Fox News president Roger Ailes, in an interview with Russell Simmons, said that any attempts to connect his network or the tea party to the Gabrielle Giffords shootings are “bullshit.” He thinks that “both sides” are responsible for the hate rhetoric that has pervaded the country since 2000. Nice try, Ailes, but it’s not going [...]
Filed under: Politics, Violence | Tagged: Fox News, Gabrielle Giffords, Loughner, Roger Ailes, Tea Party Movement | 1 Comment »
Most politicians are now talking about how the “heated” political rhetoric needs to be “toned down.” But, of course, not much is expected to change. Does anyone really believe that Sarah Palin will no longer talk about “targeting” someone? Does anyone really believe that tea party supporters will not do something as obscene as screaming [...]
Filed under: Politics, Violence | Tagged: Gabrielle Giffords, John Boehner, Sarah Palin. Driehaus | Leave a Comment »
I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the TV reports yesterday of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting went out of their way to avoid mentioning the political party that she belonged to, at least in the lead-ins to the stories. Was there a conscious effort to try to avoid offending (or exciting) members [...]
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Well, this is classy: The Republican website for a Minnesota Senate race posted a video, highlighting the latest reason you should vote for a GOP candidate this election cycle: Republican women are hot; Democrats are dogs. The YouTube clip shows photos of Republican women in flattering glamorized poses (frequently in bikinis), juxtaposed with purposely unflattering– [...]
Filed under: Harassment, Politics, Pop Culture, Stereotyping | Tagged: Democrats, Politics, republicans, sexism | 1 Comment »
It was only last December that the HRC released its “Buy For Equality” report on corporate equality practices, highlighting Target’s 100% rating on LGBTQ rights. But now the gay rights group has issued a clear repudiation of the retail giant, calling on them to seriously reevaluate their donation policies, or lose all support of “fair-minded [...]
Filed under: GLBT, Politics, Same-sex Marriage, Violence, Workplace | Tagged: Gay rights, homophobia, LGBTQ, Same-sex Marriage, target | Leave a Comment »
Whether Oklahoma elects a Republican or Democrat as governor this November, one thing is clear– it will be a woman. A woman has never before occupied the gubernatorial position in Oklahoma, a gender disparity that exists for 26 other states, as well. And as NPR reports, an all-female face-off for a state’s top elected position has only [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: Feminism, jari askins, mary fallin, oklahoma, Politics, women | 2 Comments »
In May, I wrote about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s statement that the United States would not abandon the women of Afghanistan by allowing President Hamid Karzai to make any deals with the Taliban. Clinton told three senior female Afghan officials that “we will not abandon you. . . . [I]t is essential that women’s [...]
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Twenty-seven states have laws that require some level of prescription contraceptive coverage. Access to additional free or subsidized contraceptives may (or may not) occur in the fall, when the health care reform changes will require new health plans to begin providing a range of preventive health services at no cost to members. What that means [...]
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I’m a few days late on this, but June 30 marked the 28th anniversary of the demise of the attempt to have 38 states ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Here’s a quick summary. The language for the ERA was drafted by Alice Paul in 1923. It was introduced in every Congressional session between 1923 and [...]
Filed under: Feminism, Law, Politics, Workplace | Tagged: Equal Rights Amendment, ERA | 2 Comments »
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