December 2010
97 posts
“-Anti-Choice Lies- PREGNANCY CRISIS CENTERS This is probably the worst of the...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 31st
“-Anti-Choice Lies- POST-ABORTION SYNDROME Yet another fake term. Its not...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 28th
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“-Anti-Choice Lies- ABORTION CAUSES BREAST CANCER Abortion doesn’t cause...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 28th
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“-Anti-Choice Lies- THE MYTH OF “PARTIAL-BIRTH” ABORTION Repeat...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 26th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
Know The Difference.
Only one in five women knows about emergency contraception, and one-third of those women confuse EC with RU-486, the abortion pill. 
Dec 24th
Stay Out!
77% of likely voters say that the government should stay out of a woman’s personal and private decision about whether to have an abortion. 
Dec 24th
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“-The Scarlet Letter- Obviously the Big A issue—abortion—is the most...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 24th
Male Contraceptives!
Male contraceptives are on the way! Two different kinds of pills (one hormonal, one not) and an IVD (similar to women’s IUD) are being tested for release.
Dec 23rd
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“-The Morning After- There has been way too much confusion (put out there...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
Mothers
Many women who get abortions say that concern for their existing children is a key factor in their decision. That sounds like the opposite of “selfish” to me. 
Dec 22nd
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“-Having All The Goodies And Not Paying The Price- Because it’s for sluts....”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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“-Contraception Misconception- Nothing exemplifies the real motives of the...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 22nd
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“-If These Uterine Walls Could Talk- It’s not news that women’s...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 22nd
“-Taking Action- Hearing all this stuff is really disheartening, I know. But...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 22nd
Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
Report!
Fewer than half of all rapes and sexual assaults are reported to police. 
Dec 21st
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“-The Laws That Make It Better, The Laws That Make You Want To Scream-...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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“-What They Don’t Tell You- Too often, issues of violence against women...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 21st
Dec 21st
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“-Harassment- You know you have a favorite street-harassment story. (And yeah, I...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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“-Intimate Partner Violence- Most people are familiar with the term domestic...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
S.C.H.J.C
The South Carolina House Judiciary Committee voted in 2005 to make cockfighting a felony, but tabled a bill that would have done the same for domestic violence. 
Dec 20th
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“-What to Do, What to Do?- A term that’s used by a lot of feminists and...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
Just So You Know...
Just so you know: April is Sexual Assault month, and October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. 
Dec 20th
“-Blaming the Victim- You would think that in this day and age, blaming the...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 20th
Dec 20th
Mary Beth Buchanan
In 2006, Bush appointed Mary Beth Buchanan to head the Office on Violence Against Women, whose claim to fame was spending $12 million on prosecuting people who sold bongs. So yeah, real qualified. 
Dec 20th
“-Rape/Sexual Assault- When I was in college, a teacher once said that all women...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
“-The Blame (And Shame) Game- Violence against women is at epidemic levels in...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
“-But Sometimes You Just Can’t Win- Unfortunately, despite our best...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 16th
“-So What’s A Girl to Do?- It shouldn’t be that hard to develop an...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
“-Performance vs. Reality- Contradictions aside, what all this porn/pop culture...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
FPA
The world’s first Feminist Porn Awards were given in June 2006 in Toronto, Canada. 
Dec 15th
Violent Pornography
In 2006, the British government banned violent pornography. 
Dec 15th
“-Like A Virgin, and Other Pop Contradictions- Never mind trying to find an...”
– Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters)
Dec 15th
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