by Jason Stotts Weibliche Scham (De) – vulva. Interestingly, although in German “weibliche Scham” means vulva, it is more literally translated as “feminine shame.” Just one more example of sex-negativity hiding out in language. Automatically Generated Related Posts:No Related Posts
by Jason Stotts “For a woman qua woman, the essence of femininity is hero-worship—the desire to look up to man” ~ Ayn Rand In this essay I am going to present two views of masculinity and femininity: those of Ayn Rand and then my own. I will also present my reasons for my views and [...]
by Jason Stotts Bussinessweek is reporting on a new study for a drug called Viread that is having some very promising trials: A vaginal gel containing Gilead Sciences Inc.’s AIDS drug Viread cut HIV infections by as much as 54 percent in a trial in South Africa… “It’s a game-changing trial,” said Mitchell Warren, executive [...]
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by Jason Stotts Yesterday, Argentina became the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage: [The new law] gives same-sex couples equal marriage rights, including the ability to adopt children. The law was backed by the center-left government of President Cristina Kirchner, who has said she will sign it. [CNN] Congrats to all of the [...]
by Jason Stotts With crashing OCON, work, and a long essay I’m working on now, I’ve been rather remiss in blogging. Unfortunately, this means that I missed the chance to discuss several really important news stories, so I’m going to remedy that here and condense them all into one post. 1. DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional A [...]
by Jason Stotts There have been a lot of spam user registrations recently on my blog and so I’ve disabled new user registration. I’ve also deleted all of the users that appeared to be spam. In the off chance I inadvertently deleted a real user, or if you want to register as a user so [...]
by Jason Stotts I’ve decided that I will be heading to Las Vegas on Thursday (7/8) to see some friends in Vegas and meet up with some people who are in Vegas for OCON. If you’re at OCON and you’d like to rendezvous, contact me via Facebook or e-mail me at Jason(a)JasonStotts.com. I’ll be in [...]
by Jason Stotts Some time ago, I met a young woman by the name the name of Julia. After getting to know her, I was surprised to find that the Fourth of July was her favorite holiday, since I had never heard anyone identify the Fourth as their favorite holiday. It’s not that I’m surprised [...]
by Jason Stotts In another Supreme Court ruling, Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, 08-1371, SCOTUS ruled that a christian group cannot bar gays from being members if it receives public funding. The AP report (from SFGate) notes Justice Stevens: …was even harsher, saying while the Constitution “may protect CLS’s discriminatory practices off campus, it does [...]
