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Top Five Reasons Why I Hated the X-Factor Finale

12/22/11 3:39pm by Red Dirt Kelly
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X Factor

I've not seen one episode of the X-Factor until tonight.I only watch about 2 hours of TV per week during the semester so during the winter break I try to relax while watching a few select shows. I was a speech, drama and debate teacher for eight years so I really love talent shows. They remind me of auditions for our Spring Musicals, only on a grandiose and incredibly bankrolled scale.  Read more >

Booberday: Painting It Pink Doesn't Make It Less Sexist

9/16/11 9:35am by avflox
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Comments from Robert Scoble's post featuring an image of a woman's breasts.

Do cancer patients benefit from campaigns purported to "raise awareness" that plaster images of breasts all over the internet or are we just using their tragedy to gratuitously post images we wouldn't otherwise? What, if anything, does this sort of campaign achieve for cancer research, cancer patients and women in general? A close look at the Booberday debacle.  Read more >

Does A Comic's Joke About Rape Speak to A Larger Problem?

9/6/11 8:41am by BalancingJane
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Rape sign

Perhaps you've caught wind of the mess involving a former Second City employee in Chicago who told a story on an open mic. In the story, a slightly drunk female customer gives a Second City waiter her number and tells him to call her. The waiter has a girlfriend, isn't interested, and passes the number off to the "joke"-teller. He calls the woman, pretending to be the waiter, and she invites him over. When he shows up, clearly not the man she was expecting, she tells him to leave.  Read more >

Michele Bachmann Newsweek Cover Photo: Sexist or Not?

8/9/11 2:31pm by Jill Miller Zimon
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Newsweek cover

Let's give you the basics to get the debate going -- because it is both evergreen and ever-important, especially for women who seek political office (or any visible position of leadership). Here's Newsweek's cover featuring Michele Bachmann this week:  Read more >

We can't expect Men to behave at a Gaming event right?

8/2/11 12:44pm by Gamingangel
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girl gamer

Silly women. You want equality? The ability to play and compete against the big, scary men? What were you thinking? At least that’s what these guys planning a LAN party in Austin, TX think. The LAN party is to celebrate the launch of Battlefield 3 (a game many of us here play). At first they said:  Read more >

Hooters! It's Where You Have a Hoot!

8/1/11 8:01am by victorias_view
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Hooters

As my son and I walked through the mall attempting to decide where to eat. His eyes looked up at the bright orange sign and said, "Why don't we give Hooters a try?" I sighed, "Umm. Let's go somewhere else that you might like to try!" "Mom! Everybody says Hooters is the place where you have a hoot!"  Read more >