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...sure Hillary Clinton—like many other candidates male and female??enjoyed the opportunity to buy nice suits and get cleaned up for her public appearances. But Palin took this indulgence to a whole new level. In a news item that exploded in the buildup to Election Day, Palin may have spent nearly $200,000 on clothes for herself and her family. One aide described the behavior as “Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast.” The governor’s irresponsible shopping spree highlighted the risks of putting...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno | Title: Forgetting Sarah Palin | 11/12/2008 | See Source »

...Most pro-life feminists view abortion as an oppressive evil born of patriarchal society. A culture focused on women’s needs, they argue, would instead focus on both promoting and rewarding motherhood. This stance, however, assumes that a female??s most important societal function is anatomically determined: In essence, that she should serve as a womb and a mother before she should act as a holistic human being. By stooping to the level of biological essentialists, organizations like the FFL bolster the idea of an intangible “feminine mystique” and pervert conceptions...

Author: By Courtney A. Fiske | Title: “Women Deserve Better” | 10/14/2008 | See Source »

...Pakistani rock song near the end of the show, dancers crossed the stage behind a light curtain in the back as the instrumentalists traded off short solos and the crowd clapped along. In another fun musical act, the Qawwali, two groups of singers—one male, one female??egged each other on as they debated the nature of love, accompanied by traditional Indian instruments. The show was also punctuated by a number of short sketches about South Asian stereotypes, including a protracted bit about stereotypically protective Indian parents and their kids. In a particularly memorable and amusing...

Author: By Sasha F. Klein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dance, Glitter Shine in 'Ghungroo' | 3/12/2008 | See Source »

...better at defense, get faster, get quicker,” she admits. I had to do all the things I was coasting through in high school.”“I always think it’s more difficult for any basketball player—male or female??when you’re exceptionally tall,” coach Kathy Delaney-Smith adds. “[Emma] had to learn how to jump when she came here, she had to learn how to move.”The transition to college basketball was a difficult...

Author: By Kate Leist, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BASKETBALL '07: Center of Attention | 11/13/2007 | See Source »

...standards. For the most part, men—other than a few beleaguered metrosexuals—seem contented to look as though they have just fallen out of bed. Indeed, one begins to glimpse the absurdity of the double standard when one contemplates men making typically “female?? remarks like, “I feel so fat today,” or, “What a great hair day I’m having.” Coming from the mouth of your run of the mill Joe Hetero, these remarks sound ludicrous...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Effortlessly What? | 10/16/2007 | See Source »

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