Archive for January, 2009
My hopes have already been dashed. . .
In my last post, I expressed my hopes for the new president when it came to reproductive rights. After being encouraged by the executive order lifting the Global Gag rule, I am crushed by the latest news from Reproductive Health Reality Check that President Obama has caved into conservative pressure to eliminate funding for the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Belated Blog for Choice Post
Yesterday was Blog for Choice day, in honor of the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Here’s my belated answer. The question was, What is your top pro-choice hope for President Obama and/or the new Congress?:
Well, this is probably too much — but how about getting someone who is pro-choice to head HHS? Seriously, I [...]
The Prayer you didn’t get to hear
A few posts ago, I was excited about Bishop Gene Robinson’s invitation to give the opening prayer at the inaugural concert on Sunday. Because I don’t have HBO, or any Time Warner channels, I wasn’t able to see it live. It turns out that no one was able to, even those on the Mall. HBO [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Feminists Don’t Have a Sense of Humor
At least that’s what Slate magazine’s XX Factor column says about our critique of the Ms. Magazine Superbama cover. To that, I’ll just post this video by singer-songwriter Nellie McKay (whom I saw as part of Aimee Mann’s wildly entertaining 3rd annual Christmas show last month):
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Gov. Rell: What part of Permanent Don’t you understand?
Like many areas of the country, the Nutmeg state has a huge budget deficit and must make drastic cuts. According to the Hartford Courant, one of the items on the governor’s “hit list” is the state’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Women. This agency, and other state commissions around the country, were modeled after [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Ms-sing the Point
Feminist Law Professors has posted a link to a CNN story regarding criticsm of the Ms. Magazine cover depicting President-elect Obama as feminist superhero. In addition to missing the point of the protests, Naomi Wolff seems to be implying that critics are fronts for right wing organizations. Guess there’s no room in Ms. Wolff’s tent [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Step in the Right Direction
Feminist Law Professors reports that President-elect Obama has invited the Right Reverend Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, the first openly gay person to be ordained a bishop in the Episcopal Church, to deliver the invocation at the inauguration’s opening ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, January 18th. While this does not make up for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Oh, please. . .
Lest you think I’m the only party pooper around, Feminist Law Professors has an excellent commentary on the cover of the latest issue of Ms. Magazine, shown below:
It would have been fine if they had just shown him in the t-shirt — using a real picture, not Photoshop. But did they really need to ham [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Blooper or Premonition?
Courtesy of Shakesville.
I think a little of both, given the latest picks for cabinet posts and chair of DNC. Even less changey than I thought last summer. . .
Coverage, Uncoverage, and the purpose of Graduate History Courses
The last couple of days I’ve been in knots because my new graduate history seminar on Sexuality, Gender, and Health in Modern U.S. has only seven students in it — I need a minimum of nine for it to run. I’ve sent out appeals to colleagues to encourage students to sign up for the course. [...]
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