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If you've been paying attention to social media, you've undoubtedly seen hashtag #YesAllWomen trending for the past couple of days. #YesAllWomen is in response to the tragedy that took place in Isla Vista, when a young man opened fire, killing nine people, then himself. The shooter, Elliot Rodger, was found dead in his car. Elliot Rodger had made several disturbing videos, saying that he sought revenge on women for rejecting him. He was angry at women for dating other guys. He was angry at men for dating the women he wanted to date. He wanted to murder sorority members at his college. Since the shootings took place, women from all over the world have shared their feelings on how unsafe they feel. #YesAllWomen have given women a voice to come together against misogyny, against a culture in which we do not feel safe. Some of my #YesAllWomen moments: -When I was between the 5 and 7, I was verbally and physically abused by my mother's obnoxious boyfriends. No one

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According to the amazing and iconic Janeane Grarafalo, you shouldn't. One of my favorite funny lady feminists, Janeane Garafalo recently did a comedy show and brought up the subject of shaving our vaginas, and she thinks that we shouldn't be shaving. Research shows that 80% of women under the age of 35 shave their vaginas. During Garafalo's recent comedy stand-up, she urged the crowd to stop shaving their "maidenhood." Garafalo describes the shaving of the vaginal area as "pandering" and that the pubic hair is needed in that region. My favorite part of the show was when she likened a hairy vagina to a self-cleaning oven. Immediately afterward, she apologized to the crowd for the visual. LOL! This is the reason why I absolutely love her! She says EXACTLY whats on her mind. Closing the show, she had a few choice words for men who are attracted to women who have hairless vaginas. She believes those men are attracted to pre-adolescent females. Sh

This is perhaps one of the dumbest and most offensive things I've ever heard : Ms. Toni Braxton shared with the world that God gave her son Autism because she once had an abortion.    She made the revelation in her new book, "Unbreak My Heart," which discusses the procedure that took place in 2001. Due to her deep religious roots, she suffers tremendous guilt over having the procedure. She stated that she realized that she had taken a life. She knew one day that God would punish her for it.  She has also decided to jump on the celebrity bandwagon of being anti-vaccination. She stated that vaccinating her son also triggered the autistic symptoms in her now 11 year old son.  Hmm... Folks, I was born and raised in a Protestant family. I've read the Bible, I've mingled with God's people (and I don't necessarily like them very much). I do think God is kinda cool though. I'm not a huge fan of the Bible. There are passages that I li

For the past several months, Jimmy Kimmel has been having celebrities come in and read some of the negative tweets being tweeted about them. The 7th in the Celeb Mean Tweets was released last night, and it is the most hilarious in the series. Here is a summary of what went on in the video (I am having trouble putting the fucking video in this post): One Tweeter referred to Julia Roberts' mouth, saying that it looks like it would devour an entire elephant. Another person expressed his feelings for Don Cheedle, saying that he would not want to hang around with him, in any circumstance, whatsoever. The Tweeter went on to say that Cheedle is fucking wack. One of the more violent Tweeters wants Ashton Kutcher to get hit by a bus. One Tweeter wasn't quite clear in their feelings for Courteney Cox, when they said that they hated her. They elaborated more when they called her a pussy hoe. (Can someone tell me what a pussy hoe is? That's a new one). All the next Tweete

Absurdity at its finest. You may be wondering why I am dignifying this piece of news with a blog post, but, I find this piece of news to be so absurd, that it's newsworthy. Remember some years ago, when Kim Kardashian made a sex tape with Brandy's kid brother Ray J? Well, it turns out, Ray J wants to give the sex tape profits to Kim K as a wedding present (as the world knows, Kim K is set to walk down the aisle with Kanye West any day now). The sex tape, which was put out by Vivid Entertainment, has grossed over $50 million! In the past 7 years, Ray J has taken home about $47,000 of that fortune. Kim K, too, has made money from the tape release (her exact take home amount is not known). Kim K's soon-to-be husband, Kanye West isn't a big fan of Ray J. He's been vocal about how much he doesn't like Ray J. Giving sex tape money to an ex and her husband to be is certainly one of the most awkward wedding gifts I've ever heard of. Perhaps Ray J should

