Barnard College: where young feminist thought is at

Hey Everybody,

I’m off this week to attend Barnard’s Young Women’s Leadership Institute. I can’t wait to return with stories of the feminist awesomeness that will undoubtedly occur there, and not to fear, there will still be new posts by lovely contributors every day! Some comments may go unapproved until Saturday, for which I am very sorry, and yet, despite the fact that I figured out how to run this blog, I’m technically challenged beyond basic blogging functions and can’t think of an alternative. So. Yeah.

I can’t think of a greater present to return to than a bunch of new submissions from you guys! Seriously though, the FBomb could always use submissions (email to juliez@thefbomb.org)

Have a happy week of July 13th!

Oh, Oklahoma. No no no no no.

On November first, a law in Oklahoma will go into effect that collects personal details about every single abortion preformed in the state and post them on a public website. This will cost Oklahoma $281,285 the first year and $256,285 each year after that.

These details include the date of the abortion, the county in which the abortion was preformed, the age, race, and marital status of the mother, the years of education the mother has, the state or country of residence of the mother, the total number of previous pregnancies of the mother; including the number of live births, miscarriages, and induced abortions. (info via Feministing)

And these are only the first eight questions. I really honestly don’t understand the point of this. What does spending all this money to obtain this information even do for the state of Oklahoma? The Center for Reproductive Rights is challenging the law. Let’s hope that this ridiculous thing is thrown out.

This is a complete and total violation of women’s privacy. This isn’t just a law that’s being proposed, it is a law already. The state will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars each year just to put this information online. How is that worth the money? SERIOUSLY, OKLAHOMA GOVERNMENT!?!?!? What is the function of this? I can’t think of one way this will help out the population of the state as a whole.

The fact that this was even allowed to be signed into law shows that we need to speak up more often. We need to show that this is something that is truly important to us. Pro-choice means the freedom to make a private choice that only we can make. I’m taking this as an opportunity to create a call to arms – sisters of the world against our privacy being invaded, unite!<

What do you guys think? Are you as mad as I am?

I am Carl. dead serious.

UP passed the $280 mil mark, 2nd only to Finding Nemo of Pixar’s movies (because Ellen is a beast). UP is the best movie ever. I’m hypercritical of everything and I couldn’t find anything wrong with it. I do not like the cone of shame. Hahahaha. Moving on. 

*valid point made after this was posted: lack of female characters. This is true. Especially with the dogs? Wtf not even logical. I still thought this was a great movie with positive messages. 

Vanessa Hudgens is going to play a hooker in the new film “Sucker Punch.” Of the role, Hudgens said, “I’m playing a character name Blondie and it’s set in a brothel in the 1950′s, so there’s not a whole lot of clothes.” 
Um…very good, Vanessa. Clapclapclap. 
For some reason she continued, “I think this is my time to really step it up and get to grow up. It will be somewhat different with the content and a few more foul words, but that’s the biggest difference.”

Where are you going to college, Gabriella?I'm not going to college, I'm gonna be a HOOKER!

Going from playing an annoyingly naive and bubbly high school sweetheart who couldn’t kiss her boyfriend until the sequel to a hooker with a sailor’s mouth…uh no, not too different.
It’s really not fair. I’d probably hate her a lot less if she weren’t dating Zac Efron. That may not be true.

Emma Watson had an awkward kiss with Rupert Grint. More interestingly (and OUTRAGEOUSLY) she isn’t interested in Robert Pattinson romantically.
I’msorrywhat?
“He’s just a good friend. He’s a super-nice guy, and girls love him. We’re just friends–but he sure was great to work with.” she told the NY Daily News. 

blind? perhaps...

Okay how’s this — I’m calling this right now. Emma Watson is going to Columbia University next year. James Franco goes there now. That campus is small, and not exactly teeming with celebrities. I’m calling that couple.

Finally:

THE GAY PENGUINS AT THE SAN FRANCISCO ZOO BROKE UP. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

no longer...

Harry and Pepper called it quits last week. They got together 6 years ago as “adolescents” when Harry the broad-shouldered stud hit on Pepper, the brooding and mysterious loner. The zookeepers thought it was a phase. But this was for real, folks, as they soon began to nest together. A serious step, but they handled it well, and in fact zookeepers claim they were the best couple on “the island.” Harry and Pepper + 1 = a beautiful penguin family. 

And then this skank Linda came along.  I mean sure, she was recently widowed, probably needed comforting, but apparently she had a long reputation of canoodling before this marriage. She moved in on this dude Fig HOURS after his wifepenguin died. NOT COOL. 

Then one day, poor old Fig died, and Linda moved in on Harry. Pepper’s Harry! There was a whole ugly confrontation scene where Harry attacked Pepper (YOU NEVER LOVED ME YOU NEVER PAID ATTENTION TO ME). Harry and Linda nested and Pepper moved to a bachelor pad.

Apparently July and August are molting season. So it’s time for Pepper to get his groove back. I will wait with baited breath.

I love penguins! Whenever I hear of animals who have fucked up relationships I feel a little better about the crazy things I observe in humans. A little. 

Sources: San Fran Examiner, Fox News, Dlisted, MTV, others…

Sort of reminds me about how Facebook quizzes think my hair color affects my personality. Apparently, I should be a redhead  (I am not)  because I am feisty (what a creative word association for red head) energetic, intelligent and articulate. What the fuck ever, facebook, thanks for deducing me to my looks yet again.