Thanks to Feministing for this post:
Its that time of year again! On January 22nd - the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade NARAL Pro-Choice America is asking pro-choice bloggers to raise the profile of reproductive rights issues in the blogosphere and the media, and to let everyone know that a woman’s right to choose is nonnegotiable.
So blog for choice on January 22nd, and this year’s topic is a simple one: tell us, and your readers, why you’re pro-choice.
You can sign up for Blog for Choice Day here and download a Blog for Choice Day sidebar graphic (to let your readers know that you’re participating) here.
When you sign up to Blog for Choice, NARAL will send you a reminder, and link to your post on BushvChoice. (You can also tag your posts with “Blog for Choice” to show you’re joining in.)
And of course, if you’re not a blog or a website, please encourage (translation: bug) your favorite sites to take part in Blog for Choice Day!
(And while we’re checking Feministing for great updates on the world of women’s rights south of the border, check ot this heinous story about one self-described major anti-feminist’s successful protest against “ladies night.”
“Ladies Night is now illegal, said Horner, a 59-year-old corporate speaker, who says hes been on an anti-feminist crusade since his wife left him with two young children several years ago and he regularly encountered discrimination against men…)
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three comments
I read about the "anti-ladies-nite" crusader; really takes the cake, don't it? Because, yeesh, after years of structural oppression, rape, witch burnings, genital mutilation, domestic violence, lower wages for equal work, unpaid labour, being banned from public office and private clubs, being denied control over our bodies, Howard Stern, skewed media images, ritual abuse, ludicrous beauty standards, and internalized self-hatred, thank goodness feminism came along to set things right with two-for-one shooters on Thursdays! Hooray!
Posted by Anna
January 13, 2007, 8:23 PM
The "anti-ladies-night" story is so ridiculous its almost humorous. I've been paying more for gendered drycleaning and haircuts for years, and there was a time in my life when I was enjoying cheap and free drinks while fending of the gropings and lewd comments the nights encouraged.
Ladies night as an institution is blatantly anti-feminist in its marketing, and I find the fact that an anti-feminist is trying to dismantle something anti-feminist in the name of anti-feminism hilarious. You know, sad and pathetic hilarious.
Yah, that free gin and tonic and a good ol' ass grabbing really makes me feel like we've made it, girls.
Posted by Stacey May
January 14, 2007, 2:33 PM
Discrimitunity. The opportunity to file a human rights complaint based on being excluded from something you would not participate in anyway. This story was on the daily show, and thats the funniest word OF LIFE.
Posted by reighny
February 11, 2007, 9:42 AM
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