One would think that all nudity would be bothersome to this feminist: the exploitation of the female body, the ogling of men, what male viewers are thinking and doing (masturbation) as they are looking at the naked female on the screen. Well, it isn't! To be honest, we women would be having the same type of desires if it were naked men on the screen. We would be, like: "Oh, look at that guy's sexy ass", or, "look at the size of that guy's cock!" It works both ways! Don't lie, ladies. I'll admit it, I've taken a second glance at Mel Gibson's ass in "Forever Young!" ;-) Anyways, I digress. Back to the subject at hand. One thing that aggravates me about big screen movie nudity, is that they have the actresses drop weight and get into serious shape in order to look "perfect" naked. They end up looking like a dream. A fantasy, if you will. The one thing that I respect about "Game of Thrones" is that the

 Actress Shailene Woodley stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to discuss her latest movie, and they had gotten onto the subject of her living conditions. Turns out, Shailene Woodley doesn't have an actual residence. She said that she used to have a house in Los Angeles, but she gave it to her grandmother (Awww), since she only spent time at the house for 15 days that year. Now, she just couch surfs at her families and friends' houses.  She also lives out of a carry-on bag, has few articles of clothing, has one cell phone, and a laptop, and no iPad. She says that she finds it refreshing to not have to deal with lots of articles of clothing and not have to worry about washing a lot of clothes all the time. She likes the lifestyle and doesn't see anything wrong with it. Well.. It's easy for her to feel relaxed in her "homeless" lifestyle when she has a cushy multi-million dollar bank account to fall back on when she tires of living the simple life. ACTUAL ho

Actress/Author/Restaurant Owner/Celiac community leader/etc Jennifer Esposito has been generating a lot of buzz as of late, for discussing her short-lived marriage to A-list actor Bradley Cooper in her memoir, "Jennifer's Way." She stated that he was a "master manipulator." Hmm... She said that she did notice warning signs in the beginning (of the relationship), but she didn't think the relationship would go anywhere. She enjoyed his sense of humor, despite not finding him attractive (you know that's a lie. He's one of the most attractive men in Hollywood). This sent readers into a firestorm. While few people DID side with Esposito, others called her "bitter," "jilted," and "jealous (of his success)." Most of Esposito's memoir focused on her diagnosis of Celiac disease, an inherited, life-long, auto-immune disease in which the sufferer cannot eat wheat, gluten, barley, rye, or oats. If someone with Celiac

Yeah. You read that right. Right-winger Steve Hickey decided to wage a war against homosexuality by penning a letter to a local newspaper, asking medical experts to weigh in on how (homosexual) anal sex is "damaging to the human body." (These homophobes need a hobby). Hickey elegantly titled his letter "A One Way Alley For The Garbage Truck." Classy, eh?  He elaborated on his title by saying the following: "Pardon a crude comparison but regarding men with men, we are talking about a one-way alley meant only for the garbage truck to go down." Here is a part of a letter where he blames homosexuality for the downfall of civilization. (Really?!) He then attacks the trans community and says that they are "suffering from a mental disorder" and they should be "shunned from society." I have gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender friends, whom I love and consider to be family. I find it very unsettling when they are cut down by

Before I begin, I am not a Democrat or a Republican. I registered as an Independent, since I find faults with both of the major parties. My major beef is with the Republicans, and the following story is a classic problem I have with the conservative Republicans. Republicans have had a problem with the poor since the dawn of time. Most of these conservatives were probably born with a silver spoon in their hand, and never suffered a setback. In this day and age, many Americans are going through hard times and are down on their luck. Million of Americans are on the Food Stamp program. Most of the folks on the program have children to feed. Some of these folks get a lot of judgmental looks from cashiers when they swipe their SNAP card to pay for their food items, which can be quite uncomfortable. In Minnesota and South Dakota, GOP Senators are comparing food stamp recipients to wild animals. Dr Annette Bosworth, GOP bonehead of South Dakota, posted the following photo on her Fa