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Guelphite! (and other random things)

I’ve been living in Guelph this week (and for the rest of the summer). I get a little bit bored here while my mom is at work. So I’ve been exercising on my parent’s elliptical, gardening, doing lawn work, restoring an old broken mirror and playing Wii. I’m glad that work starts next week so [ READ MORE ]

Muslim Canadian Congress Calls for a Ban on the Burka

“In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity,” My hero, Tarek Fatah, appeared on Coren fighting for his cause on behalf of the Muslim Canadian Congress: Tarek is definitely one man who can hold his own in front of anyone in the [ READ MORE ]

When is it time for me to throw my voice in?

Posts are coming in from all over the place about Justin, his man blog, CFI-Canada and democracy. As per usual Zak is an asshole (he’s usually an asshole, right…but an asshole), Joe breaks it down unbiased and sensible style and Gordo makes me want to pee my pants laughing so hard but at the same [ READ MORE ]

Sometimes I get reminded as to why I’m a feminist…

And by sometimes, I mean quite often. A 9 year old girl had to have an abortion because she was raped by her stepfather. You think this would be an open and shut case. She’s 9. She was raped. She’s too tiny to carry a fetus. (actually 2, as she had twins). But nooo. But Marcio Miranda, [ READ MORE ]

Science Shows Men Objectify Women

This study is the least awesome study I’ve ever read. I’ve shouted and complained before about men objectifying women’s bodies. Just the other day I was walking from getting lunch to go back to work and say a man, literally lean 1/2 body out his car and yell at a woman crossing the street “Hey [ READ MORE ]

Blogs

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