You Are Not Adam Lanza’s Mother

Reblogged from thursday: Edit: a post subsequent to the response to this one can be found here. After this blog post was republished on Huffington Post, I thought it necessary to summarise the main reasons why it’s a terrible springboard for further conversation on the subject. 1)      The suggestion that this woman’s son is of … Continue reading »

Amazing Da Vinci Drawings of a Fetus in the Womb

By Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo These drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci of a fetus in the womb continue to amaze more than 500 years after he made them. They were made, with astonishing detail and care, with pen over red chalk, between 1510 and 1513. The illustration above details a fetus around 4 months old. Photos by Luc Viatour via Wikimedia … Continue reading »

Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Living in Mothers’ Brains

By Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo The connection between mother and child is physical and psychological, and may be even deeper than previously thought. According to Scientific American, “cells may migrate through the placenta between the mother and the fetus, taking up residence in many organs of the body including the lung, thyroid muscle, liver, heart, kidney and … Continue reading »

It’s OK to Talk About How Women Dress

By Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo The Atlantic Wire asks “is it defensible, in this day and age (day: Tuesday; age: the 21st century) for an established news organization to put forth a 3-page article on how newswomen dress?” Well, yes, as they point out, depending on how you do it. They’re referring to a Washington Post article titled “The New … Continue reading »

National Review: Hey, ladies! Romney's a total rich guy alpha. Why aren't you lining up for some of that?

Reblogged from man boobz: National Review has delivered unto us a puckishly paleoconservative cover story with a very Redditesque headline: “Like a Boss.” Which is perhaps appropriate, in that the story that goes with the headline uses the faux logic of evolutionary psychology (always popular on Reddit) in order to argue that Romney, a true … Continue reading »

Violación Legítima, Misoginia Distraída

Por Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo Héctor Abad Faciolince escribe una importante columna en el diario colombiano El Espectador, titulada “Assange, ¿el violador de qué?”. Faciolince denuncia la hipocresía del gobierno británico por hacer de cuenta que está persiguiendo a Julian Assange, fundador de Wikileaks, por violación sexual, no por filtrar cientos de miles de cables, memos, … Continue reading »

Belgian Documentary on Street Harassment

By Juliana Jimenez   Next on your to-watch list should be Belgian filmmaker Sofie Peeters’ documentary about women being verbally harrassed in the street. She also filmed herself in her neighborhood where men call her “whore” or ask her to have sex with her repeatedly. Unfortunately, not to sound too Romneyesque, but I think culture plays a major … Continue reading »

A Feminist Reading of The Birthmark and Frankenstein

By Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo Hawthorne’s The Birthmark and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein are warnings not to meddle with Nature, at first sight. But at their core they are stories of men, who create and shape women to fit their desires; of women as gifts and possessions of men; stories of men who treat and abuse them … Continue reading »

Hillary Clinton on Being Asked about Her Clothes

By Juliana Jimenez Amongst this great interview, Hillary files this gem: MODERATOR 1: Okay. Which designers do you prefer? SECRETARY CLINTON: What designers of clothes? MODERATOR 1: Yes. SECRETARY CLINTON: Would you ever ask a man that question? (Laughter.) (Applause.) MODERATOR 1: Probably not. Probably not. (Applause.) Related articles Hillary and Designers (gatesofcity.wordpress.com) Bill Clinton: … Continue reading »

Beach volleyball: let’s all be equally naked, please

By: Andrea Alarcon As I watch the Brazil vs. Germany women’s beach volleyball match to the background song of “I’m sexy and I know it”, I keep getting distracted by the absurdly tanned and toned bodies that are oh so exposed. Let me be clear, this is an open stadium. And we are not in … Continue reading »