Thursday, January 1, 2009

A Man With Some Repulsive Opinions About Why He Can't Get Laid. Comedy? Not Quite.



He says women go to clubs wearing “...next to nothing because they want attention from men”. While he is entitled to making shallow assumptions about the reasons why women dress the way in which they please or why they go out to clubs, it’s impossible to ignore the fact that his opinions are lacking in taste, that they are aggressive and completely fucking ignorant.

For those of you familiar with Naomi Wolf’s The Beauty Myth, you’ll likely recognize that this foolish perception of the way women are expected to dress --and what must, apparently, be determined of us based on the way we dress-- is a clear and precise example of some of the dilemmas examined in the book. Toju (as he is called) expresses that, while he claims to love women, the attitude women tend to dish out produces a number of challenges for him as he attempts to collect phone numbers, grind against strangers without invitation, and do whatever else it is he thinks gives women the attention we’re looking for when out at a bar or at a club. This challenge somehow manages to turn him on.
Just me? Or are we standing firmly on the territory of blatant harassment? Yes, I think freaking so.

If anyone out there is even slightly offended after watching this young man run a muck , I suggest you do whatever is in your power to publicly decry this sort of abusiveness. I’ m shocked that his opinions are even slightly welcome by modern collective journalism websites like the one where this video can be viewed.

Toju, you do NOT love women. You clearly hate them. No, I'll re-phrase: you hate the ones that aren't afraid to look how they want, say what they don't want, and give you the burning slap in the face you're so desperately awaiting with your tongue hanging out like a diseased and starving animal, as you’ve shown us.

The video can be seen here

Maybe you'd like to say something to him? If so, I suggest you send him your message.

So Apparently Girls With Hairy Pits are "Freaks"


Our society has a serious fear of females with hairy armpits. Women who decide to go au natural are labeled as lesbians, freaks, hippies, unsanitary, unfeminine, or a combination of all the above. In a recent article in The Sun, a female reporter goes on a mission to not shave her pits for two weeks, and see how men react.

Just as you'd expect, she reports that the moment lads see her hairy pits, "they run away in horror." She also claims that she has to spend an extra 20 minutes in the shower to wash her pits because it's just so damn unsanitary to have hair in a place that hair naturally grows.

Personally, I am a pit-shaver myself and I prefer to keep them smooth. But I also realize that the reason women shave our pits in the first place is because companies wanted women to buy more useless beauty products to "cure" problems on your body (which aren't really problems, just natural occurrences). You can read more about the history of pit-shaving here (it's super interesting!)

I just wish that hairy pits would be accepted and treated as what they are - compleatly normal and natural. We need to stop hating on the hairy ladies and stop labeling them as freaks just because they don't conform to one ridiculous standard.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Finally, Harper Does Something We Agree With!

From CBC News:
Abortion Debate Will Not Be Reopened
The Prime Minister's Office has reaffirmed its position that the government has no intention of reopening the abortion debate following a Conservative MP's comments that the issue needs to be addressed.

"Throughout his political career, the prime minister has been clear on this issue," Dimitri Soudas, a spokesman for the prime minister, told the National Post. "We will not introduce or support legislation on abortion."

Although the issue has come up during election campaigns, Harper has insisted that it will not part of a Conservative government agenda. While he has not been specific about his own views, Harper has said they fall somewhere "between the two extremes."

Click here to read the full article.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Two Anti-Feminist Peas in a Pod

From the blog Jezebel:
Ann Coulter Names Sarah Palin "Conservative of the Year"
Well lookie here! Two of your least favorite people in one post: Ann Coulter has named Sarah Palin as "Conservative of the Year," noting Palin's "genius at annoying all the right people." Ann would know!
Read the full article here.

And speaking of Sarah Palin, she's going to be on The Hour (the CBC show with George Stroumboulopoulos) on New Year's Eve. Should be a gooder'. That woman is like a train wreck - I don't want to watch cos she's so utterly horrible... but I can't help being sucked in by her!

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Feminist Quotes for the Holidays

Happy Holidays to all you fine folks out there! Here is our Christmas present to you - a few of our favourite quotes by some feisty women.

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat, or a prostitute.
- Rebecca West, 1913

A feminist is a woman who does not allow anyone to think in her place.
- Michele Le Doeuff

There are very few jobs that actually require a penis or vagina. All other jobs should be open to everybody.
- Florynce Kennedy

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Mon Dec 22 - Can Men be Feminists?


Have you ever wondered if men can be feminists?
If so, be sure to tune in to our show on Monday Dec 22 from 8:30 to 9:00pm on CJSW 90.9 fm.
We'll be interviewing a male student at the University of Calgary who is majoring in Women's Studies.

Tip: You can listen to our radio program on-line - just follow this link.

Bush Stirs Shit Up in His Last Month

From the Wall Street Journal:

The Bush administration, in its final days, has issued a federal rule reinforcing protections for doctors and other health care workers who refuse to participate in abortions and other procedures because of religious or moral objections.

Critics of the rule say the protections are so broad that they limit a patient's right to get care and accurate information. For example, they fear the rule could make it possible for a pharmacy clerk to refuse to sell birth control pills and face no ramifications from an employer.