“What we need here is the government’s help.” New Jersey Republican. In her latest short on Real Time with Bill Maher, Alexandra Pelosi illustrates that Republicans are simply not informed. She asks them what spending cuts the government should be making after they insist cuts should be made. Pelosi asks them about specific cuts, such […]
Feminist Shelby Knox talks about how the media sells sex to young girls as well as using their sexuality to sell products like pulled pork on a cheeseburger. If we as a culture continue to accept young girls as sex objects and exploit them to sell products, we’re not going to make the advances […]
A FOX affiliate in Connecticut thought it was a great idea to celebrate Women’s History Month by using video highlighting women’s breasts because BOOBS ARE FUN! Notice that in the footage, the faces of the women were not included. When boobs are in the shot, who needs FACES??? The fact that FOX has video loops […]
The mainstream media has an unfortunate aversion to discussing the Equal Rights Amendment. Admittedly, the ERA had a chance to be fully ratified and failed to get the three remaining states needed in 1973. It’s not a fun subject. We have Phyllis Schlafly and her campaign of lies and fear to thank—the woman who practiced […]
Martha Plimpton, co-founder of the women’s rights organization A Is For, and Irin Carmon, staff writer for Salon.com, appeared on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to talk about the Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act. “The Arkansas state legislature wants the state to have the most restrictive abortion ban in the country…” O’Donnell reports. The […]