This #Feminist Will Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
“Ugh I hate “women” like you.” That is how the tweet I received this week began. It was–it is–my first hate message. It’s a little ironic since I just posted a blog about Anita Sarkeesian of...
View ArticleSecret Agents Are Not Afraid
My sweet four year old boy told me he is no longer afraid of the basement because “Secret Agents like me are not afraid, Mommy.” I smiled as he ran down the basement stairs and then I cried thinking of...
View ArticleI Stand With the Best of the Fools
January 2013 marks the beginning of the third year of How I Learned to Wear a Dress and I bet you’re dying to ask (in a not so creepy voice, please): “Hey, Kelly, what are you wearing?” The answer is:...
View Article#TellAFeministThankYou is Trending With Wisdom and Hate
Today the Twittersphere is celebrating feminism with the #TellAFeministThankYou hashtag. It’s a busy newsfeed filled with the wisdom of women and men. If you slow down the feed long enough it’s a great...
View ArticlePatrick Stewart Meets LemonSweetie and We All Learn a Little More About...
During a Q&A at Comicpalooza this week actor Patrick Stewart spoke eloquently and passionately about his own life and his work to end violence against women. This is a beautiful man of compassion....
View ArticleAnita Sarkeesian of #Feminist Frequency Proves Women Won’t and Can’t Be Silenced
I have been a fan of Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency for several years. She is “ feminist pop culture media critic who produces an ongoing web series of video commentaries from a...
View ArticleThere are limits
There are limits to one’s ability to stay silent, to take one’s opinions to a different venue, to pretend like all things are happy. I hope you’ve all had a thankful holiday and that your season ahead...
View ArticleAnd then there is hate
I start each blog here on Mondays with the intention of being interesting or funny or at least sarcastic (if only to amuse myself) but it’s been difficult lately. I don’t have the words to express my...
View ArticleDear GOP, are you in or out?
Dear GOP, Your nominee is either irresponsible and incompetent OR he has just outright encouraged the assassination of the Democratic party nominee for President of the United States of America. Which...
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