Tag Archives: Feminism
After 28 Years, What Should We Keep and What Should We NIX?
Richard Nixon signed Title IX into law on June 23, 1972. Title IX most famously applies to women’s sports, but in fact the law is much broader than that: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based … Continue reading
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Girl Scouts and Entrepreneurship
Girl Scout cookies, arguably the most delicious American delight, represent an equally delightful history of feminism. Just a few years after the Girl Scouts tradition launched, troops began selling cookies to finance their endeavor. In 1922 the official Scouts magazine, … Continue reading
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Do Hooters Girls Accept the Risk?
Evidently when tobacco companies first learned they’d have to defend against “this sh*t is bananas” litigation, their first-draft briefs said only: Of Course cigarettes are unhealthy! We never claimed they were good for you! Similarly, as Hooters comes under criticism … Continue reading
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Feminism and Inverse Evolution
To anyone who didn’t grow up in a comically-traditional household (did your Italian parents spank you w/ a wooden spoon?), word on the street is that men want a chase, while women need possession. Also, ladies? No one will buy … Continue reading
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Examples of Coercion
In my first year of law school as a writing exercise we had to analyze “coercion.” At what point do the conditions presented become so slanted as to render one party helpless to make a choice? It’s a little paternalistic … Continue reading
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Sexist Newsweek Cover Inspires Frum’s Latest Opinion: “She Asked for It!”
And now, an entirely new argument for sexism: She asked for it! Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Sarah Palin complains that her Newsweek cover is sexist. The magazine borrowed a photo from Palin’s Runner’s World interview last … Continue reading
Nature and Nurture
This week it’s all about Nature Versus Nurture First we saw this evidence that women on the Pill — a big dose of estrogen — find themselves attracted to men that would not be as attractive without that hormonal push. … Continue reading
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Rose-Colored Glasses
At The New Agenda: One of the best parts of my tiny, rigorous law school is the spiritual generosity of its affiliated community. Last year one evening I spirited myself away to a secluded restroom to freshen up before a … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton: Femme-inist?
I blog occasionally for a women’s group, and what I hope to bring to that table is my own search for what kind of woman I’d like to be: lawyer, mother-of-five, patient and kind, MILF, etc. I write about gender … Continue reading
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Has Feminism Jumped the Shark?
CA Senator Barbara Boxer scolded Gen. Michael Walsh for calling her “ma’am”, and insisted that he call her “Senator” because she worked hard for the job and she earned the title. Is this similar to when everyone in the military was called … Continue reading
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Performing Gender
I repost this blogged case brief because I love how the author describes a restaurant’s requirement that female employees wear makeup: “Performing Gender.” Taken originally from a San Diego paper: Shenoa Vild hates to wear makeup. Face goop is simply … Continue reading
