May 21, 2012
Since Barack Obama has introduced the new healthcare bill, he has faced an onslaught of opposition against the birth control mandate, which obliges most employers to include birth control coverage in company health care packages, regardless of the organization’s stance on the issue. It was an effort by the government to improve health care for ...
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May 3, 2012
Don’t tell anyone — but I turned 30 today! Last night, to celebrate the last day in my 20s, I went to see Titanic in 3D. Twelve years ago when Titanic first came out I was just about to turn 18. It just seemed appropriate! I loved this film the first time around, and in ...
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feminism in Hollywood,
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Kate Winslet,
Leonardo DiCaprio,
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Rose,
Titanic
November 28, 2011
We all know about America’s weight problem. But a new study shows that US men and women are now about 20 pounds heavier than they were two decades ago. They are also farther away from their “ideal weight.” Most sources covering this study look at it from a health angle. Yes, weight gain is unhealthy, ...
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October 12, 2011
Very few things make me nauseous just by reading about them. This one succeeded. Next week the American Congress will vote on the “Protect Life Act.” Nicknamed the “Let Women Die Act,” this bill would allow federally funded hospitals to deny abortions to women even if not having them would cause them to die. The ...
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Protect Life Act,
religion
September 29, 2011
Just when you thought your favourite TV show was safe, Renee Martin from Womanist Musings reminds us how sexism (and racism) is everywhere. The Big Bang Theory is one of the few comedies that I continue to watch. I know that it has its problematic elements, but sometimes you have to say, hell with ...
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Renee Martin,
sexism,
slut shaming,
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The Big Bang Theory,
Womanist Musings
September 23, 2011
“If this backward law passes, I’m moving to Canada!” “This backward law” could refer to abortion, gay rights, health and education cuts, or countless others; you name it, if it’s going down the gurgler in your own country, chances are you can slap a big Canadian band-aid on it and all will be well. But ...
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Sweden,
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September 20, 2011
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered Americans who want to work for the military no longer have to hide who they are. The rule of “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) was lifted today after years of hard work and campaigning by the LGBT community. This is great news and hopefully will mean a more inclusive and ...
June 16, 2011
As prudish as Americans seem when it comes to sex, in private they really let loose. Sexual satisfaction is on the rise in the United States according to the latest Trojan US Sex Census. On average, Americans aged 18 and over have sex 120 times a year, that’s 2.3 times per week, and 76 percent ...
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May 16, 2011
Women have made great strides towards evening the playing field in education and the workplace, but we still can’t wave the equality flag when some places are noticing these changes more than others. While it may be hard to measure sex equality, data has been extracted from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey to create ...
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May 6, 2011
Teaching a child to apply a condom on a banana is almost saying: “Now go and try this for yourself.” That’s what Conservative MP Nadine Dorries said to the British parliament as an argument in favour of requiring schools to start abstinence classes for teenage girls. According to Dorries, current sex education just isn’t cutting ...
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