RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 22, 2009, 9:13 pm
Hi all! Spare Candy has a new comment system that has yet to be tested. If you happen to notice anything not working right or you're having trouble commenting, please let me know! Probably via e-m...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 21, 2009, 9:29 pm
Highlights from this week, minus any health care reform/Stupak amendment articles because I just can't read another right now. Except for this piece in the New Yorker, by Jeffrey Toobin, "Not Cove...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 21, 2009, 10:21 am
One of the many reasons that, for me, Rachel Maddow's show is one of the best on TV is that she takes on stories like this one: the GOP talking heads' seeming obsession with using the word "ra...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 20, 2009, 9:39 pm
This is the first of a new weekly feature here at Spare Candy, called "In History." Some posts might be little more than a photo, others full on features. If you have any suggestions for a person or e...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 18, 2009, 8:29 pm
Friday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, across the world. Transgender.org has a comprehensive list of events -- I'm happily surprised to see there's even an event in my city. The site also h...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 16, 2009, 7:59 pm
The Center for Reproductive Rights launched an ad campaign today against the possible ban in health care reform on insurance companies covering abortion (aka the Stupak amendment). Read the press rele...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 16, 2009, 6:47 pm
While these reports are specific to the states of Ohio and Kentucky, the findings, I'm sure, are of interest to readers here and applicable across the country. The Columbus Dispatch conducted a ...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 15, 2009, 10:16 am
Because it's dominating the news and my brain (I'm sure I'm not alone in that) and it cannot be emphasized enough, let's start off with some reading about the Stupak amendment. The Wom...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 12, 2009, 12:18 am
30 Seconds to Mars' new video, for "Kings & Queens," is now out!! It debuted at midnight tonight. It's a great visual of the song, check it out when you have a spare six minutes or so. (OK, ni...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 11, 2009, 6:55 pm
Yesterday I wrote about legislation introduced recently that is meant to alleviate the backlog of rape kits in this country, and encourage states to get them tested. Here's why this is so importan...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 10, 2009, 6:04 pm
Almost a month ago, Sen. Al Franken introduced an amendment to a bill that would prevent the federal government from entering into contracts with companies who make their contractors/employees sign a...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 9, 2009, 8:53 pm
Is it just me, or does this sound like the White House couldn't care less about anything abortion related so long as some kind of health care reform makes it to Obama's desk? Real nice. If y...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 8, 2009, 2:12 pm
If you need some reassurance that some members of the House do in fact understand why the Stupak amendment never should have been passed (or if you yourself don't understand why it shouldn't h...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 8, 2009, 1:23 pm
Trying to stay away from health care reform and the Stupak amendment (reading list here), hoping to think about something else for a while. Not that this is all good news, but let's start with a r...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 8, 2009, 12:14 pm
I'll be adding more articles to this as I come across them, but if you have written something or read something on the subject that should be included, please let me know by e-mailing me at rosier...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 8, 2009, 9:46 am
Planned Parenthood issued this statement about the Stupak amendment (emphasis mine): STATEMENT BY CECILE RICHARDS, PRESIDENT, PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA CONDEMNING PASSAGE OF STUPAK/PI...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 7, 2009, 10:04 pm
Because it's so important, I want to post NARAL's response to the Stupak amendment passing in the House. (I'll be writing more on the subject later.) For the final roll call, check here. ...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 6, 2009, 9:35 pm
UNIFEM has launched a new campaign to help end violence against women world-wide: Say NO -- UNiTE. If you haven't checked it out yet, please do so soon. The site has all kinds of tools and informa...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 4, 2009, 8:46 pm
You may have seen this story making its way around the Internet today: A recently married couple wants to have a baby, but it turns out the wife is allergic to her husband's sperm (a condition cal...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 3, 2009, 7:46 pm
Good news out of New York state today: Gov. David Paterson has signed into law "a bill to protect women’s access to reproductive health care facilities." The bill "creates new class E and C felonies...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 3, 2009, 6:56 pm
Tomorrow, Nov. 4, is "Women's Day of Action." Bloggers will be writing about it (blog-a-thon), and you can find posts on Twitter about it under the hashtag #whc. Be sure to spread the word, and ta...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 2, 2009, 10:54 pm
I should warn everyone, I'll probably be posting on here about 30 Seconds to Mars fairly often; their new album comes out Dec. 8, they're one of my most favorite bands ever, and their last alb...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 1, 2009, 11:11 am
Hi all, happy November! A lot to get to today, starting with a bunch of rape-related news. (Just wanted to give a heads-up.) A year-plus ago, very early on in this blog, I wrote about rape as a weapo...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Nov 1, 2009, 10:51 am
I came across this at After Silence (which is an excellent blog, by the way), and as was suggested, I am re-posting it to spread the message. Feel free to do the same. A lot has been said about how t...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Oct 30, 2009, 8:38 pm
