Author Archives: Ann Bartow

“Her Way Sucks, I Prefer His”

A post about underwear. Below is an excerpt: … I discovered accidentally, about 10 years ago,  that men feel entitled to wear comfortable underwear that covers their entire ass. The whole thing. Can you believe it? They feel entitled to … Continue reading

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Interview with “Persepolis” Co-directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud

Here. Previous post about Persepolis here.

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Great Jackie Fleming Cartoon

Many more here.

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“Porn is screwing up young men’s expectations of sex”

Essay by this title here, via Witchy-woo.

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Ninth Carnival of Radical Feminists

At La Doctorita’s “Unconventional Beauty.”

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Sex Slavery in the UK

“I was sold for 2,000 euros.” Edited to add: If you are a Supposedly Liberal Dood, the concept of a woman being sold is actually quite hilarious, apparently. –Ann Bartow

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I Watched It In Fifth Grade

This. About which NY Magazine notes: Hey, it turns out that despite their policy of sending out dismissive rejection letters to any women who dared to apply for animation jobs, golden-age Walt Disney Pictures was actually totally on women’s sides. … Continue reading

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“The Duke Lacrosse Case: A Duke Professor Pens An Expose of KC Johnson”

A must read at Leiter’s Law School Reports.

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Wishing Everyone Peace

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Santa’s Pants

Via Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre.

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Hot Links For Cold Weather

Bonfire of the Princesses at Barbara’s Blog Oh, Oh, Oh Socially Conscious Hip Hop at Angry For A Reason From the Heart… at Angry Black Bitch From the Husqvarna Owner’s Manual at Painful Discharge Happy Winter Solstice at Reclusive Leftist … Continue reading

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Congress Approves Funding for Programs for Afghan Women

From the Feminist Weekly News: The omnibus spending bill passed by Congress and sent to the White House yesterday includes $75,000,000 for programs that aid Afghan women and girls. The final language in the bill also requires that the Afghan … Continue reading

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Read It And See What You Think

My Internet connection is so slow all I can do is link. (I’m someplace so rural there isn’t any DSL or cable. Dial-up stinks!)  –Ann Bartow

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Marina Angel, “Women Lawyers of All Colors Steered to Contingent Positions in Law Schools and Law Firms”

Abstract: This article examines the drastic organizational changes that have taken place in law firms and law schools in the last thirty years and how they have seriously disadvantaged women. Women have been almost 50% of law school graduating classes … Continue reading

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Happy Holidays!

I hosted a birthday party for my friend K. last night and it was terrific. I ended the party with more food and wine than I had when I started, because everybody brought so much stuff. That’s how my friends … Continue reading

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Hamline Is Looking For A New Dean

From the FLP mailbox: Hamline University’s School of Law is at a propitious moment in its 35-year history. The next Dean will be asked to build on the law school’s qualitative strengths and to provide comprehensive leadership that will result … Continue reading

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Everything A Chick Needs, Except For The Barf Bag…

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“Dreaming of a Pink Christmas”

Essay here at the f-word in which Rosalyn Ball looks at how girls and boys toys are   segregated along strict gender lines. Below is an excerpt: … There have been various authentic scientific studies on these subjects but let … Continue reading

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This Blog Gets Some Creepy E-mail

Today’s entry would be a site called “Teen Pissing” offering “Pee Free Pissing Videos Piss On You…” Pretty sure I’m going to pass. Not going to link, either. Bleh.

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“Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has pardoned the victim of a gang-rape whose sentencing to 200 lashes caused an international outcry, a Saudi newspaper said on Monday.”

That’s the first sentence of this article and I hope it is true. The media coverage of this case has been very confusing; compare this with this, this and this. Initially it seemed like press and blog attention was making … Continue reading

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The Chair-elect of the South Carolina State Board of Education Is An Anti-Feminist Advocate of Intelligent Design

Phooey. Stay strong, science teachers in the public schools of this state, I promise you are not alone. –Ann Bartow

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Tee Shirt Some Of My Students Wear

Available for purchase here.

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From the Department of Everything Gets Commodified: “Vajajay” as Trademark for Beauty, Hair Care and Personal Care Products?

An application was filed on November 27, 2007. (NYT account of the word here. Feministing reaction here.)

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On Not Tipping Over

If this article annoyed you, you might enjoy this response.

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Rep. Julia Carson has died.

“Rep. Julia Carson, the first black and first woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress, died Saturday, a family spokeswoman said. She was 69.” More information here.

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Monopoly: Pink Boutique Edition

Via Lilith Attack,where it is observed: Let’s face it. Monopoly is HARD. All that investing and big bucks and jail time… commercial real estate; it’s a white collar man’s business. Good thing Hasbro has come out with Monopoly: Pink Boutique … Continue reading

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49th Carnival of Feminists

Here at Days in a Wannabe Punk’s Life! Looks like a good one.

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“…a man has filed a complaint with the Nevada Human Rights Commission citing the Las Vegas Athletic Club for providing discounts to women and women-only spaces…”

And After Atalanta has a great post about this here. –Erin Buzuvis

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FLP Friend Eric Muller On TV Satuday Discussing “American Inquisition: The Hunt for Japanese Americans Disloyalty in World War II”

More information here and here.

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“Alexis Goggins – What we can do for her”

Overviews here and here and here. If only this was a unique story.   But yesterday right here in Columbia, SC a child was murdered by her mother’s boyfriend. –Ann Bartow

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How Supposedly Liberal Doods Monetize Their Blogs

From Eschaton: Eschaton Ads MISS FEBRUARY! From The Lovely Mistresses of George W Bush, a 2008 vintage styled Pin-Up Calendar. Each girl represents a corporation or special interest group our president is in bed with. Featured on C-SPAN, Time Out … Continue reading

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Are These Earrings Funny Or Pervy?

You can’t buy them here because they are sold out.

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“The outrageously politically incorrect adverts from the time equality forgot”

Cripes. (Warning – Daily Mail link). Below is just one entrant:

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“International Adoption, It’s a One-Way Dialogue”

That’s the title of this MoJo essay by Elizabeth Larsen. Below is an excerpt: November was National Adoption Awareness Month, and the media:including Mother Jones, which recently published my story Did I Steal My Daughter? The Tribulations of Global Adoption:have … Continue reading

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Echidne on Nitpicking

Here is an excerpt from Echidne’s terrific new post: … That there might be something deeper in the trivial topics some feminists (read: Echidne) chooses is lost on the critics. This something deeper is twofold: First, language matters. It matters … Continue reading

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Query: Which Is More Excruciating, Dental Work The Involves Drilling Or A Long, Contentious Faculty Meeting?

Answer: It depends on what kind of painkillers the dentist is offering.

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Yes, Sometimes They Do!

From here, via here.

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N.Y. judge finds lawyer’s ‘objectionable conduct’ toward opposing counsel reflected gender bias”

From the NY Law Journal: A New York judge has ordered court supervision of a lawyer for “objectionable conduct” toward a female opposing counsel who he said had a “cute little thing going on” during a deposition. According to transcripts … Continue reading

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Virtual Reality Bites

Read: Transcending “Race” in Cyberspace? Yeah, Right!

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This Effin’ Post Is Dedicated To Christopher M. Fairman

The link explaining the picture is here. The background behind the dedication is here. The warped sense of humor is mine. –Ann Bartow

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People who eat a lot of red meat and processed meats have a higher risk of several types of cancer, including lung cancer and colorectal cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

Story here. The feminism angle is here. And, see also.

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Quench Zine

From the FLP mailbox: Quench is a self-published magazine and blog, created in 2005 by Harvard students, alums, friends and allies who wanted a forum to discuss their experiences and ideas. Quench deals with issues of sexuality, race, gender, class, … Continue reading

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“This blogging life: Not doing, failing to do, neglecting to do”

Totally feelin’ this post by Arnold Zwicky at Language Log.

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Three Book Reviews You Should Check Out

Marilee Reimer, ed., Inside Corporate U: Women in the Academy Speak Out. Reviewed by Valerie Raoul. Emily Pohl-Weary, ed. Girls Who Bite Back: Witches, Mutants, Slayers and Freaks. Reviewed by Manuela Valle. Margaret A. Simons, ed. Simone de Beauvoir: Philosophical … Continue reading

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There is a conversation about gender issues and Internet law at Concurring Opinions that might be of interest.

It’s here. –Ann Bartow

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“Nudity Required, No Pay.”

Via the awesome Nancy McClernan, “Nudity Required, No Pay” is a blog that tracks exploitive treatment of actors. The blog author, Gabby, notes: I’ve been a struggling actress for the last few years. When I first started off, it seemed … Continue reading

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Something Ribald and Funny I’m Just Going To Link To

Here. Took your mind off grading exams there for a minute, didn’t it? You’re welcome. –Ann Bartow

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“Enough of the ‘Right Wing as Liberators of Women’ Crap!”

So says Aspazia at Mad Melancholic Feminista, and I think she’s spot on. Just read the post below this one if you want more evidence of that.

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“Police chief in southern city of Basra says religious vigilantes have killed 40 women this year”

Yesterday the International Heral Tribune reported: At least 40 women have died this year at the hands of religious vigilantes in the southern city of Basra, the police chief said Sunday, describing the discovery of mutilated bodies accompanied by dire … Continue reading

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Joanna Erdman, “In the Back Alleys of Health Care: Abortion, Equality and Community in Canada”

The abstract: The decriminalization of abortion in Canada ensured neither its availability nor accessibility as an integrated and publicly funded health service. While Canadian women are increasingly referred to or seek abortion services from single-purpose clinics, their exclusion from public … Continue reading

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