Well, this “Girls Love Pink Cos They Pick Fruit, Fuck, and Have Babies!” study would be a prime example of Why We Need Blogs. I see a lot of whining about bloggers being mere parasites on the underbelly of the… Read More ›
gender & feminism
PinkSquee EvPsych Asshattery du jour
[image yoinked from jZepp] Would someone just erase gender-evpsychs from the planet, please? This Beeb-reported British “study” published in Current Biology has declared that women really do prefer pink – it’s in their genes. Apparently by including Chinese volunteers as… Read More ›
Another Mike Adams column, another day where the rest of the world wonders WTF he’s smoking
Mike Adams is a professional American conservative – he writes columns on Townhall.com and writes books about being oh so lonely as a conservative college professor fighting the Evil Liberal Agenda (TM). I have regularly read his name mentioned in… Read More ›
Speaking Truth
Three pieces of art for you. Cancer Sampler Twisty has an amazing piece of embroidery art up on her blog. For those who don’t know her, Twisty was last year recovering from a debilitating regime of breast cancer treatment when… Read More ›
Double standards
Jessica of Feministing is asking for input regarding sexist double standards – e.g. sexually active men are studs, sexually active women are whores. Sexist double standards are going to be the subject of her next book, and she wants to… Read More ›
A good cause flawed by misrepresentation
I really hate it when ventures I wholeheartedly support in principle get oversold on dodgy statistics. The only men’s health facility of its kind in western Sydney, it was formed by the Department of Health and Aging three years ago… Read More ›
“It’s just like a normal external bra!”Snoopy-nosed Redundant Skin Envelopes
From Israel21c via Women’s Health News comes this new surgical procedure designed to help women fork out piles of cash and a world of pain for patriarchally-approved body shape: Minimally Invasive Mastopexy. Because we all have a disease, you see,… Read More ›
She’s a floorwaxer and a dessert topping!
Unilever, Unilever, Unilever. The company that brought us the marketing triumphs of Slimfast formula for fatties, and Lynx/Axe perfumed men’s body products. Now Unilever had rebranded hair-product range Suave for the noughties, with their “Pretty Mommy Movement” (retch). The catchphrases?… Read More ›
Western Australian birth statistics.
Western Australian birthing statistics These are stats for 2005. In other words, there’s a good chance things are actually worse right now in terms of overuse of interventions. C section rate 33.9%. This is rising dramatically. In 1991, it was… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Nova Peris
A Friday Hoyden for you: sporting legend Nova Peris, also known as Nova Peris-Kneebone, also known by her current married name, Nova Batman. Nova Peris Kneebone was born in Darwin 1971, a member of a family who are traditional owners… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 