On the other hand, "women seem more likely than men to enjoy a good joke, mainly because they don’t always expect it to be funny." CNN reports on studies showing the scientific differences between men and women in the area of humor perception. Money quote: While there is a lot of overlap between how men and women process humor, the … Read More
For Once, I’m Ahead Of The Curve
Everyone on the right and left seems to be blogging today about something I wrote about twice before (here and here), i.e., the religious right’s opposition to a 100% effective vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, a terrible illness that kills over 10,000 American woman per year. The reason for the fundamentalist rejection? They think that this vaccine will cause women … Read More
Action Alert: Boycott Target
Here’s why: A 26-year-old Missouri woman was refused EC when she handed her prescription to a pharmacist at a Target store in Fenton, MO, on September 30. The woman was told by the pharmacist, “I won’t fill it. It’s my right not to fill it.” She was told that she could go to a local Walgreens instead. The woman said, … Read More
Culture Of Life Update
Several months ago, I wrote this: "It’s really cute that the citizens of Wingnuttia, who truly should be given their own homeland somewhere (they can call it the Christian States of America, or whatever, I don’t care), would prefer women to die of cancer if the alternative is maybe, just maybe, increasing the likelihood of them engaging in any sexual … Read More
Roberts and Roe v. Wade
I realize that I said I wasn’t going to blog about the Roberts confirmation hearings, but I was surprised that Roberts came out today and said this: Supreme Court nominee John Roberts said Tuesday that the landmark 1973 ruling legalizing abortion was "settled as a precedent," as he was immediately pressed to address the divisive issue on the second day … Read More
The Education of Raja (and Safia)
On March 12, 2004, George Bush said this in a celebration concering "global women’s human rights": PRESIDENT BUSH: I want to thank my friend, Dr. Raja Khuzai, who’s with us today. This is the third time we have met. The first time we met, she walked into the Oval Office — let’s see, was it the first time? It was … Read More
Women And Iraq
UPDATE: Think Progress (via LQ) reminds us of what the Bushes said not even a year-and-a-half-ago: “The advance of women’s rights and the advance of liberty are ultimately inseparable.” – President Bush, 3/14/04 “President Bush has made the advance of women’s human rights a global policy priority. … We all have an obligation to speak for women who are denied … Read More
Democracy In Iraq – For Men Only?
It is now common knowledge that the new Iraqi Constitution will be grounded in Islamic law which, as everyone knows, spells bad news for the women of Iraq. Most of them will actually have been better off under the secular regime of Saddam Hussein where they enjoyed western-style equality for more than 40 years. What do the neo-cons say about … Read More
NARAL Fighting Back
…with this ad. Meanwhile, here is a blurry graphic showing where this problem is growing: