Morning Quickie

Your Swimmers Are Sprinters

Posted by: am1am2 on: February 9, 2010

Scientist have found out what it is that makes sperm swim faster when they get closer to the egg.

This will be used to help further the search for a male contraceptive, something with a lot of obstacles to it, as well as helping men whose swimmers are too slow to cause a pregnancy. Read the rest of this entry »

Feminists Are Sleepy, Says Naomi Wolfe

Posted by: am1am2 on: February 9, 2010

Feminist power houses Arianna Huffington, Cindi Leive and Naomi Wolfe have decided that sleep is a feminist issue. If this is the next great battle for women I think feminists should just call it a night. Read the rest of this entry »

Focus On The Family Ad Focuses On Family, Ignores Abortion

Posted by: am1am2 on: February 8, 2010

When the ad was finally revealed it was innocuous. In fact, it didn’t mention abortion at all. But should the station still allow anti-abortion groups like Focus on the Family to use the Super Bowl to spread their propaganda?

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Boy ‘Born Into Brothels’ Now Film Student In New York

Posted by: am1am2 on: February 8, 2010

Born into Brothels is an Oscar-winning documentary filmed by children of sex workers in Calcutta, India.

Because of its success, one of these children, Avijit, now 20-years-old, has been given scholarships and is changing his life by studying film making at New York University.

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Straighten Up, Boy

Posted by: am1am2 on: February 7, 2010

Got a curve in your cock?

A new drug on the market is being used off label to straighten penises that have become permanently bent.

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Superbowl Ad Will Be Anti-Choice

Posted by: am1am2 on: February 6, 2010

Focus on the Family is a conservative pro-life, anti-birth control, anti-sex education, anti-gay organisation.

In spite of CBS’s rule on no advocacy in advertising, they have given approval for a 30 second advertisement to be played during the Superbowl tomorrow (February 7), a tv slot that will have up to 100 million viewers. Read the rest of this entry »

HatManJimA weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe in women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts. Read the rest of this entry »

No Rights For Gay Men In Malawi

Posted by: am1am2 on: February 5, 2010

Two men have been arrested in Malawi for putting up posters supporting gay rights.

The Centre for the Development of People has recently been formed “to fight for the rights of homosexuals and other minorities.”

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New Zealand Virgins Are Selling Cheap Compared To America

Posted by: am1am2 on: February 4, 2010

A 19-year-old New Zealand woman has auctioned off her virginity for over NZ$45,000 after receiving over 1,200 offers. She plans to use this money to pay her university tuition fees.

It seems that New Zealand virginity isn’t quite as good as American virginity where a woman recently got an offer over $5 million. Is this becoming a trend? Read the rest of this entry »

Tiller Gets Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted by: am1am2 on: February 3, 2010

Dr. Tiller, the American abortion doctor killed in May 2009, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by NARAL Pro-Choice yesterday.

They created this video (after jump) as a tribute to his life and his work.

His family accepted the award on his behalf. Read the rest of this entry »