The Photo of Shame
WHERE ARE THE WOMEN???? Shame is such an icky word, but I use it here without hesitation. Yesterday, February 16, 2012, a group of sat on a panel to discuss the issue of covering birth […]
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Wow. If This is the Future of our Gender. We’re Screwed!
Thanks to Matt Stopera with BuzzFeed.com for capturing these tweets and posting the obvious, “Yikes. Looks like we have a really big problem here, society.” 25 Extremely Upsetting Reactions To Chris Brown At The Grammys For […]
HAPPY GALentines DAY, GIRLFRIENDS!
What a great way to celebrate our GIRLFRIENDS! I hope everyone takes advantage of GALentines Day every February 13th!
The Catholic Assault on Women, AGAIN
The recent women’s health policy announced by the Obama administration has caused a blizzard of posts, comments, tweets and protests from…… MEN! Yes. The loudest MAN has been the Catholic Church. I was raised a […]
GIRLFRIEND OF THE WEEK: FAUSAT OGUNBAYO Asking for $900 TRILLION
What is the going rate for taking a mother’s children from her care at the ages of 10 and 12 and placing them in the foster care system for nearly four years with little or […]
SHAME on MCDONALDS: Called Police on Young Mother and Child Because they Did not Order from the Main Screen
Whoever said the customer is always right needs to remind the North Carolina McDonald’s on Legion Road, near Black and Decker Road. In fact, McDonald’s needs to pull the franchise contract of Lisa Powell immediately. […]
Afghanistan Needs a Woman Warrior
It was Friedrich Nietzsche that said, “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” I’m not surprised it was a man, because it seems the correct adage for a woman would be “That which […]
Standford University Study: Women are Crybabies
“If I lined up 10 men and 10 women and I took a hammer and broke their legs exactly the same, the 10 women would report more pain than men,” says Dr. Jon Levine, a […]
Is it Time for Barbie to Die?
Yes, I played with Barbies when I was a child. My Barbie always had her own job and apartment. When my daughter was old enough, she played (kind of) with Barbies. She preferred Bratz because […]
The Choice: Women Fight for Respect
It’s so difficult to really predict what will incite public hatred and protest. Oddly, during the holidays, when we were enjoying time off, the world exploded with news that BBC News Magazine has dissed women […]
“I will respect myself and others” unless they are different, then I will spit on them and call them names.
I didn’t have a great experience as a Girl Scout. It was 1972, I was nine and I remember that Ellie Prescott’s mother was the Girl Scout leader. I don’t remember Ellie liking me very […]
Remembering the Women who made a Difference [click to watch video]
As the years go by, we will always remember the women who endured ridicule, arrest, and public shunning, thank you for lighting the path then and now. We will keep it burning.
Why do I love this Story? Woman Hurls Dead Raccoon at City Hall
I have had far too many days over the past few years when I wanted to hurl a dead raccoon at something or someone. I think it started with 9-11, has escalated with the recession, […]
GIRLFRIENDS OF THE WEEK: Vicky, Alice and Milly Pyne
When I was a girl, I watched my mother. She was from County Cork, Ireland, just five feet tall and maybe 105 pounds, but make no mistake, she could slay dragons. If I could pick […]
WOMEN: If you want to be happy, marry a man with over 10 letters in his last name
When my daughter starts dating, I’m going to pay special attention to the number of letters in his last name. Why? According to Uncommon Goods, one of my favorite stores, “People with very short last […]