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AlterNet: Drinking and Rape: The Rest of the Story

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

Blasting women with warnings about getting drunk in public does little to help them and sidesteps men's responsibility for sexual assault. Tagged by mabisa under rape, feminism, drinking, crime, article, AlterNet, sexualassault,

AlterNet: Caucasian Please! America's Cultural Double Standard For Misogyny & Racism

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

The public is far more disturbed by misogynistic lyrics in rap music than in rock music -- the domain of white musicians. Seems it isn't sexism that the dominant culture is opposed to, but rather the black voices communicating the message. Tagged by mabisa under hiphop, article, AlterNet, race, racism, misogyny, music, rap,

AlterNet: Feminism in the Era of 'Girls Gone Wild'

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

Everyone these days wants to hear how young women have lost their way, especially if the author can blame feminism for it. But in reality, feminism has been anything but a tragedy for women. Tagged by mabisa under Alternet, article, feminism, women, ggw, girlsgonewild, postfeminism,

AlterNet: Many Whites Still Smugly Tie Their Racial Blinders Tight

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

Tagged by mabisa under AfricanAmerican, black, article, AlterNet, racism, race, politics, representations, songofthesouth,

AlterNet: Sex & Relationships: Is Stripping a Feminist Act?

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

Tagged by mabisa under AlterNet, feminism, sexwork, prostitution, article, women, gender, stripping,

AlterNet: MediaCulture: Why Fixing the Media System Should Be on the Feminist Agenda

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

If we truly care about women's rights and social justice, we must simply roll up our sleeves and tackle corporate media's failings, while strengthening independent media. Tagged by mabisa under media, women, article, AlterNet, rights, socialjustice, feminism, acitivism, journalism,

AlterNet: War on Iraq: A Soldier Speaks: For Female Soldiers, Sexual Assault Remains a Danger

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

According to the Pentagon, there were 2,374 reported cases of sexual assault against women in uniform over the past year. But as the saga of military police officer Suzanne Swift shows, numbers alone don't tell the whole story. Tagged by mabisa under article, sexism, women, army, military, AlterNet, assault, sexualassault, harrasment,

AlterNet: Block the Vote: The 10 Worst Places to Cast a Ballot

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

American democracy's glaring weak spots include machines that count backward, slice-and-dice districts, felon baiting, phone jamming and plenty of dirty tricks. Tagged by mabisa under elections, voting, rights, fraud, corruption, us, america,

AlterNet: A Mother Adopts, and Discovers Her Own Racism

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

A white mother who adopts a baby from India confronts her shame that her child's skin is dark, and realizes she needs more diverse friends. Tagged by mabisa under racism, adoption, essay, AlterNet, race,

AlterNet: Blogs: Video: Shocking election-theft testimony

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

If you can watch this entire video, and still use an electronic voting machine, you deserve the government you get. Tagged by mabisa under politics, voting, fraud, video, "democracy", diebold, votingmachines, elections,

AlterNet: Manufacturing Postfeminism

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

Postfeminism is an invention promoted most vigorously by the right, and aided and abetted all along the way by the corporate media. Tagged by mabisa under postfeminism, feminism, politics, women, gender, sexism, article, Alternet, consumerism,

AlterNet: Home

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

AlterNet is an award-winning news magazine and online community that creates original journalism and amplifies the best of dozens of other independent media sources. AlterNet's aim is to inspire citizen action and advocacy on the environment, human rights Tagged by mabisa under journalism, news, articles, essays, media, socialjustice, magazine, independent, rights, civilrights,

AlterNet: Metaphor and War, Again

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

As in his father's Iraq war, President Bush has floated two powerful storylines to effectively, and dangerously, frame America as both victim and hero. Tagged by mabisa under lakoff, article, bush, us, america, politics, language, framing, metaphor, war, GeorgeLakoff,

AlterNet: The Foreign Language of Choice

mabisa — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500

What is necessary is a redefinition -- what I will call a "reparsing" -- of the issue. There are four different types of reparsing that are required, and each expresses a powerfully moral idea grounded in a progressive moral perspective. (This man is amaz Tagged by mabisa under meaning, semantics, Lakoff, framing, language, linguistics, abortion, words, politics, morality, conservatives, liberals, *****, GeorgeLakoff,