May 2009
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It’s not sufficient for those who believe in that practice for only the women of their household or congregation or sect to be clad in burkhas. That still leaves open the possibility that one might be exposed to the immodest displays of the wrists and ankles of other women in the market or the public square. The logic of the burkha requires that all women — every woman that every man...
April 2009
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“In response to blogger Perez Hilton’s outrageous and demeaning comments...”
– National Organization for Marriage
1. Those wackos at NOM are keeping the Miss California thing alive. Is she trying to become the new Anita Bryant?
2. Perez Hilton is an immature attention-seeker. He’s not formally affiliated with any lgbt advocacy organization (as far as I know)....
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Tiger Beatdown →
This is my newest-ly discovered favorite blog. She watched all the Judd Apatow movies — so that no one else would have to.
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“There are perhaps only two groups of people who view knowledge as a flaw, and...”
– AP mocks Al Gore’s lack of ignorance
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The Irony of Satire →
A study conducted by Ohio State University studying political satire via The Colbert Report.
…There was no significant difference between the groups in thinking Colbert was funny, but conservatives were more likely to report that Colbert only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said while liberals were more likely to report that Colbert used satire and was not serious when...
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“That the conservative Republican base is apoplectic about taxes—despite the...”
– Melissa McEwan: Rank (and File) Bigotry
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WatchA Gaythering Storm. It’s coming!
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“I just spent nearly two hours of my time to get an admittedly unreliable...”
– Pasadena Weekly - Babies & Bibles
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“To sum up: marginalizing an entire class of people to preserve the social...”
– Twisty Faster summing up the conservative objection to gay marriage.
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The Bigots’ Last Hurrah - NYTimes.com →
WHAT would happen if you crossed that creepy 1960s horror classic “The Village of the Damned” with the Broadway staple “A Chorus Line”? You don’t need to use your imagination. It’s there waiting for you on YouTube under the title “Gathering Storm”: a 60-second ad presenting homosexuality as a national threat second only to terrorism.
Frank Rich on the NOM “Gathering Storm” ad.
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WatchColbert parodies that stupid NOM ad.
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WatchRachel Maddow dips into subject of conservative activists expressing themselves through teabagging.
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Iowa Ruling Unanimous →
Marriage Equality for Iowa of all places. Amazing!
(updated / edited) This is from the decision summary, and totally worth repeating, (emphasis all mine):
Initially, the court considered the County’s argument the same-sex marriage ban promotes the “integrity of traditional marriage” by “maintaining the historical and traditional marriage norm ([as] one between a man and a woman).” The court...
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