I’m too sick to type out how angry I am about Congress’ current war on my ladybits – but, despite that I got up early-ish to walk from the State Capitol to the City building to stand up and say, “Huh uh, buddies!”
Realizing that the “forcible rape” language has been removed from H.R. 3, – This shit is still relevant and still important and with Kristen….still funny.
Rape has been discussed fairly heinously over the past week regarding Lara Logan’s recent assault in Egypt. I have a lot to say about what I’ve been reading and I will, but for now…
While I was at lunch, eating meal far outside of my recommended caloric intake, I had a super conversation with my friends Angie and Tracey (with an “e”) about misogyny. About all of the weak-willed man-babies we’ve known throughout our lives and how even good guys get caught up in the complacency of white, male privilege (or whatever).
Most of the good, even great men I know – would rather not rock the boat and tell a buddy that the joke they just told was sexist or offensive or abusive. And honestly I can understand not wanting to be confrontational, but it frustrates me because these kind of men, feminist men don’t realize the power they hold.
If some asshole says something gross or sexist in front of me and I say something (which, let’s face it, I usually do)…well, I’m just a bitch. A harpy. A feminazi. They can dismiss me. But, if another man were to step up and say, “You know what you just said is totally sexist and offensive” – I think other men would listen. At least more than they would to me.
It’s kind of my hope that the men in my life would stand up to their lame-ass friends when they say lame ass shit and not just let disrespectful, sexist comments slide for the sake of some unspoken bro-code. There are many reasons why I hope for this, but most of all it’s this – we (and by we, I mean the ladies in your life) would do the same for you. We would never let our friends make dip-shitty, disrespectful comments about you, without some kind of course correction or discussion. I guess that’s the thing – we (ladies) take generalizations very personally. So, the next time your friend talks about “some bitch” or whatever, realize this – he just called your wife, mom, sister, girlfriend, daughter – “some bitch.”
….and then kick him in the balls and find new friends.
My chainses feel just fine. Actually, wait - no, they suck!
For an entire menagerie of bizarre, see the flickr group.
And to get rid of that awful feeling in the pit of your stomach, go here. (Hipster Schnug)
Yes, you can pretty much bet that my first few posts for National Blog Posting Month are all going to be about voting…and voting “right” – and by that, of course I mean for Barack Obama.
Mom, I’m looking at you. 
I kid, I kid. You know I love you, mom, but, if you promise to vote for Obama, I’ll promise to make you some grandkids. You want, grandkids, right? No seriously – how can I bribe you?
I’m still kidding. Sorta.
Okay, I know it’s late, but I just have to get this out there before anyone beats me to the the punch – shwoo, okay – so, my porn name….are you ready? … Sarah Impalin! Ha! Get it?
Eh hem. Okay, nevermind. No, seriously -it’s good, right?
*First – can someone please make Sarah Palin stop staring directly into the camera? I don’t know who told her to do that, but it’s horrible and it’s scaring the living shit out of me.
*Neither Joe Biden nor Sarah Palin were made for High-Definition television.
*Whoever this “Rollins” guy is live-rating the debate on CNN is totally blowing his balls over S.P. “+9″….really, Rollins? Just because.
*Sarah, stop staring at the camera, please. Your hipno-toad eyes are hurting me.
*Holy shit – it’s 2 minutes later and Rollins is at +11 for Palin. I think someone’s got a crush.
*”NucU-lar weaponry”
*I like how S.P. keeps repeating the same three “Axis of Evil” leaders, because they’re the only three foreign leaders she knows about…and let’s face it, she probably just got their names crammed in her brain by Wolfram & Hart.
*Biden – “Facts matter.” – Thank you, Joe.
*Words to be removed from S.P.’s vocabulary: “also,” “there,” “Washington outsider,”
*Biden talks about Darfur and “We should rally the world to act.”
*S.P. – “Oh golly gee – see, gosh I’m just such a Washington outsider blah blah blah”
*Sarah, STOP LOOKING AT ME!
*Back to the CNN Analyst Scordcards – Rollins is out of his fucking mind…. “+37!” She isn’t drooling and she hasn’t lifted her skirt and taken a crap on the podium, but I don’t really see that as a huge triumph.
*DING! DING! DING! “Whatta ‘ya expect, we’re a team of mavericks!” and with that I just won Palin Bingo!!
*Did she really just promise “extra credit” to elementary school children for watching the debate? Did that just happen?
*Ok, I had to look this Rollins guy up because he just strained his scrotum giving S.P. another 6 points! Frickin’ “+43″… it’s Ed Rollins, Republican strategist. Great – now we can all imagine this goob choking his chicken to that photoshopped pic of S.P. in a bikini.
*J.B. just made me throw my hands up and cheer talking about his family.
*Say “maverick” again, lady. Seriously. GAH!
*Woo hoo. J.B. just is coming out of the box on the “maverick” bull crap! “So, maverick he is not on the important, critical issues that affect people…” Fucking sweet!!! It’s about damn time, someone said this. I think I’m in love. Now you get to imagine me choking my chicken to file footage of J.B. during the primary debates in 1988.
*S.P. can you please, please, I beg of you, please stop saying cliches to me. “Walk the walk” – “and also” Fuck you. Did you really just say that the media “filtered” you? Is that you you implied?
*S.P. “We have to fight for our freedoms.” Siiighhhh.
GAh! Turn her mic off!
“PRECIATE THAT!!!!” Gah! Turn if off.
I have to say that was an infinitely better debate than the one between Obama and McCain….thanks, but NO THANKS to my friend S.P.
God bless John Stewart, but can I just ask a question here?
Why is he the only one willing to skewer these rag-a-tronic bull crap machines? And with their own words, no less.
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