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Douchebag Teen Boy Hooked Up With Teacher On $500 Bet

Jessica WakemanJune 1, 2012 //
teacher's pet NY Post cover

Earlier this week, the tabloid New York Post put out the headline every paper dreams of:

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE! TEACHER’S PET! Caught in action with student

The photo exclusive showed a 26-year-old teacher named Julie Warning amorously smooching her 18-year-old student, Eric Arty.

Of course, the Manhattan Theater Lab High School teacher was in the wrong here. Arty is over the age of consent, but Warning is still his teacher at his school. She deserves to be fired. But what isn’t getting enough attention is the fact that Eric Arty and four of his classmates each put in $100 on a bet to see who could hook up with “Miss Warning” first.

Eric, the winner, walked away with a $500 prize — as well as a gold seal of douchebaggery from moi.   Keep reading »

Congress Rejects Sex-Selection Abortion Ban

Jessica WakemanMay 31, 2012 //
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  • Some good news for once: the House of Representatives rejected the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), a ban on abortions based on the gender of the fetus. The bill would have imposed jail time on medical professionals who terminated pregnancies if they had “knowledge” that the woman sought the abortion because of the gender of the fetus.  While sex-selective abortions do occur in some countries — in particular China, which favors boys — it has not been deemed a considerable problem in the U.S. Instead, abortion rights groups said this bill’s only purpose was to restrict reproductive rights. Additionally, Asian-Americans activists worried the bill would contribute to racial profiling of women seeking abortions. [AP]
  • Only two percent of registered female voters say “women’s issues” are a top priority for them in this year’s election, according to a new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Instead, 60 percent of registered female voters say the economy is the top issue, followed by health care. [Los Angles Times] Keep reading »

The Mystery Of Amelia Earhart’s Death Might Be Traced To A Jar Of Freckle Cream

Jessica WakemanMay 31, 2012 //
Amelia Earhart: Designer?
Was the brave pilot also the first celeb fashion designer? Read More »
The Search Is On
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton kicked off a renewed search for Amelia Earhart's remains. Read More »
Aviator Style
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Amelia Earhart photo

Seventy-five years ago, pilot Amelia Earhart went missing while attempting to fly across the globe. Recently, a possible clue to the details surrounding her mysterious disappearance and death was found on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. The clue? A jar of anti-freckle cream. Keep reading »

Air Force Mamas Photographed Breastfeeding In Uniform Called A “Disgrace”

Jessica WakemanMay 30, 2012 //
Breastfeeding on Time
TIME magazine breastfeeding cover photo
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Today's Lady News
  • Apparently some people are pissed off about a photograph of two Air Force servicewomen, Terran Echegoyen-McCabe and Christina Luna, breastfeeding their children in uniform, calling it a “disgrace.” What, soldiers aren’t supposed to have boobs (or babies)? Soldiers aren’t supposed to appear nurturing? Echegoyen-McCabe told MSNBC, “There isn’t a policy saying we can or cannot breast-feed in uniform. I think it’s something that every military mom who is breast-feeding has done.” The Air Force said it has no policy against breastfeeding in uniform, but released a statement urging “airmen” to project a “professional image at all times while in uniform.” Frankly, I think these photos are extremely cool! [MSNBC] [Photos by Brynja Sigurdardottir]
  • Planned Parenthood Federation of America has officially endorsed President Obama for reelection, calling Mitt Romney “wrong for women.” [Los Angeles Times] Keep reading »

Mississippi Learns The Hard Way That Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Enables Teen Pregnancy Epidemic

Jessica WakemanMay 30, 2012 //
Pregnancy Rate Down
teen pregnancy photo
Kids these days aren't getting pregnant like they used to. Read More »
Abstinence Message
Abstinence-only sex education is rebranding its message. Read More »
Glamorizing Teen Moms?
Is teen pregnancy glamorized by shows like MTV's Teen Mom. Read More »
Pregnant Teens
Teen pregnancy is statistically a Southern thing. Read More »

