I always have a problem with Bill Maher. I almost always agree with what he says. And I thought his movie “Religulous” was hilarious. But I don’t like his “style” as a comedian and he sometimes is unnecessarily “anti” particular individuals. And his comments on women sometimes (often?) sound sexist. But, on his HBO show [...]
Filed under: Feminism, Politics, Religion, Sex, Stereotyping | Tagged: Bill Maher, Michele Bachmann, sarah palin | Leave a Comment »
I’m only about a year behind the times on this, but, when I was in my health club last week, some TVs were showing the video for the Silversun Pickups’ “Substitution” song. It’s the video where the group is playing and, on the floor in front of them are eight short-skirted, low-cut, high-heel-wearing women playing [...]
Filed under: Pop Culture, Sex | Tagged: Robert Palmer, Silversun Pickups | 2 Comments »
Via Jezebel: Today Spirit Airlines came out with this advertisement for coastal flights, featuring a greased-up woman in a bikini, with the header: “Check Out The Oil On Our Beaches.” This ad is particularly tacky for multiple reasons– exploiting women as well as the oil crisis. This time, it’s not just the feminists who are [...]
Filed under: Advertising, Pop Culture, Sex | Tagged: Advertising, bp, oil spill, sexism | 3 Comments »
An FDA advisory panel has officially approved Ella, the newest version of emergency contraception. Dubbed the “week after pill,” the drug works similarly to Plan B, but extends the window of effectiveness to up to 5 days after unprotected sex (Plan B currently protects only up to 72 hours). Furthermore, Plan B decreases in effectiveness [...]
Filed under: Abortion, Reproductive Rights, Sex | Tagged: Abortion, contraception, ella, morning after pill, pro-choice, pro-life, Sex | 1 Comment »
Did Southwest Airlines ban this PETA ad because of its racy nature, or because of its pro-vegan message? Southwest reports that the ad was rejected from publication in their magazine, Spirit, because it is “too provocative to run.” PETA, however, claims that this advertisement is no sexier than other ads Southwest accepts– and that Southwest’s [...]
Filed under: Advertising, Feminism, Pop Culture, Sex | Tagged: Advertising, PETA, Sex | 11 Comments »
I found this new PSA, featuring Bristol Palin on Feministing this morning. The PSA’s message is brief: What if I didn’t come from a famous family? What if I didn’t have all their support? What if I didn’t have all these opportunities? Believe me, it wouldn’t be pretty. Pause before you play. Feministing posted a [...]
Filed under: Advertising, Politics, Pop Culture, Reproductive Rights, Sex | Tagged: abstinence, Advertising, palin, Sex, sex education | 2 Comments »
Unbelievable. Somehow, the final health reform bill restored $250 million over five years for states to sponsor abstinence-only programs. This came about even though President Obama’s first two budgets had pulled all federal funding from those programs. Repeatedly, studies have shown that abstinence-only education is ineffective. And the numbers of births, pregnancies and sexually transmitted [...]
Filed under: Education, Health, Politics, Sex | Tagged: abstinence-only education, sex education | 2 Comments »
Washington, DC will become the first city in the US to incorporate female condom distribution in its fight against HIV/AIDS. The city’s HIV rates are notoriously high, with rates reaching 3% of the population– higher than West African statistics, and about on par with Kenya and Uganda. The initiative will include providing free female condoms [...]
Filed under: Health, Reproductive Rights, Sex | Tagged: aids, DC, Female Condom, Health, hiv condoms, Sex, washington dc | Leave a Comment »
According to UN program on HIV/Aids (UNAids), the immunodeficiency disease is now the leading cause of death among women of a reproductive age. Violence against women is the leading cause of the spread of this disease in women, with an estimated 70% of women “forced to engage in unprotected sex.” Translation: rape and sexual assault [...]
Filed under: Health, Sex, Violence | Tagged: aids, Health, hiv, Rape, Sex, United Nations, violence against women, women's health | 2 Comments »
Good news– a study has found that Gardasil protects two other groups, than those it was originally intended for. First, the drug has shown to be 90% effective at protecting older women, ages 24-45, against the cancer-causing HPV virus. Secondly, the drug has promising results for gay men as well, as a trial found that [...]
Filed under: GLBT, Health, Sex | Tagged: gardasil, heath, HPV, LGBTQ, women's health | Leave a Comment »
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