1 of 2 options Required for 4/5. SIGN FULL NAME AFTER COMMENT!

Has anyone seen this video? Watch it and then read this short blog posting:

http://www.feministing.com/archives/020550.html

Is the video "Feminist Art or Shameless Publicity Stunt"? What do you make of the ending?

1 or 2 options Required for 4/5. SIGN FULL NAME AFTER COMMENT!

Do men and women talk about food differently? Read this and comment on your own experiences.

The Forbidden Food

http://www.feministing.com/archives/020462.html

Are poor girls and girls of color more sexually active? This study says no.

http://www.feministing.com/archives/020462.html

Back Up Your Birth Control Day: Tell the FDA to get a move on

Back Up Your Birth Control Day: Tell the FDA to get a move on

Caesarean Births Are at an All Time High in U.S. - NYTimes.com

This report will not come as a surprise to you, but it's good to hear that mainstream data back-up Ricki Lake's observations.

Dr. George A. Macones, the chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University in St. Louis and a spokesman for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says “What we’re worried about is, the Caesarean section rate is going up, but we’re not improving the health of babies being delivered or of moms.”

Caesarean Births Are at an All Time High in U.S. - NYTimes.com

1 of 2 options required for 3/29: Haul monitors: Young women, YouTube and price of beauty

Students in Women and Creativity are really enjoying this article, so I though you my like to have the option of commenting on it as well, but before you offer your opinion on these hauls, make sure you understand Chloe's point of view: we might expect feminists to criticize the makers of these videos as vain, but what is Chloe really saying? If Chloe does have a problem with the hauls, what is it?

Haul monitors: Young women, YouTube and price of beauty

1 of 2 options required for 3/29: http://community.feministing.com/2010/03/i-didnt-invent-patriarchy-but.html

Read this essay by a young, white, straight man:
http://community.feministing.com/2010/03/i-didnt-invent-patriarchy-but.html

INSTEAD of saying whether or not you agree with the essay, think about exactly what it is he's saying and HOW he's making his arguments. What, to you, are his strongest points? Is there any way he could make his arguments stronger?

What are LGBTQ people?

http://www.feministing.com/archives/020405.html

Many of you are Catholic. What do you make of this short link about nuns supporting health care?

http://www.feministing.com/archives/020405.html

Haul monitors: Young women, YouTube and price of beauty

Kelly Keating emailed me this post from feministing.com.
Haul monitors: Young women, YouTube and price of beauty

where is your line? » Blog Archive » I want you. I want you to beat me. Erotic Violence in “The Hurt Locker”

Look at these stills, from the Hurt Locker, with comments. What do they say about masculinity?
where is your line? » Blog Archive » I want you. I want you to beat me. Erotic Violence in “The Hurt Locker”

Vitamin D Lack Linked to Weakness in Young Women

Want to be stronger? Make sure you're getting enough Vitamin D.

Vitamin D Lack Linked to Weakness in Young Women

Having trouble reaching orgasm? Masturbation is your friend. | Scarleteen

More thoughts on masturbation here:

Having trouble reaching orgasm? Masturbation is your friend. | Scarleteen

After rejecting his advances on the dance floor, a woman was brutally beaten by a man in a bathroom stall of a bar in New York City early yesterday.

Social Bar Attack: Police Release Video Of Suspect In Severe Bar Beating [UPDATE]

Sex and Power, From North Carolina to Congo

Chloe Angyal: Sex and Power, From North Carolina to Congo

Quote from link: "When we forget that rape is about power, when we choose instead to imagine that it is about sex, we make a terrible mistake. It's a mistake that worms into every aspect of how we deal with the phenomenon of rape. It affects how we think about and talk about rape, perniciously affecting how we treat rape victims, how we prosecute rapists and how we try to prevent future rapes from occurring. When we imagine that rape is about sex, we forget that sex can be a beautiful, pleasurable, transcendent experience. Rape, on the other hand, can never be anything but a crime."

Required for 3/21: Ask Professor Foxy: Will Masturbation Ruin Me For Sex With Others?

Don't forget to sign full name.

Ask Professor Foxy: Will Masturbation Ruin Me For Sex With Others?

In your comment, consider how women can benefit from masturbation. According to Prof. Foxy, how does masturbation contrast with partner sex?

Lessons at Tuba City Hospital, Run by Navajos, About Births - NYTimes.com

Lessons at Tuba City Hospital, Run by Navajos, About Births - NYTimes.com

Here's what doctors have to say about how Midwives in a Native American Hospital in Arizona are successful with lowering the C-section rate:

Dr. Kathleen Harner, an obstetrician in Tuba City, said: “Midwives are better at being there for labor than doctors are. Midwives are trained for it. It’s what they want to do.”

Dr. Amanda Leib, the director of obstetrics and gynecology at Tuba City, said: “I think the midwives tend to be patient. They know the patients well, and they don’t have to leave at 5 to get home for a golf game or a tennis game. As crass as that sounds, I do think it has some influence.”

For credit, you must direct your comment SPECIFICALLY to the questions in my initial post.

While everyone one is welcome to respectfully express her or his opinion on blog posts, for credit, students must FIRST answer the questions I have raised in my post. Students must watch the linked video or read the linked article in order to comment in an informed way.

If you are not directing your comments specifically to my questions, you will not be receiving credit.

Feminism, Progressive Values, and Glenn Beck - Raina Kelley - Newsweek.com

Feminism, Progressive Values, and Glenn Beck - Raina Kelley - Newsweek.com

Great Job with BLOG!

I want the class to know that you've been doing a great job with the Blog all semester! I really appreciate the perspectives I get from everyone when I read it. I learn something, too.

To say "Thank you" I'm posting a silly picture of myself.

Want to prevent your friends from being raped by a serial predator?

On college campuses, repeat predators account for 9 out of every 10 rapes. This means that many rapes can be prevented by putting the offender behind bars. How do you do this? If you are raped, report it to BOTH the campus police and Macomb police. They need to have a record of the offender's name. Eventually, more women will report a rape by the same offender, until it becomes clear he's breaking the law. Read or listen to the story in the link: one college student was sentenced to 18 years in prison for raping other college students.

Myths That Make It Hard To Stop Campus Rape : NPR

MilkandCookies - Daily Show: NILF Hunter

Do TV networks purposely hypersexualize women news anchors? Watch the John Stewart show:

MilkandCookies - Daily Show: NILF Hunter

Required for 3/8: Women at Arms - G.I. Jane Breaks the Combat Barrier - Series - NYTimes.com. Sign full name!

Click on the link below, scroll down, then watch the video:

Women at Arms - G.I. Jane Breaks the Combat Barrier - Series - NYTimes.com

What is the difference between official policy with regards to women and combat, and the reality of what women actually do in Iraq? Does anything need to change? If so, what?