Prostitution - to legalize or not?

Tonight on Yeah, What She Said we will have our first interactive show! We will be discussing the issue of prostitution - in particular, to legalize it or not?

New Zealand and the Netherlands are two Western countries where prostitution is currently legal. Should we follow in their footsteps?

Listeners are able to call in and share their thoughts tonight. The number to call is 403-220-3991.

Tune in on CJSW 90.9 FM (or stream it live from cjsw.com) from 8:30 to 9:00pm MST.

Sick of diet ads on Facebook?

I just read a neat post on my favourite feminist blog, Feministing. The blogger was saying how she deleted the reference to her gender on her Facebook profile, because she was sick of all the diet ads that target women.

I'm sick of these ads too! Especially the "celebrity diet" ads. I'm tired of being bombarded with messages that inform me that "You too can have a flat stomach like Jessica Alba!" Well, yeah, maybe I can if I work out every day, have a personal trainer and a chef, on top of chowing down on nasty diet pills that are probably gonna give me wicked-bad diarrhea.

The image I've included here is an example of a Facebook ad that is targeted towards women. I especially like how it advertises hair colour for the "hair down there." First of all, wake up people! We're in a world-wide financial crisis. Who's buying hair dye for their vagina in tough times like these? Second of all, I wouldn't want those chemical dyes anywhere near my vagina, thank-you-very-much.

So if you want to get rid of these annoying ads on your Facebook too, go gender-neutral!

Good Bye to Miriam Makeba (March 4, 1932-November 9, 2008)

It is with great sadness that I inform all of you about the death of Miriam Makeba. The music of Miriam Makeba was a staple in my household as I was growing up; she was also a testament and a symbol of what black - particularly African - women are capable of in terms of contribution to cultural history. She carried the torch for many women of many different backgrounds having endured an era of darkness during the reign of apartheid and gained recognition for both her struggles and her accomplishments throughout her life.

She was one of those icons whose legacy I never thought I would live to see the curtains drawn upon. That being said, may the symbol of what she has meant to so many of us live on in our hearts infinitely.



Miriam Makeba (1932-2008)