Sesame Street tells its viewers that “being a princess isn’t a career”. Indeed! [Jezebel]
Should Obama not have called his daughters “beautiful” during his acceptance speech? [The Oxonian Globalist]
“Can Smart Women Enjoy Hip Hop?” [Daily Life]
The Turnaway Study: assessing the mental health, wellbeing and overall quality of life of women who obtain abortions versus women who are turned away from terminations. Spoiler alert: those who wanted and recieved abortions are better off for it. [io9]
The perils of having female body hair in summer. To remove or not to remove, that is the question… [Feminaust]
Was it really necessary for Jezebel to publish the names and high schools of the racist teens who tweeted about Obama after his re-election? I’m a bit in two minds about this. Was it shoddy journalism? Perhaps. But I also think people with damaging ideologies should be called out on them, no matter their age. That’s how we create change and start a discourse about polarising issues. [Musings of an Inappropriate Woman]
Eating to stop men harassing you. [Jezebel]