What’s the different between a slut and a bitch? A slut sleeps with anyone. A bitch sleeps with anyone but you. Remember that old joke? On first pass it sounds like some classic misogyny. If you examine the construct a…
There’s a great column in the New York Times called The Ethicist by Chuck Klosterman. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s written by a professor of ethics and people write in with knotty problem. Usually, it’s really interesting. This…
Oh, lord y’all. Summer, amirite? Kids everywhere, wet towels, damn squirrels eating my tomatoes. It’s a madhouse. I know exactly how much I suck at keeping this space filled lately. There’s plenty I have to say but everything else is…
I know. Babble is usually the home to happy blog posts about cute outfits for kids but today I’m hitting on a topic that’s dark and actually very upsetting: population control laws. While we argue about reproductive rights here in…
The charming governors of Texas and Ohio are indulging in an orgy of “no abortionz! fetuses for everyone!’ this week. It’s…it’s just…. I’m flapping my hands and covering my face because there aren’t words. I mean, there are but writing…
I was watching The Cycle on MSNBC today. I don’t usually do that because their habit of using a 5 way split screen makes me want to kick the tv. The final segment of the show is always commentary by…
I saw this Palin graphic with her commencement advice to young people. I don’t know if she actually gave a speech or if she’s just doing snappy graphics with stock photos of past appearances. I don’t actually care if she’s…
Last night I was totally gutted by a New York Times Magazine article detailing results of a new study about what happens to abortion seekers after they either receive or are denied an abortion. The study dealt with women seeking…
In all my time scouring the internet for information about the way government can better support families, a story I covered for Babble this week about Finnish “maternity boxes” is without a doubt my favorite. Back in the 1930’s the…
Note: I apologize in advance for the lack of sourcing on some facts here. I’m very, very tired and operating Google seems like hard work. Instead, I shall engage in what is probably just partisan outrage. This week, the Pew…
