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July 2012

July 18, 2012

Daughter of the Patriarchy: Ripping the Moorings, Part Two

My mother is stubborn. My father jokes that it's the Polish in her (and me)...

July 17, 2012

Funny Picture of the Day: Denim Skirts and Safety Pins

July 15, 2012

Sexuality Project: Questioning, Qs. 4 and 5

This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...

July 14, 2012

Sexuality Project: Questioning, Q. 3

This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...

July 13, 2012

Sexuality Project: Questioning, Q. 2

This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...

July 10, 2012

Strong Women: Weightlifting and Sports are a Great Solution to the Modesty Problem

Possible trigger warning: This post contains some profanity, and is written for those members of...

July 08, 2012

Sexuality Project: Romantic Relationships, Q. 3

This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...

July 07, 2012

Daughter of the Patriarchy Series: Safe Now

This is an installment of the Daughter of the Patriarchy series that I have been...

July 07, 2012

“Is Liking Modest Girls Sexist?”

Apparently, one of the google searches that led to my blog recently asked this question:...

July 06, 2012

Sexuality Project: Romantic Relationships, Q. 2

This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...

July 06, 2012

Wifely Submission and Honoring, Cherishing and Loving Your Wife as Your Own Body

Leaders of the Christian Patriarchy Movement and their disciples (minor pastors who covet their attention)...

July 05, 2012

Sexuality Project: Romantic Relationships, Q. 1

This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...

July 03, 2012

Sexuality Project: Peer Group, Q. 4

This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...

June 2012

June 30, 2012

The Duggar Family Doesn’t Go to the Beach, and Why That’s Bad for Their Kids

This just in from the Department of Unintended Irony: Michelle Duggar makes a public statement about...

June 26, 2012

Modesty Cartoons by Rune

Rune at Feminist Mormon Housewives just posted two amazing comics illustrating some problems with the...

June 23, 2012

Review: Pixar’s Brave is Braver Than it Looks

Pixar's Brave is every fairy tale and none of them. It's every trope and none of them....

June 22, 2012

The Friendly Atheist: This is Not How You Teach Modesty

The Friendly Atheist has a great new post addressing the teaching of modesty in Beit Yaakov, an...

June 22, 2012

The Incredible Helplessness of Men: Lust Edition, Epilogue

Following up my last post about the John Edwards and Rielle Hunter affair, have a...

June 21, 2012

The Incredible Helplessness of Men: Lust Edition

I just accidentally ran across this piece of weird voyeurism on the internet. (How I...

June 20, 2012

Modesty, Body Policing and Empowerment: The Hijab (Part Two)

Note: This is my second post in response to Nadiya Takolia's article in the Guardian....

June 15, 2012

Modesty, Body Policing, and Empowerment: The Hijab (Part One)

The Guardian recently published an article by Nadiya Takolia titled "The hijab has liberated me from...

June 14, 2012

Christian Fundamentalist Homophobia, Part Three: Finding Unconditional Love Outside the Church

Trigger warning: The following post contains frank descriptions of the hate speech against LGBTQ people...

June 10, 2012

Rachel Held Evans: Is Patriarchy Really God’s Dream for the World?

Rachel Held Evans has just followed up the discussion linked in my last post with the literary...

June 09, 2012

Christian Patriarchy and Complementarianism: “Separate But Equal” Puts on Lipstick

Complementarianism is a lie. Yeah. It's fake. It doesn't exist. What does exist is patriarchy in...

June 08, 2012

A Pro-Life Rally that Kills Me Inside

Today, I walked past a rally to take away my rights. I walk past a...

June 08, 2012

Azizatu Nafsiha: Coming Into My Own

Saliha at Azizatu Nafsiha has begun to write a beautiful, thoughtful series about wrestling with faith and...

June 01, 2012

Modesty and False Empowerment

Wearing the hijab or dressing modestly (no low necklines and leaving miniskirts to models) can,...

June 01, 2012

Modesty, Body Policing and Rape Culture: Connecting the Dots

Definition: The “modesty doctrine” is the belief that women need to cover their bodies to prevent...

May 2012

May 28, 2012

Memorial Monday’s Massive Modesty Media Mention

I know, I know, I got carried away by the alliteration automobile. Here's a definition...

May 26, 2012

Fundamentalist Aesthetics

Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. -1 Samuel 16:7 Clothes...

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