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Not All Rapes Are Forcible

Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) has brought to light an important debate in the U.S. Senate rate by expressing his view that women who face “legitimate rape” cannot become pregnant.

He has clarified that to mean that he meant to say “forcible” rather than “legitimate”. Of course, that makes perfect sense. “Forcible” rape is completely different that the various kinds of optional rape that are so common.

You might be familiar with the following examples of optional rape:
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Should Polyamorous People Be Offended by Showtime’s ‘Polyamory’?

The first season of Showtime’s reality series Polyamory is nearing its end and many people are wondering what effect the show will have on the public’s perception of the polyamorous lifestyle (for those who don’t know, polyamory is the term for people who maintain loving relationships with multiple partners).

Polyamory may well have a positive effect, in that it gets people talking about a way of life that’s not familiar to many people. However there are some problems with the show that also may limit the positive effect that it could have on building awareness of the polyamorous lifestyle.  Continue reading →

Let’s All Salute The United Bates of America

The Bates family are close friends of the world-famouse breeders the Duggars. They are also challenging the Duggar family for the Womb Productivity Crown and now they have a reality show on TLC. The Bates family appeared on 246 Kids and Counting a few times and they also had a special which aired a few months back. It must have gotten good ratings because they now have a spinoff called “The United Bates of America” which airs on Mondays on TLC. Continue reading →

Meet Michael and Kamala, Showtime’s Polyamory Ambassadors

I was originally going to write a review of the Showtime reality series Polyamory, but I think any discussion of the show needs to focus on the Douche² couple that have dubbed themselves as the architects of the San Diego polyamory movement: Kamala and Michael. I understand they are also the face of a class action suit against SuperCuts. I suspect that these individuals represent the polyamory community about as effectively as Snooki represents the average woman who lives in the New Jersey area. Continue reading →

QOTD: Who Should Be Fined?

When my husband and I were first married, we wrote a Christmas letter. This was his comment on his career at the time:

“Mr. Corn is working vigorously to pass a bill in the Colorado legislature. The bill will make it a class 2 misdemeanor to ask a couple when they are having children before their second wedding anniversary.” Continue reading →

LOL Feminism with Elizabeth Wurtzel

Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation, has written an article for The Atlantic about “1% wives”, the rich women with nannies who lunch and shop and are ruining feminism by staying out of the job market. In Wurtzel’s mind, educated women should be in the workplace, pulling their own weight. All I could think while reading it was “Oh, Elizabeth. I always thought you’d be more likeable once you had time to mature a bit.”

I doubt whether the women she is speaking of really had all that much career potential to begin with. A woman who spends her free time shopping at Chanel and getting facials at Tracy Martyn probably wasn’t going to set the workplace on fire. However, Wurtzel labels women who do not work outside the home as women who are hurting feminism, and that is a concern. It’s an excellent example of a feminist getting distracted by an easy issue, rather than addressing the difficult questions that modern women face. Most women don’t fall into the “1% wives” category, and it’s nonsensical to spend time ranting about the few, rich women who are frittering their lives away when the vast majority of women face tougher questions. Continue reading →