Category Archives: Feminism and Politics

“Hidden victims of a brutal conflict: Iraq’s women”

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Ann Bartow

The Observer (via the U.K. Guardian Unlimited) reported yesterday: …Iraqis do not like to talk about it much, but there is an understanding of what is going on these days. If a young woman is abducted and murdered without a … Continue reading →

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Thanks For Not Sending Me Photos of Your Breasts!

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Ann Bartow

While this blog got more porn spam than usual thanks to the even more prodigious than usual deployment of the word “boobies” (and the blog also seems to have won a number of international lotteries it didn’t even enter), the … Continue reading →

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U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL 1945-2006: 3 European men, 2 African men, 1 Latin American man, 1 Asian man, 0 Women

Posted on October 3, 2006 by Ann Bartow

U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL 1945-2006: 3 European men, 2 African men, 1 Latin American man, 1 Asian man, 0 Women as pointed out by Equality Now, which launched a campaign last year to support women candidates for the position of United … Continue reading →

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Lt. Emily J.T. Perez

Posted on September 29, 2006 by Ann Bartow

LT. EMILY J. T. PEREZ, 23, was a West Point graduate, and a platoon leader in the Army’s 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas. On September 12, 2006 she was killed in Kifl, Iraq, … Continue reading →

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“Turning Back the Clock on Rape”

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Ann Bartow

Below is an editorial that appeared in the NYT on 9/23/06, with some links added: In recent decades, women’s advocates and human rights activists have made huge progress on the issues of rape and sexual assault : in the United … Continue reading →

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That Date Rape Metaphor

Posted on September 24, 2006 by Ann Bartow

Here’s a post, in its entirety, by a Supposedly Liberal Dude: Welcome to DateRape…I’m Chris Wallace Shorter Glenn Reynolds: Defending oneself is counterproductive and only makes you look angry so you should just lay back and enjoy it, bitch. If … Continue reading →

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Politics and “Date Rape”

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Ann Bartow

I need to start by noting that I have contributed money to Ned Lamont’s Senate campaign and I hope he wins. Though Joe Lieberman has been better than many Democrats (including Harry Reid) on reproductive rights issues, he has been … Continue reading →

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The Texas All-Woman Supreme Court, 1925

Posted on September 18, 2006 by Ann Bartow

In reading the latest issue of the Texas Bar Journal, I noticed a brief reference to “the All-Woman Supreme Court, which was appointed to hear only one case.” Intrigued, a researched a bit further. In 1925, the Texas Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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Ann Richards

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Ann Bartow

From the Chicago Tribune: Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, a Democrat known for her freewheeling oratory who famously branded the first President George Bush as being “born with a silver foot in his mouth,” died Wednesday night after a battle … Continue reading →

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner and Joan Blades, “The Motherhood Manifesto”

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Ann Bartow

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner and Joan Blades have published a new book entited The Motherhood Manifesto: What America’s Moms Want:And What to Do About It. Read an interview of Rowe-Finkbeiner by Celina De Leon of Feministing here. Below is an excerpt: Do … Continue reading →

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“Gratitude?”

Posted on September 9, 2006 by Ann Bartow

Amazing post by Amananta at Screaming into the Void. Below is an excerpt: “…So American women are supposed to feel indebted for our freedoms – to whom, exactly? To someone not women, in other words, men? We should thank them, … Continue reading →

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Still More About Astroturfing, Paid Shills, and Sock Puppetry

Posted on September 5, 2006 by Ann Bartow

At TAPPED, Garance Frank Ruta writes: Last spring I was briefly involved in an unpleasant blogstorm for making the case against double-sided online anonymity, but the sorry case of Lee Seigel revives my concerns. Let me be clear: I have … Continue reading →

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International Aids Conference Taking Place in Toronto

Posted on August 15, 2006 by Ann Bartow

Media coverage here. Below is an excerpt from an essay by Dorothy Aken’ova, who writes: … In many places, including northern Nigeria where I work, tradition and poverty still dictate that girls as young as 12 marry older, sexually experienced … Continue reading →

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Aaron Sorkin’s Issues with Women

Posted on August 14, 2006 by Scott Moss

I was about to comment on the below post about Studio 60, Aaron Sorkin’s new TV show, but I realized that what I had to say was on the long side, so I figured it would be a decent use … Continue reading →

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Clinton “Gay”, Gore “A Total Fag” — Ann Coulter

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Scott Moss

At some point, Ann Coulter will lose the ability to appall us; perhaps she’s already there, but given that mainstream (even liberal) journalists still give her the time of day as if she’s a serious analyst, I think her outrages … Continue reading →

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Joe Lieberman on Rape Victims’ Reproductive Rights – And a Related Curiosity about Abortion Jurisprudence

Posted on August 6, 2006 by Scott Moss

First of all, thanks to Ann & the gang for the invitation to guest blog.   I deal with gender issues frequently in my employment discrimination and constitutional law classes and writings, so I’m very much looking forward to this … Continue reading →

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Ms. Magazine: “Crude Awakening: Oil Is A Feminist Issue”

Posted on July 25, 2006 by Ann Bartow

Details about the Summer 2006 issue here.

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Why Can’t Maureen Dowd Quit With The Sexism?

Posted on July 24, 2006 by Ann Bartow

Yeesh. I mostly agree with her recent NYT column (I’ll post it below in full text for those who haven’t seen it), but why, why, why does she have to refer to Condi Rice as a “tough, by-any-means-necessary superbabe”? And … Continue reading →

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NARAL, Planned Parenthood and Lieberman

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Ann Bartow

As Siva Vaidhyanathan noted, NARAL has endorsed Joe Lieberman in his bid to retain his Senate seat, instead of his more progressive opponent Ned Lamont, who was endorsed by NOW. In consequence, over at Stone Court, Mary Garth posted her … Continue reading →

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Ew.

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Ann Bartow

From TPMmuckraker: A few weeks after departing the House of Representatives, Tom DeLay served as charity auctioneer at a fundraiser for Safari Club International, a gun-lobby group defending man’s right to defend himself against unarmed animals. “Who wants a beaver?”DeLay … Continue reading →

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