Tag Archives: Women

It’s the comma that makes it art

Posted on April 6, 2009 by admin

To continue our theme from Friday’s ‘Women, Know Your Limits’ video, we turn to the Women’s Interest Lifestyle section of CNN.com, where we find this gem: Plus, Michelle Obama knows just what to pack!! I think I’m getting the vapors.

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The cow is not for sale.

Posted on April 1, 2009 by admin

I don’t generally write much about “the sex” in this space, aside from the occasional Chuck Grassley/boobies joke, because, among other reasons, several of my colleagues—and, god knows, by this point, probably my mother—read this blog, so, really. But my … Continue reading →

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Dora the Exploiter

Posted on March 6, 2009 by admin

According to our friends over at FishbowlLA, there’s a bit of an internet fracas brewing between Mattel and a coalition of worked-up mommybloggers over the company’s decision to “magically transform” girl-hero Dora the Explorer into, well, something of a slut.  … Continue reading →

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I’m not funny.

Posted on March 2, 2009 by admin

The tired theme that women aren’t funny gets some new life in today’s Guardian, with Germaine Greer trying her hand at the famously explosive topic. Greer’s strategy seems to be to mitigate the objections of ladybloggers and assorted other wimminfolk … Continue reading →

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Lilly Ledbetter and the tough girl’s guide to negotiation

Posted on January 29, 2009 by admin

This morning Barack Obama signed into law the first legislation of his presidency, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, extending the statute of limitations on paycheck discrimination for men and women like Ms. Ledbetter, who earned less than her male … Continue reading →

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Routan Bust

Posted on November 6, 2008 by admin

Last week, I noted some of the unsettling racial/sexual overtones of the new Axe Dark Temptation campaign. But it’s not surprising I don’t like the ad; I’m nowhere near Axe’s 18-24 year old male target demographic. Which is what makes … Continue reading →

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