Apparently, Its Mother Fucking Booz Time Ladies.

NY Mag has a really great article on young woman and alcohol. Apparently we (the ladies) are have taken to imbibing–with coworks, friends, alone–in more copious amounts.
A couple of disjointed things that struck me about the article:
-Third Wave Feminism is painted as being the spoiled, bratty daughter of the last two waves, doing little more [...]

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goddamnit Salon

This is what I woke up to this morning–From the same people who bring you Broadsheet, mind you.
There is nothing redeeming about the article itself, which is in fact about how Palin’s ‘hotness’ ought not cloud the judgment of irrational American voters. The majority of the comment section is up in arms.
Let me say this [...]

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Republicans do not good DJs make– or perhaps they’re simply more avant garde than we give them credit for

Last night while watching the final act of the RNC convention, I noticed they played “Barracuda” as an homage to Palin’s high school basket ball nickname while the balloons dropped and I wondered to myself if Heart was cool with the RNC using their song.
Apparently not.
In a statement issued earlier today, Nancy Wilson said:
“Sarah Palin’s [...]

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a god-fearing maverick beauty queen with a gun

A friend of mine that shall go unnamed had, “is hoping that McCain’s VP choice won’t make the heads of feminists explode with confusion…that will be quite the cleanup effort” as his Facebook status yesterday. I was annoyed to say the least. I think it was the use to the word “feminist” in [...]

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Dylan Rebuttal

To start, the quote “I can’t forgive him for his treatment of women. Everyone forgives him, but I can’t.” was actually meant for Woody Allen. I acknowledge that on the scale of things Allen’s sexism trumps Dylan’s with ease. I do believe that the first is hilarious and the second is a talented writer, but [...]

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Bob Dylan is not sexist music

Had a discussion about this a while ago with the blog’s propriatrix (?)  I’m a huge proponent of Dylan, who I was raised on together with Phil Ochs and Joan Baez.  Mireille says of Dylan: “I can’t forgive him for his treatment of women. Everyone forgives him, but I can’t.”
I’d counter that, short of criminals [...]

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in more preteen pubic area news

Bikini Waxes for Tweens
“Virgin hair can be waxed so successfully that growth can be permanently stopped in just 2 to 6 sessions. Save your child a lifetime of waxing … and put the money in the bank for her college education instead!”

Yes, you read that correctly.
There is very little I feel I can say [...]

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pedo-bear approved (most links nsfw—that’s how you know they’re good!)

August 14 (Originally posted by Mireille)
Long gone are the days when there was nothing more sexually suggestive on 7-year-old girl’s panties than Lambchop.

Disney has caused controversy across the pond by selling packs of underpants with the phrase “Dive In” on the front. It’s apparently referencing a line from the bewilderingly successful cash cow High [...]

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