The Pain of House
Hugh Laurie as Dr. House, a white man posed as a Caduceus with wings and two large snakes wrapped around his body on a blue field. Caption reads "Incurably Himself". I am a pop-culture junkie. If you...
View ArticleYes, it DOES make a difference
(Cross-posted at three rivers fog.) I wrote this yesterday in an extreme fog and do not have the spoons to rework and polish it. Apologies for the brainspill, but these days it’s the only option I...
View ArticleA brief PSA on language
So many people have complained that it is asking too much of abled people to stop using words they consider trivial: crazy, insane, lunatic, idiot, moron, dumb, blind, etc. I beg to differ. You know...
View ArticleWhy ‘What People Think’ Matters
Permanent Limited Duty is an option that a service member has to being fully medically discharged. It allows the member to stay active duty on a strict schedule and with very strict limitations of...
View ArticleThe Space Between…
This post originally posted at random babble… on 06 January 2010 The policing of other women’s bodies is never OK from a feminist standpoint. I can’t stress that point enough. It doesn’t serve any...
View ArticleDo you REALLY trust women?
For the purposes of this post, I would like to remind everyone that the range of disability includes people who are mentally ill, paralyzed, Blind, Deaf, permanently injured, autistic, physically...
View ArticleFeminism Objectifies Women
You’ve heard the term “choice feminism” right? Usually used derisively by a person who is arguing: Just because a woman makes a choice does not make it a feminist choice, we have to be able to examine...
View ArticleRecommended Reading for April 20, 2010
Scott Carney (Mother Jones magazine): Inside India’s Rent-a-Womb Business Despite the growth in services, surrogacy is not officially regulated in India. There are no binding legal standards for...
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