I went to renew my visa today and after having found my way outside, I had to stand with my head against a tree. My boyfriend, noticing that I was very pale and probably not having some Silvan Elf moment, bought me a can of Sprite from a cornershop presided over by a young womanContinue reading “The Fainting Couch: Lessons in Public Humiliation”
Category Archives: Personal Essays
Women as Children: Why the “Seduction as Rape” Philosophy is a tad Problematic
I was reading this, when I once again came dangerously close to ruining my keyboard through spillage. Behold: [one of the definitions of rape is] seduction: when a man persuades a woman to have sex with him, often subtly, through being kind, polite, chivalrous, etc; Just in case you are mystified – what Maggie HaysContinue reading “Women as Children: Why the “Seduction as Rape” Philosophy is a tad Problematic”
This one’s about rape again. Rape of children, in fact. So you’ve been warned.
“I cried as if I was his daughter, As I felt my insides being slaughtered.” – Jasmine Mans (hat-tip to Renee on this one.) Is there a bigger betrayal than a parent raping a child? We talk about Caesar and Brutus quite a bit, but a parent raping their child? You might want to inventContinue reading “This one’s about rape again. Rape of children, in fact. So you’ve been warned.”
The Vajayjay, the Womb, the AIDS test, the Eternal Battle
In a last-minute dick move we may as well have expected from the Bush administration, newly introduced regulations mean that basically anyone can refuse a woman health services now, for as long as their decision is based on nebulous “beliefs.” As Jill points out over on Feministe, this is being framed as an abortion issue,Continue reading “The Vajayjay, the Womb, the AIDS test, the Eternal Battle”
“New Wives For Old”: Older Men, Younger Women, and Cindy McCain
When I was a teenager, a couple of relatives cautioned me about marriage: “Never go for a younger man, or even a man your age. Go for the older ones, who have money and success and no energy to leave you.” This advice did not just materialize out of the ether: nearly all the womenContinue reading ““New Wives For Old”: Older Men, Younger Women, and Cindy McCain”
Natalia A. 