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Blasphemous Mail!
Check out what I got in the mail today: I have no idea what’s inside, but it’s already made my day. Any guesses?
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Political Chess: Ann Romney, GOP’s Sacrificial Pawn
It was inevitable, once the GOP realized that their war on women was hurting them politically, that they’d seek to use the rhetoric for their own gain. It’s ironic, but not surprising in the least,...
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Farewell, Fallen From Grace
Today I learned that Bruce of Fallen From Grace has shut down his blog. I’m sorry to hear it–because it was a brilliant blog. I’ll miss Bruce’s writing–but I do understand. Writing is a lot of work,...
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Equal Pay: Just Be Aggressive! Says the Critics
Yesterday was Equal Pay Day. It seems, in just about every conversation regarding the pay gap, someone suggests that women just aren’t as aggressive in seeking promotions and raises. It’s a rather...
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Get Your Activism On: The Violence Against Women Act
The Senate has passed the updated version of VAWA, that will expand its protections to the LGBT community and undocumented immigrants. Now it goes to the House. Here’s a message to send to your...
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A WKU Alumni: Crosses and Condoms
When a friend sent me photos of the anti-abortion display on the Collonades at WKU, I was flabbergasted. Who the hell do these people think they are? I asked myself. I told my friend that she should...
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Feminism: It’s a Way of Life
Tonight, at work, a supervisor from another department came over and was chatting with us. He kept referring to us as “girls.” Oi, I thought. Finally after the third, fourth, or fifth time, I...
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Blog Note: Hello!
I’m back! The past several weeks have been exhausting. After several days in a row of going through the day fully intending to post, but not, I decided to take a break. I even stopped obsessively...
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President Obama Has Evolved
President Obama announced that he is in favor of equal marriage rights yesterday. You know, I wish I could say that I’m happy, or excited, or even relieved. When I heard the news, my reaction was...
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One Million Pissed Off Women Not Safe Space For Differently Abled
Until Tuesday, I was a member of One Million Pissed Off Women, a anti-misogyny, anti-homophobia, and anti-racism group on Facebook. I thought it was a really great group of women, and the page posts a...
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Costume Shopping? Ugh.
Halloween is my favorite holiday. I LOVE dressing up. However, every year, I learn again just how much a pain in the arse costume shopping is. Seriously, just once, I’d like to walk into a costume shop...
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McConnell Needs to Go in 2014
“The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.” –Senator Mitch McConnell, 23 October 2010 With this statement, Senator McConnell rewrote his own...
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Writing About Writing
I’ve been gone for so long–I can hardly believe it! Here’s what happened: I burnt out. Its common in writers and activists, and I consider myself both. I was working on night shift, and desperately...
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Kentucky Senate Seat up for Grabs in 2014?
Kentucky has gotten a lot of attention recently because of Mitch McConnell’s freak out at the rumors of Ashley Judd running against him in 2014. Honestly, the entire debacle has been very amusing to...
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Ableist Gif! They’re like, so original and shit.
I came across this little gif in my feed today. It irritated the fuck out of me. My response? “Yeah, back in the day they used to think epilepsy was demonic possession, too.” I cannot tell you how much...
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I am a Teacher
I’ve been asked many times over the years why I don’t teach. And what they’re referring to, is teaching in a formal educational institute. A teacher at a school. A teacher who gets paid to school...
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They See Me Rollin’, They Trollin’! (Fun With A Religous-flavored Troll)
So I got me a troll on an old post of mine: Why I Left Christianity: And Why I Stayed Away. I was responding on the post itself, but then I thought: why waste my fun on a post lost in my archives, and...
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Clinic Escorting, Week Two
Today was my second time escorting at the clinic. The first time, I was surprised at how calm I was. It reminded me of the state I’d felt after meditation. It wasn’t quite the same this morning, though...
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Answers From a Millennial: Why Don’t You Just Move?
I’ve seen this question a lot lately. In the comments of every article discussing the challenges my generation faces, people ask: why don’t you just move? Why don’t you just follow the jobs? Bonus...
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A Quick Question
It never fails: Every time I see a discussion of SNAP on my news feed, I jump into the fray. The discussions are always the same–it’s always about the people who abuse the program. As if it’s rampant....
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