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Young feminists just want to "go wild and pole dance"

Yesterday our fellow blogger Courtney Martin wrote a thoughtful piece for TAP, calling for a more complex conversation of some of the generational feminist tension that's surrounded the election. (This was in response to Linda Hirshman's Slate article, Yo Mamma, that posited young feminists who don't want to vote for Clinton have Mommy issues.) ...

Feminism now: the trouble with vaginas

Vaginas are big lately. From the dark and steamy netherworld of celebrity culture to the convoluted, overheated annals of politics; from the tongue-twisting exploration of an evolving sexual lexicon to the ever-widening penetration of porn-star aesthetics into the general population, vaginas loom larger than ever...

Saudi says rape victim was adulteress

The girl was initially sentenced to prison and 90 lashes for being alone with a man not related to her. When her lawyer, Abdul Rahman al-Lahem, appealed the sentence, he was removed from the case, his license was suspended and the penalty was doubled to 200 lashes.

Desperate Feminist Wives

Women who strongly identify as progressive the 15 percent who agree most with feminist ideals have a harder time being happy than their peers, according to evidence that has been provided exclusively to Slate. Feminist ideals, not domestic duties, seem to be what make wives morose.