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Some rescue: The FBI’s dubious war on street girls 26 Aug 2013 | 10:19 pm
The FBI recently announced with great fanfare that it had “rescued” 105 youth and arrested 150 “pimps” for prostitution in 76 cities, including Boston, Denver, and San Francisco. The three-day raid, d...
A Public Service Announcement for the White Women of the World 17 Aug 2013 | 12:55 am
Dear White Feminism- In the hashtag heard ‘round the world, Women of Color aired out their grievances with white feminism under: #solidarityisforwhitefeminism, on August 12, 2013. The #solidarityisf...
Why I’m Not (Really) Commenting on #SolidarityisForWhiteWomen 15 Aug 2013 | 08:12 pm
Last night, I watched the #SolidarityisforWhiteWomen hash tag bloom. I followed the Tweets as closely as I followed #StandWithWendy. I was fervent about my endorsement and support for “Abortion Barbi...
Hannah Created Miley, or, It’s all Disney’s Fault 14 Aug 2013 | 11:31 pm
Back in the mid-2000’s when Hannah Montana began to air on the Disney network, I had the experience of channel surfing through the basic cable line-up. I was twenty years old, living with my boyfriend...
Elections in Zimbabwe: A Threat to Women 14 Aug 2013 | 12:34 am
Zimbabwe’s history is complex. As the vast majority of African nations, this country (formerly known as Rhodesia) declared independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965, then renamed and fi...
Rethinking the Social Definition of “Marriage” 13 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
Last week, Minnesota became one of several states to achieve marriage equality, but I hope this is not the end of the state-wide (nation-wide) conversation on marriage. Last year Minnesotans fought a...
Just Plain ‘Ridiculous’: Heteronormative Patriarchy and the Fight for Marriage Equality 12 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
Yesterday, August 7, 2013, two same sex couples filed for a marriage licenses in Shelby County, Tennessee, my county. It almost goes without saying that they were denied. Tennessee doesn’t exactly hav...
Displaced Ownership of Female Sexuality: The Case of the Purity Ball 9 Aug 2013 | 08:29 pm
From virginity to marriage, we’ve historically witnessed the displaced ownership of women’s sexualities. Girls across the country participate in “purity balls” where they dress to the nines to pledge ...
The Real Problem with Abortions 9 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am
Getting an abortion was not in my summer plans, but then again, neither was being pregnant. Although I originally wanted to keep my baby, who I had affectionately nicknamed Juno after the Ellen Page m...
Misogyny at the Wailing Wall 6 Aug 2013 | 09:28 pm
Every month for the past 24 years, a group of Jewish women of many denominations meet at the Western Wall, a holy site in Jerusalem, to pray and worship together. They have been met with violent oppos...