When it comes to teen pregnancy, Mississippi has the highest rate in the nation. The state has 55 births per 1,000 girls ages 15 to 19 — a whopping 60 percent above the national average, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And it is not too difficult to see the culprit: abstinence-only sex education dominates the state and schools are only allowed to teach, you know, birth control if they got special permission.   Keep reading »

Nuns Reprimanded By Vatican For “Radical Feminism”

Jessica WakemanMay 29, 2012 //
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  • Leaders from a group representing the majority of U.S. Catholic nuns will meet with the Vatican this week to discuss a concern that nuns are enveloped with “radical feminist themes.” [CNN]
  • A women’s health clinic in New Orleans was destroyed last week by an arsonist. Women With a Vision offers HIV testing and assists many low-income women, women of color, and sex workers. Last week, two abortion clinics in Georgia were both set on fire. The FBI is investigating those Georgia fires as possible anti-abortion clinic violence. [Think Progress]
  • A justice system watchdog group released a report last week that says inmates at Alabama’s Tutwiler Prison for Women have been victims of “frequent and severe” sexual abuse and sexual harassment by male guards. [blog.AL.com] Keep reading »

Michelle Obama Talks Race, Her Girls & Being Tucked Into Bed On “The View”

Jessica WakemanMay 29, 2012 //
Tucked Into Bed
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama photo
The President makes sure to tuck the First Lady into bed each night. Read More »
Romance, Barack-Style
young Barack Obama photo
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Michelle Obama on "The View"
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Michelle Obama kept it classy on “The View” this morning, as always. The First Lady gamely fielded questions about the president tucking her into bed at night and whether she would ever consider running for office. (Answer: hell no!) She also discussed the continued prevalence of racism in this country. But I was most interested in hearing her discuss how the Obamas raise their daughters and make sure Malia and Sasha are happy, even with all the craziness swirling around them. “The thing I always want my girls to know is their life is good either way,” she said. “They understand their world is secure no matter what. They’ve grown to understand home is wherever we are. … Dad is always going to be Dad.” Well said. [Mediaite]

Female Pilot Tosses Passenger Off Plane For Sexist Comments

Jessica WakemanMay 25, 2012 //
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  • A female pilot in Brazil tossed a passenger off her flight because he was making sexist comments about women’s ability to fly airplanes. As much as I understand her desire to kick him off, I wish she’d kept his bigoted ass on that flight and shown him how well she could fly a plane. Everyone is getting way too nuts on airplanes lately. [Feministing]
  • Five things to know about the Paycheck Fairness Act, which got a renewed push this week. [Think Progress]
  • Let’s check in on Navy women who serve on submarines two years after the decision to allow them. [ABC News] Keep reading »

Arson Suspected At Two Georgia Abortion Clinics

Jessica WakemanMay 25, 2012 //
Fewer Pro-Choice?
Why are fewer people identifying as "pro-choice"? Read More »
Removed From Flight
Woman removed from American Airlines flight for pro-choice tee shirt. Read More »
Unsafe Abortion Death
pregnant women photo
Pregnant mother of 5 died after drinking vinegar in DIY abortion. Read More »
abortion protest photo

Two abortion clinics have recently experienced suspicious fires, so the FBI announced on Wednesday that it will investigate the incidents as arson.

The first occurred at Atlanta Gynecology and Obstetrics on Sunday; The second fire occurred at the Alpha OB/GYN clinic in Marietta, Georiga on Wednesday. Thankfully no one was hurt in either incident. Keep reading »

Army Women Sue For Frontline Combat Roles

Jessica WakemanMay 24, 2012 //
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  • Two female Army reservists are suing the government to overturn the ban on women in front-line combat roles. The women have pointed out that the ban will restrict their careers and affect future earnings, promotion, advancement and retirement benefits. Elsewhere in the military, the Pentagon has changed policies to open up 14,000 additional positions to women. [San Francisco Gate]
  • Also, a defense authorization bill proposed in the Senate today would authorize women for frontline combat positions. The proposal was offered by Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY). [Huffington Post]
  • Senator Barbara Mikulski is pushing an expansion of the 1962 Equal Pay Act, which limits circumstances in which men and women could be paid differently. The bill would also allow employees to sue employers if they can prove they were unfairly treated. [Huffington Post] Keep reading »
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