It is a DISGRACE that someone who was brought to the United States as a child, in complete ignorance of his illegal status, should have to suffer in the way that Jose Antonio Vargas has suffered. It was painful to read this piece, because immigration issues *always* leave me very nervous myself, and though I’veContinue reading “Jose Antonio Vargas”
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Dear Scott Adams, it’s mostly FEMALE lions who hunt. And so on.
So Scott Adams, the man behind Dilbert (oh the humanity!), showed his ass again. I read about it on Feministe. I’m not going to link to his original post – because screw it. Still, I’d like to address it. Because oddly enough, I do agree with Scott Adams on one important point – there certainlyContinue reading “Dear Scott Adams, it’s mostly FEMALE lions who hunt. And so on.”
Sweet Lord, there is no such thing as an “illegitimate child”
Even a cursory glance at the coverage of the Schwarzenegger cheating-and-paternity scandal shows that WAY too many people still believe in the whole idea of “legitimate children” and “illegitimate children.” It goes beyond mere word-choice. The “illegtimate child” has an aura of embarrassment attached, at best. Oops, your parents messed up, and produced you! IfContinue reading “Sweet Lord, there is no such thing as an “illegitimate child””
Oh look, Osama’s dead
… And “buried at sea”, apparently. Hm. Interesting. What scares me now is retaliation, the re-imagining of Osama as a “glorious martyr” and so on. Let’s hope all efforts that go in that direction will be amateurish at best. The Globe and I listened to the President’s address together. “That’s our President – I votedContinue reading “Oh look, Osama’s dead”
Bei Bei Shuai: if you’re pregnant and suicidal, then you better damn well succeed at killing yourself!
Or so the state of Indiana thinks, apparently. The logic is flawless, you guys. Of course, they’re not taking it far enough. Next up: charging babies with manslaughter if the mother dies in labour. Charging fathers with murder if the mother dies in labour. If a pregnant woman gets hit by a car and suffersContinue reading “Bei Bei Shuai: if you’re pregnant and suicidal, then you better damn well succeed at killing yourself!”
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