activity // jontv
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Millersville University recently refused to grant a degree to a student who had posted a mildly embarrassing photo on her MySpace page, calling it unprofessional conduct.
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- responded 5 months ago
Keeping this woman from being a teacher is asinine.
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There's an argument to be made that Clinton should talk about race more than gender, to benefit society more than her campaign.
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- responded 5 months ago
Of course she should talk about race. Backlash against Obama's campaign and the national freak-out over Rev. Wright's angry rhetoric show that race is still a huge...
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Can a feminist classic be a classic?
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- responded 6 months ago
This is a very academic exercise -- arguing about labels -- but I'm an academic, so what the hell....
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According to the UK's Telegraph, this is a rebirth of medieval masculinity. But just as feminism shouldn't be an attack all men, a movement for masculine for rebirth needn't be the...
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- responded 6 months ago
This is the first I've heard of a "Menaissance". It's hard for me to imagine what it means.
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Obama Girl is an example of one of the many videos put online in support of Obama. But does it help him or hurt him?
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- responded 7 months ago
I think it helped up to a certain point, but we've passed that point. These kinds of fan videos get widely played, so they help with name recognition and increase the...
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This week there was a giant brouhaha over Jane Fonda's use of the c-word during her appearance on The View. The funny thing is, the only reason the word came up was in regards to a monologue...
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- responded 7 months ago
Just to clarify, I'm not suggesting that people on television should be encouraged to use language that is widely considered obscene.
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Is there a way to change the trauma of teen pregnancy?
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- responded 8 months ago
I would just like to see us be honest with teenagers about sensitive topics like sex and drugs -- or, for that matter, race, gender, class, status, "success", etc. ...
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Barack Obama suggested that he was less invested in the battles of the '60s than Hillary Clinton. But many Democrats believe the battles of the '60s were a good thing, not something to be...
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- responded 8 months ago
First of all, I think the stuff about Obama being pro-Reagan is absurd, and the Clinton camp is being very cynical and disingenuous to try to score points with it. This is...
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There's a feminist dilemma; should we shun the medicalization of female desire, or should we celebrate the availability of such a drug?
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- responded 9 months ago
If it's safe, and if it helps women in ways they want to be helped, then it could be worthwhile.
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There's an argument to be made that Clinton should talk about race more than gender, to benefit society more than her campaign. more
According to the UK's Telegraph, this is a rebirth of medieval masculinity. But just as feminism shouldn't be an attack all men, a movement for masculine for rebirth needn't be the... more
Obama Girl is an example of one of the many videos put online in support of Obama. But does it help him or hurt him? more
This week there was a giant brouhaha over Jane Fonda's use of the c-word during her appearance on The View. The funny thing is, the only reason the word came up was in regards to a monologue... more
Barack Obama suggested that he was less invested in the battles of the '60s than Hillary Clinton. But many Democrats believe the battles of the '60s were a good thing, not something to be... more
There's a feminist dilemma; should we shun the medicalization of female desire, or should we celebrate the availability of such a drug? more