Week 8

I read an article just a few seconds ago that made be so upset I had to stare into spade for a few minutes to regain my sense of self. Normally, I avoid the cesspool that partisan politics has become in our country. Normally discussion of issues becomes distorted and misused to ends other than original intentions. This particular article involved a Wisconsin GOP lawmaker who was placed down on the record as saying that "some girls rape easy." I'd like you to take a minute to let that sink in before you google the article and read it for yourself. He lost his office as well, so thank the constituency in Wisconsin for that as well, because that man was completely out of touch with the rest of the world.

Week 6

A story I was linked to about the "controversial" nature of having employers cover birth control through insurance (even though it was legal during the Bush administration). There does appear to be a great deal of misinformation intentional keeping people in the dark about what is happening with healthcare in America. Patriarchy, according to bell hooks, is kept strong by the ignorance of the people involved. Gender discrimination in the case of birth control, because it is only a concern for women, seems especially vile. To reinforce the idea that women are somehow subject to status by rules created by men in power for the purpose of subjugation. It's a bit insulting to be a woman and be told that your choices have to be made for you because you don't know whats best for yourself.