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Feminism and Romance

Bitch Magazine has an interview with Sarah and Candy of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, and it’s pretty awesome.  My favorite quote from it is, undoubtedly:
MV: Why should feminists read romance novels?
SW: It’s a 50-plus-year-old industry comprised mostly of women writers operating their own businesses and producing a genre about women’s self-actualization, pursuit of autonomy, and [...]

Rahm-a-lama

So I have a slightly disturbing and slightly inappropriate crush on Rahm Emanuel.  Yes, that would be the former congressman from Illinois, current chief of staff for the Obama White House, ballet-dancing, swearing and ever so slightly violent Rahm Emanuel.  Hey, I said it was disturbing and inappropriate.  I KNOW.  I just can’t help myself.  [...]

An open letter to Norm Coleman

Today, the trial to determine who wins the Minnesota senate seat in the race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman begins.  I’d like to take the opportunity to address the former senator and former mayor of St. Paul.
Dear Norm,
We go way back.  I originally didn’t vote for you as governor of the state of Minnesota [...]

Family and Politics

My mother called me this morning, and she was pissed.  She’d just gotten off the phone with one of my aunts in California, who voted for John McCain and Proposition 8 and is absolutely convinced that Barack Obama is going to destroy the budget and rack up the national debt and turn us into Soviet [...]

There Were Technical Difficulties, But No One Noticed

Tonight marks the first time in at least 2 weeks that I have been able to login to my blog.  Ended up having to upgrade, and fix permissions (and before she says anything, yes, Mura was actually the one to fix permissions).  The fact that I haven’t been able to post means that I was [...]

“Real America”?

Sarah Palin’s already produced a huge steaming pile of bullshit since she accepted the nomination, but this latest thing annoys the shit out of me.  Ah, yes.  Real America.  Defined as any part of the United States not on either of the coasts, not near a major city, not emphatically liberal.  Typical Republican shit, really.  [...]

I have Sarah Palin Fatigue Syndrome

After two weeks of hearing nothing on the Republican side but how she’s just a simple hockey mom, as American as apple pie, etc., etc., etc., and nothing from the Democratic side but is she/isn’t she a feminist arguments.  I’ve read dozens of blog posts about how we should focus on her as a politician [...]