February 2012
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“I don’t think any parent in America who has a child would think it snobbery to...”
– White House Press Secretary Jay Carney
White House responds to Rick Santorum ‘snob’ comment, declines to hit back - POLITICO.com
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ohfuckitsoprah reblogged your link: Indiana’s Bob Morris Apologizes for Calling Girl Scouts a “Feminist Lesbian Communist Front for Planned Parenthood”
I long for the day when news headlines stop sounding like they came from The Onion.
Lawsonry's Week in Review! →
The last full week in February was an exciting one here at Lawsonry. We relaunched the site from scratch, published a whole slew of fantastic articles, and did a lot of other great things that are too boring to tell you about (but that you’ll ultimately love).
And now, here’s the latest addition to Lawsonry: This Week in Review! (Coming soon to email inboxes near you!)
THE GOOD:
Maryland...
Indiana’s Bob Morris Apologizes for Calling Girl... →
Indiana lawmaker Bob Morris is convinced that Girl Scout troops are a sexually-promiscuous front for Planned Parenthood who endorse lesbian, feminist, and communist agendas. Morris discovered this shocking by talking to some “knowledgeable constituents” and “a small amount of Web-based research.”
I wish we were making this up! Follow the link to read the whole article.
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Romney's wife drives "a couple" Cadillacs. →
Another crushing blow to Romney’s already staggering ability to relate to the average American.
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Callista Gingrich Gives Up Her Opinion For Lent →
Yes, you read that right. No, we didn’t make it up.
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Guess whose home state just legalized marriage...
stfusexists:
Read more about it Maryland’s awesomeness here!
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BREAKING NEWS: Texas lets 130,000 people (most of... →
stfusexists:
Texas has decided to violate federal policies concerning the Women’s Health Program of Medicaid, and has lost $40 million of federal funding towards reproductive health care in the process. Way to go Texas! Now you’ve produced Rick Perry, W, and THIS abomination of legislation.
Click through to see what this means for reproductive rights in Texas, and to donate to Planned...
LiveBlog of Republican Debate →
This is very funny and spot on!
Squashed: Clean Coal: Not a Thing →
squashed:
The coal companies are lying to you. Coal energy is not clean energy. It is the dirtiest form of energy generation we have. The coal companies are spending millions of dollars hoping you’ll forget this. A slick ad campaign doesn’t change the truth. The American Coalition for Clean Coal…
Did we learn nothing from Sim City?
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punchdeck replied to your post: Re: The Feminists All Laughed At Me
I thought this commenter was trying to say he learned something, not that he was really criticizing. Did I miss something?
I thought so too, Punchdeck, but one of this other comments illustrated how feminists are one-sided and if they really want equality then they should be talking about male oppression, too. I think the...
Cop spends weeks to trick an 18-year-old into... →
More fun from the self-loathing society: This American Life had a show about how young female undercover cops infiltrated a high school and flirted with boys to entrap them into selling pot, so they could charge them with felonies and destroy their lives at an early age.
Last year in three high schools in Florida, several undercover police officers posed as students. The undercover cops went to...
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“If a man acts in accordance with the norms of masculinity, he will not be...”
– Jennifer McCrickerd, Drake University
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“A better phrasing might be “men are more expected to be violent”...”
– Alana Suskin, UMD
This is especially relevant considering the recent uproar over the shitface Chris Brown.
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Dear Senator
Below is the letter I’m sending to all the VA Senators who voted in favor of Senator Howell’s amendment to SB 484 - the one that requires men to get digital rectal exams if they want a prescription for Viagra - and voted against the bill entirely. Unfortunately, it’s at the house now. Expect a complete write-up, a change.org campaign, and a hell of a lot of social media pushing...
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I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced →
“I’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.”
Forced by her father to marry a man three times her age, young Nujood Ali was sent away from her parents and beloved sisters and made to live with her husband and his family in an isolated village in rural Yemen. There...
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Will study social interaction for food: Professors... →
spread24:
Taking their position of status and responsibility into account, Germany’s Constitutional Court has ruled that German university professors are underpaid.
Longer article in German, Google translated here.
The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany is responsible for…
Let’s not forget about the rest of the teachers. You know, the people who are instrumental in the...
STFU, Conservatives: eudaimonistic asked: What... →
stfuconservatives:
eudaimonistic:
smellestine:
stfuconservatives:
As a man I just just JUST don’t believe that men are really victims in this world for being men. Maybe yeah a single man could be a victim but men are not the victim. Have you looked around? We control fucking everything! The only defenses I’ve ever…
I’m not all about the grandstanding logic route like I used to be. But...
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Virginia has passed two very restrictive abortion... →
stfuhatemongers:
subconciousevolution:
Bill 1 would effectively outlaw all Virginia abortions by declaring that the rights of persons apply from the moment sperm and egg unite. It passed Tuesday on a vote of 66-32.
On a 63-36 vote, the House passed a bill that requires women to have a transvaginal ultrasound before undergoing abortions.
Well this is bad news indeed.
The picture...
“Feminist theory can open your eyes or shut them tighter. If you are open to the...”
– Jesse Lawson (via msandrogynous)
Thank you for sharing this, everyone! For those who don’t know, this is from my recent article, Three Things Every Man Should Know About Feminism.
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TheMaleFeminist: Three Things Every Man Should... →
This is a very personal article about three things I’ve learned since I first called myself a feminist.
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“We are not hated because we practice democracy, value freedom, or uphold human...”
– Former US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Robert Bowman, in Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States”.
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YES YES YES THIS THIS THIS
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I want this emblazoned on my forehead for all of the American entitlement people out there.
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“I do have concerns about women in frontline combat. I think that can be a very...”
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Rick Santorum is concerned that women in combat situations might have too many lady emotions.
Bitches be crazy, huh, Rick?
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It’s a pretty well-known fact that my UNCONTROLLABLE LADY EMOTIONS prevent me from doing any important work. -Jess
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We...
“If you want to know the outcome of American policy when it comes to tribal...”
– i.e., anyone who knows anything about U.S. history should know that the U.S. is not exactly the most peaceful when it comes to tribal societies.
Venezuela giving Danny Glover $18m to direct film... →
fuckyeahlatinamericanhistory:
Venezuela is to give the American actor Danny Glover almost $18m (£9m) to make a film about a slave uprising in Haiti, with President Hugo Chávez hoping the historical epic will sprinkle Hollywood stardust on his effort to mobilise world public opinion against imperialism and western oppression.
The Venezuelan congress said it would use the proceeds from a recent...
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VA Senate writes in Mandatory Ultrasounds for...
These are the two clauses that were added:
6. A notice that an ultrasound shall be performed at the time of the appointment for the abortion procedure to more accurately determine gestation age and further protect the health of the mother; and
7. An offer to view the ultrasound image at the appointment for the abortion procedure. If the woman chooses to view the ultrasound image, it shall be...
“The term Weblining describes the practice of denying people opportunities based...”
– Facebook Is Using You - NYTimes.com (via sociolab)
Yet another reason to say no to Digital Social Control.
“WHEN we don’t get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don’t blame...”
– The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries
“Although most boys figure out how to bring themselves to orgasm by age thirteen,...”
– Dorian Solot, I Love Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide. (via feministhistorian)
Reiteration: Young women are sold provocative clothes but aren’t taught where to find their own clitoris.
