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Feminism Friday – Reproductive Freedom

Posted in Feminism Friday on May 27, 2006 | 13 Comments »

Well, last week I talked about women's sexuality. The gist of that post is that women's sexuality is not defined by women, but by men, and as such is defined as being in relation to, or largely for the benefit of, men. Women are responsible for male sexual pleasure; we are expected to know what [...]

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what the hell kind of island is this?!??!?

Posted in Sheer Entertainment on May 25, 2006 | 2 Comments »

Okay, this is the last post about TV. I promise. For now. The season finale of LOST was on last night, and boy, did it leave me speechless! That ol' JJ Abrams, he really knows how to leave you wanting more – each answer you get only raises more and more questions! So everyone [...]

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goodbye, sydney bristow

Posted in Sheer Entertainment on May 23, 2006 | 7 Comments »

Well, my very favourite show ended last night. After 5 years of ass-kicking, conspiracy, and outrageously cool disguises, Sydney Bristow, super-spy extraordinaire, has retired.

It's hard to describe my feelings about this tragic turn of events. (I must not speak about the details of the final episode, as I have friends who will not be able [...]

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Feminism Friday – Sexual Freedom

Posted in Feminism Friday on May 22, 2006 | 13 Comments »

So sorry for the extreme tardiness of this post. I am feeling much better now, so I feel like I can concentrate.
One of the main points and aims of feminism in the 20th and 21st centuries has been reproductive freedom. This is a complicated topic that is closely related to women's sexual freedom. I'd like [...]

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Feminism Friday is Tardy!

Posted in Kismet and Karma, Random Ramblings on May 20, 2006 | 4 Comments »

I've been feeling a bit under the weather the past few days, I have a touch of malaise, so I am tardy with my FF post this week. Sorry! I'll post it as soon as I feel up to being in front of the computer for more than 15 minutes at a time. I'm thinking [...]

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right to health care

Posted in Political Prattling on May 14, 2006 | 2 Comments »

I wrote a paper recently, the topic of which was, is there such a thing as a right to health care? I argued that yes, there is a right. Here is the paper:
HEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS
“Physical health is a site of social inequality. Unequal social relations create unequal chances of staying alive, unequal possibilities of [...]

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Feminism Friday – Intersectional Identity

Posted in Feminism Friday on May 12, 2006 | 4 Comments »

So, with my week off of Feminism Friday (which happened to coincide with Feminism Friday's 3 month birthday!), I have a couple of ideas for posts welling up inside my head. So, I have enough fodder for a couple of posts now! Today, I'm writing about a theory of identity that pops up frequently in [...]

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oops!

Posted in Random Ramblings on May 8, 2006 | 1 Comment »

I just realized that I forgot to write a Feminism Friday piece this week! Ooops! Sorry if anyone was waiting anxiously for the latest instalment. I promise I'll write something great for this Friday.
I had a good weekend, went out for dinner, went dancing, got to socialize a little bit. Got a lot of [...]

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segregation or solidarity?

Posted in Controversial Commentary, Political Prattling on May 1, 2006 | 4 Comments »

An educator in Halifax has spoken up and said he believes that the school board should consider opening and all-black school in the district. (Read about his idea here.) The Vice Principal at Halifax's St. Patrick's High School, Wade Smith, says that not enough is being done to encourage black youth to succeed in their [...]

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