Indiana links his opposition to pornography and prostitution (involving “young, white women and girls” only, apparently) to his disgusting bigotry, and of course the Supposedly Liberal Doods find it completely hilarious to … Continue reading

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Fourth Carnival Against Pornography and Prostitution

Up at The Burning Times, with many great links.

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“My teaching philosophy is starting to mirror that of Morpheus in The Matrix, who told his pupil, Neo: ‘I can only point you to the door. It is you who has to walk through it.'”

So says Anxious Black Woman, in this post entitled “Advocacy on Behalf of Students of Color.” It gave me a lot to think about, for both general and specific (but unfortunately non-bloggable) reasons. Some students arrogantly demand special privileges, while … Continue reading

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Some Links To Law Review Articles About “Appropriation” Issues

This law review article link round up is an orthogonal response to a number of conversations happening in the blogosphere. A lot of interesting things have been written by law profs about appropriation issues, from a variety of perspectives. This … Continue reading

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Overheard In My Office

My Dean: “Would you like to attend an alumni event in [large city] with me, on [date in the future]?” Me: “Would I have to act all charming, and crap?” My Dean: “Now that I think about it, I’m not … Continue reading

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“Female sports stars deserve recognition”

Feminist Law Prof Sharon Sandeen’s recently published Letter to the Editor: As a sports fan — particularly a fan of women’s sports — I have often been disappointed by the Star Tribune’s coverage of women’s sports. But April 21’s edition … Continue reading

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“Women’s bodies: Just like open-source software!”

A friend sent me links to posts describing sci-fi/tech conferences in which a group of men went around asking the women in attendance whether they could touch their breasts. Yes I am aware of how strange that sounds. Rather than … Continue reading

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RSS Readers: Continued Apologies for the Porn Splogs

Still working to catch the culprit and fix the problem.

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“A new study of young children living in extreme poverty found that those whose mothers showed symptoms of depression had low levels of cortisol, a hormone activated during times of stress, compared with children whose mothers did not exhibit depressive symptoms.”

That’s the first sentence of this article, from the U.C. Berkeley News. A second account of the study is here.   Via Sharon Sandeen.

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“Girl Dating Tips”

This is the kind of thing that can either make you bonk your head on the nearest wall, or laugh out loud, depending on your mood and how you are wired generally.

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“What’s the Truth About Teen Pregnancy?”

Very informative post addressing this question at Our Bodies, Our Blog.

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Does Misogyny Pay?

Eric Boehlert says so, but at a very Supposedly Liberal Dood-centric blog. So maybe writing about misogyny pays too, if you are a man. As Echidne notes: “Perhaps [Boehlert] will actually be listened to. Us wimminfolk are not.”

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Marc Poirier, “The Cultural Property Claim within the Same Sex Marriage Controversy”

The abstract: This article argues that traditionalist opposition to same sex marriage can be understood as a cultural property claim – the sort of claim that is often made by Native American tribes and other indigenous or subordinated cultural groups … Continue reading

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“Women in the Wake of the Storm: Examining the Post Katrina Realities of the Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast”

Here, a report issued last week by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research – related press release here.   Via Feminist Philosophers.

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A short clip of biting satire about the male-centric music industry, by Erykah Badu

Here. Not safe for work, especially if you work in the male-centric music industry.

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Staceyann Chin is a fantastic feminist poet.

See for yourself here.

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“Carmen Berenguer wins Ibero-American Pablo Neruda Poetry Prize”

Read more here! I don’t have time to read much poetry these days but I am a Berenguer fan, so I’m really pleased about this. –Ann Bartow

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“Patrick Becomes First Woman to Win a Major Auto Race”

I can’t even pretend to be a fan of auto-racing, but lots of people seem to love it, and that being the case, might as well have women winning too. Go Danica! –Ann Bartow

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One Girl Rock Band

Here.

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Thirteenth Carnival of Radical Feminists

Here, at Shut Up, Sit Down! Lots of great things to read.

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“Own What You Think”

Inside Higher Ed has an account of a response by Princeton University students to JuicyCampus, “where students can call out others by name and make potentially libelous, hateful or damaging statements without apparent consequence.” Below is an excerpt: The issues … Continue reading

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This Blog Made Me Hungry

“Shortcut to Mushrooms: A Vegetarian Foodblog”

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Support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Equal Pay Day Fact Sheet Text of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act List of the bill’s current co-sponsors Fact Sheet on the Supreme Court ruling and the Fair Pay Restoration Act, by the National Women’s Law Center

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Robert I. Sutton, “The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t.”

From this website: “In his new book, Sutton reveals the huge TCA (Total Cost of Assholes) in today’s corporations. He shows how to spot an asshole (hint: they are addicted to rude interruptions and subtle putdowns, and enjoy using “sarcastic … Continue reading

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Why Are All Those Dogs Peeing?

