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Late-night television observation

You know, Girls Gone Wild commercials have really soured my opinion of the steel drums. Before, I was fairly indifferent about them. But now, any time I hear them, I automatically want to throw up.

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Fun with infantilization!

Barf: “It’s a girl power kind of thing,” Shafman says. “You’re kind of making a statement: I know I’m a woman. I know I’m the most sought after victim in regards to sexual assault, sexual abuse. So please stay away from me. If in the event you do come after me, I’m going to use my pink Taser to put you on the ground.” “Most sought after victim in regards to sexual assault”? Wow, there’s…

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Sex-related sexism in the church? SHOCKING!

Thaddeus Matthews brings to our attention the curious case of the pastor of World Overcomers Church (the church that brought us the crazy cross-wielding Statue of Liberty) who felt the need to urge the women in his congregation to get freaky in the bedroom to keep their husbands faithful. From Thaddeus: In the pulpit was a Queen sized bed draped in burgundy and gold. Members were wondering why the place that normally Pastor Alton R.…

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Because it’s your God-given right to have a bikini-clad woman always within view

Just when you thought Caddy Chicks were setting the bar for scantily clad ridiculousness, Tiger Time Lawn Care ups the ante with its hawt bikini-wearing lawn-mowers. Bristle at the pornification of the mundane realm of yardwork! Chuckle at the utter idiocy of people who might pay extra for hot youngstuff to step foot on their property! Enjoy the hilarious condescension in this video! Here’s an idea, reporter dude: If it’s so fucking laughable that you…

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Sex advice tripe o’ the day

Shorter Globe and Mail column: Who cares if you don’t want to do it; STFU and spread ’em to hang onto your asshole boyfriend/husband. Those poor dudes, having to endure that constant need to pork things. What’s so hilarious (and by hilarious I mean, of course, sad) is this quote by some pseudonymous dude: “If men don’t feel respected or loved, if they don’t feel like a man, if they have to walk around on…

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Another animated ad to make you want to kill yourself

But this one’s more than just annoying and stupid. Win a ringtone if you can click your mouse button fast enough to unravel this coy hottie’s sweater. Note how both of the unravelers look like your stereotypical unhinged, dark-alley rapist types, and marvel as (you can’t see it here, as this is just a screenshot) the rapidly exposed hottie demurely covers up her bikinied crotch as her sweater dress is removed by said unhinged rapist…

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Empowerful women and their empowerful publications

Working for a big corporate media behemoth has its perks: Decent pay, health insurance, air conditioning, cake when people get awards, etc. But there are drawbacks, too. [Disclaimer: I like my job and would like to keep it. I am only writing this here at my personal blog because these are points I would be happy to make to any of my superiors if consulted; I write better than I speak, so I am, in…

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No comfort

When John H visited Memphis back in December, he asked me what made me become a feminist. I said it came largely from growing up in a religious household where the man was, by virtue of his sex, the automatic leader of the family, and how that view of man at the absolute top was not only personally insulting, but also really impractical. Egalitarian relationships tend to make everyone more happy than those where sex/gender…

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Femail problems

I know the Daily Mail isn’t a bastion of progressivism, but sometimes I’m still (naively) shocked when I click over there to read a news story and get to looking around at the place. Take their Femail section, for example. We have another model dying from symptoms of anorexia, the “war” raging in offices between the child-free and parents, celebrity sex tryst news, and a reality show starlet’s story about being beaten by her father.…

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