Women and Mixed Martial Arts: A Guest Po...

Well, how does one begin a guest post? Carefully, I think. The topic I’m choosing to introduce myself with is why I am both a woman and a mixed martial arts fighter. For those of you unfamiliar with MMA, let me give you a little background. MMA is a form of fighting that incorporates elements of martial...

Hymenology 101: A Guest Post by Commente...

Via Julie Danielle @ Flickr. I’m a pediatrician who specializes in taking care of kids who have been abused, so I have had to learn all about the ins and outs, as they say, of hymens. I think the idea of virginity is useful on a personal level, but I hate how it’s considered a measure of the value...

What We Learned from the SuperBowl Ads...

That about sums it up. Via that_james @ Flickr Superbowl Sunday is as much–if not more–about the flashy, expensive ads as it is the outcome of the game.  A lot of the lead-up hubbub was about the Tebow “Abortions Murder Football Heros!” ad, but if one were an alien who landed...

Possibly the Creepiest Fucking Thing Eve...

Pygmalion and Galatea, 2010. Via CNN. Because nothing else of import is going on in the world, yesterday CNN broke the story of the latest in expensive, hi-tech fuck dolls. Yes. A story about fuck dolls on CNN. Specifically Roxxxy, a $7,000, 5′7″, 120-lb, alarmingly lifelike talking sex robot. Prepare...

Commenter Ocean_Breeze On Being A Woman ...

This guest post comes courtesy of Ocean_Breeze, a Senior Airman in the US Air Force. I thought this post would be a good perspective for those who have never been in–nor wished to be in–the military. I wanted to talk about what life’s like for your fellow sisters in the services–the...

The Most Ridonkulous Op-Ed of 2010: Audr...

I'm glad I saved this image from the last time I posted about Audrey Irvine. When last I wrote about Audrey Irvine, author of the erstwhile CNN column “Relationship Rants”, she was blaming everyone from Beyonce to the US Census for the fact that no one respects unmarried relationships...

2 + 2 = Ummmm, ponies?...

Now we can blame Texas Instruments. Via stitched_pirate @ Flickr At the risk of academically crippling all of our elementary school readers, I’ll admit that math is not one of my strengths.  I don’t have any problems with daily computations, algebra and geometry are useful, but after trig? ...

Katie Roiphe and the Great Male Narcissi...

You’ve probably heard by now that Katie Roiphe wrote an essay for the New York Times in which she lamented the loss of virile sex writing as practiced by my favourite writers-I-hate, Updike, Roth and Mailer.  Her argument, such as it is, is that the “provocativeness” of their take on sex is aesthetically...

Attention, Ladies! A Man is Here to Hel...

Yesterday a man was invited to share his perspective at Jezebel on why women should not complain about women getting hit, for no reason, by men.  The title he chose was, “Why is Snooki More Precious Than I Am?“  You can sort of imagine how it evolved from there. I don’t want to rehash...

Women’s Bodies Are Not Political C...

Men have been citing “their” women’s greater attractiveness as proof of their superiority over political rivals for as long as I can remember. Probably longer. It’s a fun excuse to objectify women and emphasize one’s status as alpha male, if you’re a guy. If you’re...

Disability and Sexuality Co-Exist...

There was a bizarre scene in last week’s episode of The Office, wherein Pam complained to Oscar that their boss Michael was sleeping with her mother. “How would you like it if Michael was having sex with your mom!?” Pam asked. After a brief pause, Oscar told her, “My mom is in...

Thank You for Being a Friend...

Via andreakw @ Flickr.Female friendships have been getting a lot of media attention in the past couple weeks. To be specific, people are saying that friendships between women are superficial at best and toxic at worst. Women cannot be more than frenemies because we are competitive, backstabbing underminers...