The Power of Social Media to Spread the Word: God Is Love. Hate Is Evil No Matter How You Try to Disguise It Under the Cloak of “Religious Values”
I didn’t wear a hoodie yesterday because 1) I don’t own one and 2) I didn’t know it was the thing to do. Shared by Elizabeth Hope Hernandez Somebody asked on Facebook yesterday why the “best interest of the child” standard seemed to be rooted in Nazi values. In other words, why don’t those being … Read more
Jodee Blanco: Turning Pain Into Purpose
The bully never remembers, the outcast never forgets. – Jodee Blanco Bullying. It’s everywhere: on the playground, in our boardrooms and bedrooms, and in the news. Jodee Blanco is a peer abuse (bullying) survivor who is making a difference. She is on a mission to teach us how to treat each other with dignity and respect. … Read more
Memo to Clients: Prescription Parity or Boehner’s Boner
Memo to Labor Law Clients from the Law Firm of Uppity Bitches & Sluts R Us RE: Legislation to Limit Prescription Drug Coverage Legislation promulgated to restrict female employees’ access to contraceptives by grumpy old farts intent on obfuscating sexual perversion under the cloak of religious dogma and on placating their sense of impotence raises concerns that said legislation may … Read more
Bravo, Rita Anita Linger: Raleigh, NC Is 3rd Most Optimistic City!
Who says one person can’t make a difference? ABC News reported tonight that 74.9% of the people in Raleigh, North Carolina believe their city is becoming a better place to live. This makes Raleigh the third most optimistic city in the country. How did this happen? RitaAnita Linger became the CEO of the Southeast Raleigh Assembly (SERA). She … Read more
Of Skunks & Narcissists
Don’t get into a pissing contest with a skunk. – Down home wisdom Skunks are cute. They look all cuddly and sweet. But, it isn’t smart to get too close. The same is true of narcissists. There’s no getting away without feeling like we’re drowning in a bad odor. The analogy between narcissists and skunks surfaced after I read … Read more
International Women’s Day: Connect and Celebrate!
Who inspires you to be a phenomenal woman? I hope it is the person you see in the mirror. You are phenomenal. We R-E-S-P-E-C-T ourselves and love the men who cherish and respect us. Sexy. I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman. – Helen Reddy The grumpy old men in the Republican party … Read more
Editorial Cartoons: “Women Can Vote?” and “Make a Wish”
It’s a good time to be a post-menopausal woman. I’m sick and tired of the Catholic Church dictating patriarchal, misogynistic values. Politicians (men and women ~ Republican and Democrat) need to wake the hell up and start treating women with dignity and respect if they want our votes. Related articles Lisa Murkowski Regrets Voting For Blunt … Read more
Editorial Cartoons: “Speaking of Prostitutes” [Rush Limbaugh] and “How Low Can You Go?”
I think the problem is the Republican leaders, Mitt Romney and the other candidates, don’t have the courage to say what they say in quiet. . . they think Rush Limbaugh is a buffoon. They think he is like a clown coming out of a small car at a circus. – Matthew Dowd Sen. John McCain … Read more
Humor: Best Antidote to the “Feminazi” Attitudes of Rush Limbaugh and Other Grumpy Old Republican Men
Do these grumpy old men get your motor humming? There’s a reason ole Rush Limbaugh needs sex tapes from Georgetown law students to get a rush. No self-respecting woman would join eHarmony to meet a guy like him, and she certainly wouldn’t hop on a Sleep Train or Sleep Number mattress with him. She might … Read more
