RH Reality Check (which is a generally great site) reprinted my FWD/Forward post “So There’s This Conversation With My Pharmacist…” for anyone who feels like reading it again.
The Sexist: On the difficulty of “saying no”
In this model, the default setting of women’s bodies is “available.” Only by verbalizing a “no” can a woman signal that her body is not up for grabs.
Boulder Weekly: Vampires are everywhere–but why?
What’s strange is not that vampires are popular — for almost 200 years, they’ve had some sort of seat at the pop culture table.
New York Daily News: Cement lady will mix it up
Friends joke that I’m the Cement Princess and so this is my castle.
Unfortunately, this article is really sexist, but it’s a really interesting subject.
Pasadena Weekly: Touched by cancer
It is this kind of organized response to battling breast cancer that other cancer awareness groups would love to harness in their own campaigns for often deadlier, less-funded forms of the disease, some of which challenge social mores and body taboos.
The Guardian: Human rights ruling against classroom crucifixes angers Italy
Although more than 7% of Italy’s population is now of immigrant origin, multiculturalism has made few inroads and most Italians argue passionately, as did their government’s advocate in Strasbourg, that the crucifix is a symbol of national identity.
the news is cute now
I generally love RH Reality Check (once in a while, not so much). But awesome. It was a great post and deserves the love. I used to get them in my mailbox until I stopped using that email.