Remember “Heelarious” high-heeled shoes for babies? There’s an interview with the makers, on MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/26639946#26639946
gender & feminism
McCain doesn’t want children to learn how to protect themselves
A couple of days ago I talked about John McCain’s vigorous opposition to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Now he has put out a lying attack ad against Barack Obama. The bill concerned included teaching… Read More ›
Graeme Reeves has been charged
It’s been a long time coming, but Strike Force Tarella has now accumulated enough evidence to arrest and charge ex-obstetrician and gynaecologist Graeme Reeves, dubbed the “Butcher of Bega”, on a number of violent offences against women. There were many more complaints, and the police continue to compile evidence.
Hoyden Mailbag: Good News and Bad News
Today’s Hoyden Mailbag consists of two articles from the local weekly paper. A while back, I talked about playgrounds that are inaccessible to parents. The problem of playgrounds inaccessible to children is, of course, huge. Today I found that the… Read More ›
Palin’s priorities as mayor of Wasilla: raising taxes essential for a hockey rink, but funding rape evidence kits is too high a burden for the taxpayer
Our last Palin thread is getting a little long, so here’s another bit to chew on: via Bitch PhD: Back in 2000, Alaska’s then-governor, Tony Knowles, signed legislation protecting victims of sexual assault from being billed for tests to collect… Read More ›
Ladies Handbook: ” The terrible results which follow the unlawful exercise of the reproductive function may be quite plainly pointed out…”
Another instalment in the Ladies’ Handbook series. The initial post is here. This instalment continues Chapter IV, “Sex Physiology and Hygiene“. Here you can see masturbation-aversion, awful advice on interfering with childrens’ genitals, the magical thinking of today’s abstinence-only education… Read More ›
“I think that’s why he gets himself into trouble!”: Rebecca Carmody on Troy Buswell’s “quip”
We’re still looking at a hung parliament at this stage over here in Western Australia, with National leader Brendon Grylls continuing to refuse to fall into line behind either of the major party leaders to form a coalition. But this… Read More ›
US Republican Party feud against UN conventions for the rights of women and children
Shakesville has a post up pointing to the official GOP policy platform site, http://www.gopplatform2008.com. The Republican Party platform includes the following: We strongly support the long-held policy of the Republican Party known as the “Mexico City policy,” which prohibits federal… Read More ›
Wallowing in victimhood in our purple ghetto
And the “fair and balanced” mainstream media quote of the day goes to … The Australian! From “Redefining feminism: Have activists morphed into female chauvinist piglets?”: Unlike the professional feminists who love to wallow in victimhood in their purple ghettos,… Read More ›
Sarah Palin feminism watch #3: the RNC and the “girls in between”
Here’s a third datapoint in the Sarah Palin Introduces Her Children sexism series. The first two are in this post: “Republican sexism watch: Sarah Palin gives us no evidence that she values girls” (cross-posted to Shakesville). The only change is… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 