And I like it [for the especially clueless – I am not a fan of Amanda’s style of prose – I AM glad she decided to step up to the plate and tell her version of events, even if I don’t agree with the majority of her arguments] I could argue with Amanda until IContinue reading “Amanda Marcotte Explains It All”
Category Archives: The F-Word
Things fall apart
*** I wanted to say something all morning since I saw this during breakfast (yes, I’m a dork), and am FINALLY on break!*** Certain things that were said to me in Amanda Marcotte’s (in)famous Duke lacrosse thread have floated up here. I ignored ginmar’s trolling – I ignored her every time she attacked me personally.Continue reading “Things fall apart”
Sucking the patriarchy’s… You know
I see the above phrase bandied around quite a lot these days. I’ve been thinking more and more about it – following this conversation with Kim (check out her blog by the way, it’s awesome). I’ve always found myself recoiling from the phrase “real feminism”; people have told me that this has to do withContinue reading “Sucking the patriarchy’s… You know”
Child of Choice
God, they say, is against abortion. Here is a two-part response to this pressing dilemma: 1. This used to bother me, even as I continue to wax and wane in my spiritual beliefs, but it doesn’t anymore. This is because I’ve learned to recognize the fact that the “godly” utopia that religious fundies of stripesContinue reading “Child of Choice”
“I’m not much of a joiner”
… Are friend Anna’s words, but I steal them from her every once in a while. Nevertheless, I’ve joined these guys: Maybe you should too. The theme will be interesting for me to explore – as I consider myself a somewhat religious person (perhaps not in any traditional sense, but still), and us religious peopleContinue reading ““I’m not much of a joiner””
Natalia A. 