The contracts negotiated by police unions are a huge barrier to getting police forces that will actually protect and serve their communities.
Hooray for Femme Superheroes: Supergirl’s Skirt is Badass
The Mary Sue recently made a good case for Supergirl’s skirt while pointing out that criticism of it is rooted heavily in old-fashioned sexism and femmephobia.
Infographic: Police are Threats to Sex Workers, Not Protection
This excellent infographic by SWOP shows exactly why police raids are never “rescues” of sex workers.
Feminist Batwoman Explains It All: Quit Calling Things “First World Problems”
The term “First World Problems” was meant to criticize Americans’ insular worldview. Instead, it enshrines colonialist ideas about life in the rest of the world.
GamerGate’s Pathology in Less Than 140 Characters
This tweet is satire, but it nails exactly the question that Gamergaters are asking.
Sam Harris Doesn’t Get Better In Context
Terry Firma accuses Sam Harris’s critics of smearing him by taking his words out of context. But even in context, he doesn’t get any better.
Can We Actually Ban Small, Yappy Dogs?
Being as I write for a dog blog and actually get paid for it, I hope it doesn’t make me a bad person that part of me wishes that this headline were actually real. More to the point, I hope that I don’t wind up unemployed. Or more unemployed than I already am. I love […]
The Cell Phone: Savior of Democracy?
I’m starting to love cell phones more and more. They have their share of frustrations, and sometimes corporate policies piss me right the fuck off, but I think that they\’re turning out to be a great tool for democracy. A lot of the discussions that we’re currently having about police abuse would not be […]