A number of articles have come out this week about monogamy, and the verdict seems to be "don't bother." Why? "It's not natural." Oh, and it's annoying and cumbersome for men, apparently. ...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Oct 29, 2009, 9:42 pm
I've written about rape a number of times, but I've yet to really get into the legal side of the issue: prosecuting rapists and other sexual assault criminals, such as those who sexually abuse...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Oct 28, 2009, 8:55 pm
Supporters/worshippers of Scott Roeder (pictured), the man arrested in the killing of Dr. George Tiller, thought it would be a good idea to raise money for Roeder (for his defense, I guess?) by auctio...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Oct 28, 2009, 12:20 am
Yeah, that's seriously what the authors of "SuperFreakonomics" conclude: Another unintended consequence of the women's liberation movement has been the deterioration in the education system - ...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Oct 27, 2009, 6:52 pm
A 15-year-old girl who was leaving the Homecoming dance at her high school in California was gang raped for two and a half hours, in public, in front of witnesses, before someone called the police. Sh...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Oct 25, 2009, 10:37 am
Happy Sunday everyone! Lots and lots of news to get to ... Abortion: RH Reality Check: Court rules Arizona sheriff cannot block inmates' access to abortion careMichigan Messenger: Republican legi...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Oct 20, 2009, 9:34 pm
Tomorrow, Oct. 21, is Love Your Body Day. I love this idea. I support pretty much anything that calls out media's, Hollywood's, society in general's use of fake images of women and explai...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Oct 18, 2009, 10:50 am
Short and sweet today, as I'm a little hungover. This week, the House passed a bill to establish a National Women's History Museum on the National Mall in D.C. Bill now moves to the Senate. T...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Oct 12, 2009, 6:49 pm
A couple days ago, word started circulating about an iPhone application for Amp, an energy drink produced by Pepsi. The app is called "Amp up before you score." What it does is break women down into 2...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Oct 11, 2009, 10:12 am
I've been on vacation this past week, and I've spent a good portion of my time painting my apartment, re-arranging furniture, hanging artwork on walls and eating bad-for-you food. I also manag...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Oct 6, 2009, 10:20 am
One of my favorite bands, 30 Seconds to Mars, debuted their new single today. It's been more than four years since we've had new music from this band. I cannot wait to hear this entire album. ...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Oct 4, 2009, 11:34 am
About a month ago, "plus-size" model Lizzie Miller and Glamour magazine made big news when the magazine published a nude photo of Miller showing her not-flat stomach. It would appear that Glamour got ...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Oct 4, 2009, 10:25 am
Two blog carnivals this week were kind enough to include Spare Candy posts, and links to many great posts. (Also a big thanks to Kick-Out!! Wrestling for allowing me to guest post.) Highly recommend y...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Sep 29, 2009, 10:28 pm
A little background is necessary here: I didn't use to watch WWE programs. Ever. I've had a vague knowledge of high-profile wrestlers in the past (Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold, The Rock, Randy Savag...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Sep 28, 2009, 10:41 pm
Just got done reading this article on Huffington Post by Kamala Lopez, "Could Micheal Moore know why women are unhappy?" The author brings up the fact that the Equal Rights Amendment -- first introduc...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Sep 27, 2009, 10:30 am
Pro-choice activists square off against anti-choice activists in 2007. I'm glad I'm not the only one to pick up on the irony of tea party-goers holding up signs that say things like "Keep you...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Sep 25, 2009, 3:11 pm
Male politicians, let me clue you in on something: When you're discussing what kinds of care should be mandated to be covered by health insurance companies, it is not in your best interest, or you...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Sep 23, 2009, 7:53 pm
The Clinton Global Initiative is holding its fifth annual meeting this week, and former President Bill Clinton made a powerful point today: "Women perform 66 percent of the world's work, and produ...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Sep 22, 2009, 8:26 pm
Seriously?!? If abortion makes it to the public square, so do live births (vaginal and C-section) and sex. After all, if we're going to publicly show one of the end results of pregnancy, we may a...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Sep 21, 2009, 10:31 pm
The infamous Faith Hill Redbook cover controversy. Some French lawmakers think so, while Liberal Democrats in the UK support banning retouched images "that create 'overly perfected and unrealisti...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Sep 20, 2009, 10:28 am
This week's hits: The Public Eye: "The more things change: Continuing threats to reproductive freedom." Great summary of the current anti-choice movement, and of how far it goes.RH Reality Check: ...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Sep 18, 2009, 4:05 pm
Hey, have you heard that Megan Fox has a new movie coming out?! Yeah, it's called Jennifer's Body, but you probably won't go see it because Fox doesn't show her boobs in it, so forget ...
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RosieRed23 posted an article on Spare Candy - Sep 17, 2009, 9:31 pm
I overheard some men today who were talking about the Hofstra University student who reported she was raped, and who then recanted the allegation. The conversation went like this: Guy One: Yeah, so s...
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