Cripes, I love academia! Via Historiann. Somewhat random addendum: Here’s a dog that is overly rule compliant, or something.

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“V.D. Is For Everybody”

One weird PSA.

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Misogyny, Sexism, & the Gender Gap in the 2008 Election

Lengthy, data rich posts from Corrente: Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV.

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“GayProf” Has Words of Wisdom On The Democratic Primary That Need To Be Widely Circulated!

He writes: Wake up, people. Neither is great on gay issues, immigration, or even basic economic policies (All of my favorite issues). The best we can hope for is that they will be quasi-reasonable and work with those of us … Continue reading

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If You Haven’t Read Rebecca Solnit’s Essay, “Men Explain Things To Me,” You Must.

Here’s the link. Below is an excerpt, in case you need convincing: … He cut me off soon after I mentioned Muybridge. “And have you heard about the very important Muybridge book that came out this year?” So caught up … Continue reading

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“Prostitution, Politics and Policy” by Roger Matthews

From the publisher’s website: Governments in different parts of the world have been struggling to develop constructive policies to deal with prostitution – as, for example, the British Home Office recently instigated a £1.5 million programme to help address the … Continue reading

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“The Feminist Reawakening”

The thesis of this New York Magazine article is that the sexist treatment of Hillary Clinton during this primary is generating a feminist revival.   Via Echidne of the Snakes.

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The Cupcake Dance

Here. Hopefully no cupcakes were harmed during the making of the film.

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Blog for Fair Pay on Friday!

Sign up here. Women in the United States are still paid only 77 cents for every dollar paid to their white male counterparts. And for women of color, the numbers are even worse. African-American women earn 63 cents and Latinas … Continue reading

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“Why gamers need to stop being assholes to feminists if they want to be happy”

That’s the title of this post at Feminist Gamers. Below is an excerpt: … We all know that videogames are being scapegoated. But whenever someone offers up a scapegoat, it’s because they’re trying to avoid taking responsibility for the real … Continue reading

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“An Either/Or Decision: Keeping Women Out of Competitive Careers”

Tired of the “women won’t move here” and “women are just going to leave and have babies” stereotypes that get invoked as reasons not to extent qualified female candidates offers of employment? You aren’t alone. Read this post at the … Continue reading

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When Trademarks and Racism Intersect

Jenn at Reappropriate has the details. Copy of credit report Report with no credit card Credit report fico scores Credit report in canada Bad credit cards instant approval Credit cards instant approval number given Instant approval employment verification credit cards … Continue reading

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Squaw Peak (in Arizona) will be renamed for Lori Piestewa, a Hopi woman who died in action in Iraq.

So reports a post entitled “U.S. board approves naming of Piestewa Peak” posted at the Ojibway Migisi Bineshii blog (via), and it makes me really happy. Using trademark law as a doctrinal launching place, I argued in this article that … Continue reading

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“Women Lawyers—Back on Track”

Nicole Black’s blog by this name is fantastic. Rather than cherry picking a few links, let me just recommend you go there and browse. –Ann Bartow

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10 Men Rape 17 Year Old, Imitating Porn

Sparkle*Matrix has an account of a recent horrifying porn-inspired rape.

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Webcasts from “CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?” (a Feminist Legal Theory & Feminisms Conference) are now available.

Here! This wonderful event was held at the U. of Baltimore School of Law on March 7, 2008.

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“Although Barnard College in New York eventually granted Nadia Abu El-Haj tenure as an associate professor of anthropology, it was an arduous process that proved a testing ground for academic freedom.”

Learn more at the ACS Blog.

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“Quick, name a few recent popular movies where the two top-billed stars are female.”

Struggling? Here’s why. Via Bitch, Ph.D.

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Still Working On The Technical Problems

The ads and spam are not our doing and we apologize for allowing them to infect the blog, espcially given the odious porn links some of you are getting in your RSS feeds.

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“What’s My Line?” Clip from January 27, 1957

As Froomkin notes, the Mystery Guest is surreal. What I also find interesting is that even though the female panelists are hyper-feminizied with lacy blindfolds (which I’m guessing were pink) and high maintenance hair, make-up and clothing, they are permitted … Continue reading

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Somehow I Lost My Appetite…

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It’s All Happening At The Zoo…

More zoo-sign-ology here!  

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Queers for Economic Justice Event April 17, in NYC

WOC PhD has the details. Car ringtones James bond ringtone Midiringtones 3.0 For the love of money ringtone Download free verizon ringtone Free nokia 2126 ringtones Free polyphonic ringtones usa Free ringtones for a motorola 120t Nextel ringtones cd wallpaper … Continue reading

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