then I must be a beached-up whale.

Seriously, the record label that has subjected us to Nickelback since hell began, thinks Amanda Palmer (of the Dresden Dolls) is fat. They wanted to edited out her belly shots in her new video, “Leeds United” because it was seemed “uncommercial” Uhh, where’s the fuckin’ fat in the video below??? And does this mean that Roadrunner’s CEO has a six-pack?

FUCK YOU ROADRUNNER AND YOUR FUCKIN’ SEXIST SHIT, Palmer is fuckin’ hot!!!

Additional belly coverage at:
Feministing
The F Word
Shakesville

Is Dara Torres your mom? … No, right?

Pregnancy, giving birth and the consequential events after that does not cause some sort of permanent disability. Women have been popping out children for millenniums and guess what, they go back to doing the same shit that they were doing before. Also, she isn’t the only parent in the freakin’ Olympics! So stop it!

Via Feministing and Jezebel.

Tom Ford can go fuck himself. Seriously, what’s this man’s obsession with nude women reduced to mere body parts? The man’s fuckin’ gay for fuck sake! Be creative! If you’re known for your innovative fashion, create innovate ads! Not the standard bullshit of tits and an open “inviting” mouth. Oh, how about making ads that *gasp* actually address the product being advertised. What a freakin’ new concept!!!

But, yet again, why should I expect any better from a man who makes comments like this: “If sluttiness is what you like, what’s wrong with that? Why do we think being a slut’s bad? Sluttiness is just a lot of freedom.”

Jessica over at Feministing.com is already writing up a second book (awesome!), this time looking at and analyzing double standards. If you have a vagina, then you know all too well how that process works (Man A can do this and it will be fine, but if Woman A does it, then she’s a *insert derogatory term here*). And not to say that men don’t face it as well (example, a woman can order a cosmopolitan, but if a man does, he must be gay). But, let face it, women are swimming in it, since the day they pop out of their mother. I know I have.

Jessica has asked Feministing readers what are the weirdest, most infuriating, or silliest double standards that they have encountered or heard. And I asked myself, “Jeebus, where the hell do I even begin???” So, here’s what I posted over at the post:

I think the weirdest childhood one I’ve heard was from my dad when I was about ten or so. I was whistling and he told me to stop, that girls shouldn’t whistle; that it’s not “ladylike.” Yeahhh, I sure wouldn’t want to look like his pervy old friends who whistle at every damn thing that moves.[/sarcasm]

A friend, who when he speaks, every other word out of his mouth is either sh*t, or a variation of fuck, had the nerve to tell me, that oh “it’s nasty when a girl curses” and that I need to fuckin’ stop.

The virgin/whore dichotomy is applied in this scenario: “sit with your legs closed/crossed, what you want people to think of you” (even though I’m wearing pants?!). Yet, these fuckers on the train occupy three seats because “well, they’re men, they need to let their boys breathe.” Yeahhh, they are just that BIG…my ass.

And my mother last week, in regards to the deteriorating tiles in the bathroom: “it’s a shame that neither you (my father) nor your son (who’s only 19 and never fixed a damn thing in the house, well in his life), the men of the house can’t fix the tiles.” Me: “umm, why can’t you fix it, or why don’t you ask me to fix it?” Mom: “that isn’t our job to do, women don’t do that.” …A few minutes later, after a short heated debate…Me: “you do realize that women work in carpentry and house remodeling, etc, right?” Mom: “well, they took a course for that.” Because apparently, male carpenters/plumbers/etc, never, ever had to acquire some sort of instruction. It’s just natural. (Mind you, I’m the one who has fixed/assembled 90% of the things in the house. The missing 10% accounts for the bathroom, including the crappy tile work)

I’m an amateur weightlifter. The general philosophy at the gym is “no pain, no gain.” As most of us know, pain is not pretty. I’ve had a few people comment on how I never smile, that I look too aggressive/angry when I lift. Ohhhhh yeahhh, try crackin’ a smile when you’re squatting with 175lbs on your back, running out of breath and your heartrate goes over 170 beats a minute. Yeah, try to crack a Colgate smile, dipsh*t.

Oh, and apparently sarcasm isn’t too desirable in a woman either.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer released a report on July 26 that shows that many women are sexually harassed and sexually assaulted while in the New York City subway system.

Of nearly 1,800 respondents, 63% stated that they have been sexually harassed; 10% have been sexually assaulted. It also shows that vast majority of these incidents going unreported (96% of those who were harassed and 96% those who have witnessed harassment did not report the incident to authorities or MTA personnel). According to the study, most cases of sexual harassment and assault occur during the rush hour periods of 5:30am-9:30am and 4:30pm-7:30pm.

The study lays out several recommendations on how the MTA and NYPD can effectively address and combat these issues that so many women (and some men) have to deal with on a regular basis. Click here for the press release and here for the report (PDF).

Kudos to Borough President Stringer and his staff for addressing this crucial topic!