I simply can’t process this very well. Those poor, poor people.
culture wars
Broadly, conservatism vs progressives / social liberties vs authoritarianism / social justice vs elitist marginalisation.
BFTP: We knew it was bad for you, see!?!
Part of this month’s Blast from the Past reposting program: originally published January 4, 2006. This post notes the ongoing pattern of research around abortion being distorted and misrepresented.
Friday Hoyden: Katharine Hepburn
This is a repost: first published March 30, 2006 as Hepburn and Mephistopheles (before I’d got into the Friday Hoyden habit). I’ve taken this opportunity to correct my original misspelling of her given name, and I’m very happy that the website I snarked on then still exists for you to … enjoy.
Cardinal George Pell, humbug
He’s at it again: Faithless are coarse, uncaring and without purpose, says Cardinal Pell. Most of it’s typical tosh. We’re all utterly miserable hedonists, apparently. He even goes Godwin on us:
The UN General Assembly this week voted to allow LGBT people to be executed without cause
Seriously.
I have no words.
Femmostroppo Reader November 24, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed-reader. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments.
The Pope and condoms – don’t get too excited
Despite some of the reports out there in tabloid land about the Pope “ending the ban on condom use” he actually has done no such thing.
Kate Harding nails it
A USAmerican couple have put up a website asking the Internet whether they should choose to complete her pregnancy or terminate it. Of course it’s a pro-life/anti-choice stunt,
Marriage Equality Rally in Sydney — November 27th
Post made sticky on the front page because the march is this weekend!
Recently in airport security
A Scottish comedian whose name I can’t remember now once said (paraphrasing) “keep a close eye on how your airports are treating you, because that’s how the authorities would like to treat you all the time”.
Hoyden About Town 