Well, I once again caught wind ahead of time, of the plans of a local anti-abortion group to show up downtown and deliberately emotionally agitate and traumatize as many people as inhumanly possible. Along with this information was a clear indication that there would be film and/or video cameras, which most assuredly would be simply … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: feminism
Effects Of Patriarchy That Hurt Men
Patriarchy is the organization of society, such that men hold a majority of the roles associated with social power (if not all of them). Feminist theory tends to focus on the many ways that patriarchy subjugates women. I focus on it a lot, too. But it hurts men as well, and though I have not … Continue reading »
Anti-Misogynist Action: Day 162
Apparently dreaming of decapitation is symbolic of a castration fantasy. I must be becoming a man. And have you ever wondered what “trigger warning” is intended to mean? Friday I’m going to be perfectly honest with you. After being followed into the bathroom last Saturday, I’ve been bombarded by excessively violent nightmares ranging from watching … Continue reading »
Things I Can’t Help But Notice About The History Of “Pro-Life”
Every once in a while, some guy claiming to be pro-life gets his boxers in a twist when I ask him uncomfortable questions with the explicit aim of distinguishing him from pro-lifers I will likely have to deal with for the rest of my life. A valid response, considering the repercussions of the declaration, “I’m … Continue reading »
Anti-Misogynist Action: Days 155-157
This week’s highlights are all about discoveries: even an utterly miserable anti-choicer can actually smile (but they’re not supposed to), and I apparently now know how to emotionally agitate pro-lifers as spontaneously as they deliberately set out to do to the general public. And oh, how I laughed and laughed. Friday This Friday, something was … Continue reading »
Blog Repost – Blinded by the right: My past as an anti-abortion activist
This is a must-read pro-choice blog post published originally at Michael Laxer’s Blog as a guest entry. It is the perspective of a former pro-life insider (which shares volumes of detail about the pro-life movement’s hatred of women). Again, as in the case of the epic troll blog re-post on votes for women, because Blogspot doesn’t … Continue reading »
The Construction Of “Pro-Life” Rhetoric
Allow myself to be perfectly clear here: there is no “pro-life” and “pro-death”. There is only body-policing or bodily autonomy. The “pro-life” stance is about more than telling people they shouldn’t get an abortion. It’s also about campaigning against euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, to make sure no one has the option of dying voluntarily, when … Continue reading »
An Open Letter To Mehdi Hasan of HuffPo
I read your article on how you believe that being pro-life doesn’t make you any less of a lefty, and as I was reading through it, I decided to compile a list of problems with your supporting claims and evidence, under a link to your post on one of my Facebook contact’s walls. But because … Continue reading »
Anti-Misogynist Action: Day 150 (Epic Troll)
Today I learned that a lot of parishioners at St. Patrick’s Parish have difficulty parallel-parking. And that Charlie Chaplin’s moustache, for which Adolf Hitler is so well-known, is back in style at St. Pat’s. I also learned that their 7 a.m. Sunday morning mass is not particularly well-attended, and that suits me just fine. In … Continue reading »
Anti-Misogynist Action: Day 149
The seasons are changing, and so are my tactics. After getting sufficiently tired of being angry about the sexual harassment and slut-shaming taking place outside the abortion clinic where I’ve been picketing for the past five months, I’ve decided to take the fight to the front door of the people who started it. After doing … Continue reading »
