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assholeofday:Asshole of the Day for July 6, 2013: Scott...

assholeofday:

Asshole of the Day for July 6, 2013: Scott Walker

Remember last year when Republicans claimed there was no “War on Women", even while they tried to force women in Virginia to have transvaginal ultrasounds and Rep. Darryl Issa held hearings on contraception in Washington, but only called men to testify? I’m sure Sandra Fluke does, because that’s why she was thrust into the limelight.

Well, the War On Women is back. First the House GOP passed a 20 week abortion ban. A futile gesture to be sure, what with the Senate unlikely to ever vote on it, and Obama certain to veto it.

But that little waste of time was just the first shot. In states where the GOP controls the legislature and governor’s mansion, the GOP has been going full speed in trying to roll back a woman’s right to abortion, and in some cases, even her right to birth control:

Ohio redefined “pregnancy" and “fetus", which meant that not only were abortions restricted, but they also insist that a woman who is not pregnant be forced to get an ultrasound before she can get an IUD.
Texas is in the middle of forcing through its own abortion ban, which will close most of the abortion clinics in the state.
North Carolina got jealous of Texas and Ohio and tacked on an abortion ban to a bill banning Sharia law (with no sense of irony).

And there’s been no end of Assholes of the Day saying all sorts of crazy things when these bills hit the news:

Louie Gohmert wants women to carry brain-dead fetuses to term
Trent Franks raised money off comments trivializing women who get pregnant by rape
Jody Laubenberg claims rape kits prevent pregnancy 
David Dewhurst claims the Texas abortion ban is to protect the health of women, though it has no exception to save the life of the mother
Rick Perry says Wendy Davis’s experience as a teen mother should be the rule for all teens who get pregnant
John Kasich signed a law redefining “pregnancy" and “fetus"
Jim DeMint told Rachel Maddow that he knows women WANT to be forced to have ultrasounds

Women have been outraged, and begun protesting, most notably in Texas. The press hasn’t been good for Republicans, not that that has deterred them from pushing through their bills.

Gov. Scott Walker saw all this happening, so when the abortion ban in Wisconsin hit his desk, he sat on it until the Friday of July 4th weekend, and then signed it in secret. Not loud and proud, but in hiding. Only releasing a statement saying that it happened, as is required by law. What a coward!

And an asshole. The only surprise here is that it took so long for him to finally be named Asshole of the Day. It won’t be his last, we’re guessing.

Full story: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/scott-walker-quietly-signs-bill-requiring-ultrasounds-for-wisconsin-abortions.php

Well. There’s a face I’d really love to hit with a brick. ASSHOLE. I’d say I wish he could get pregnant and carry the fetus to term just to get a sense of what he’s demanding from women, but I wouldn’t wish that on any potential child, especially since I get the feeling he’d leave it in a dumpster.

WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: last thing

WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: last thing:

kierongillen:

mattfractionblog:

there’s an ask i’m not going to repsond do directly, because the writer who sent it clearly didn’t mean harm and i don’t want to make them feel bad, or bully them, or set them up for mockery and or being bullied, but —

don’t send your ideas to writers…

I’m not exactly on the same level as these guys, but, yeah. What they said.

"In this society, if a man is called a woman, that’s the biggest insult he could get. Is that because..."

“In this society, if a man is called a woman, that’s the biggest insult he could get. Is that because women are considered something less?”

- Angrej Pejic (via im-overexposed)

Meanwhile, in Asheville...

Meanwhile, in Asheville...:

This is a pic of a local music club’s sign, as edited by our one and only local news station, because it’s OFFENSIVE, dontcha know. It made the news because, OH NOES THE CHILDREN, WON’T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!! They might see BAD WORDS and realize HEAVY METAL AND PUNK BANDS EXIST, OMG WHATEVER SHALL WE DOOOOOO!!!!!

**headwall**

kellysue:I’ve got three things I’ve got to get turned in...

kellysue:

I’ve got three things I’ve got to get turned in today, two kids to get fed and dressed and a bag to pack and a flight to catch, so I can’t respond to this the way I’d like, but I’m putting it here so I don’t forget.  

I also need to let my temper subside a bit.  If I were to reply right now I’d resort to name-calling and insults and we all know there’s no ground to be gained there. 

Instead, when I’m not shaking anymore, I’ll recount my career trajectory AGAIN.  [Magazine writer/research assistant—>comic reviewer—>7 years /10K+ pages adapting manga into English—>anthology shorts—>co-writing gigs—>one-shots—>minis—->ongoings]  

Maybe I’ll get Alejandro Arbona to attest—AGAIN!—that I was blind-submitted for my first gig at Marvel.  I’ll offer that if you’re looking for Men to Credit for My Career, you should look first to Neil Gaiman, Warren Ellis, Peter Rose, Steve Niles and Jamie Rich — all of whom were responsible for making introductions or getting me chances to submit my work well before Matt Fraction had any pull in the industry.  (I’ll also state in no uncertain terms that I wasn’t sleeping with any of those men, because I know, dear Anon, that is your next assumption.)  Or Brian Bendis, who had championed my work in a way I will never be able to adequately thank him for.  (Ditto Steve Wacker.)  

(Also not sleeping with Brian or Steve, just so we’re clear.)

Maybe I’ll ponder why it isn’t Fraction who’s considered to have benefited from nepotism.  After all, more than 10 years ago now, Matt Fraction was my plus one to Joe Quesada’s 40th birthday party and it was me who sent copies of Last of the Independents to Joe and Axel.  I mean, clearly, it was those gestures that got Fraction his career — certainly not the merit of his work, right? I mean, come on — those Hawkeye Eisner noms are part mine, right? 

(I can’t imagine how sick Fraction must be of hearing me tell that story. But I bet it’s not half as sick of it as I am.)

(The first person I met in the industry was Wil Rosado. Through him, the first editors I met were Andy Ball, who’s since moved on, and Joey Cavalieri. Just in case anybody wants to make a chart. This would be… maybe 4 years before I met Fraction, Gillen, Ellis, McKelvie et al on the WEF.) 

Okay, deep breath.  

Bendis is going to tell me that I shouldn’t acknowledge this, that I’m feeling trolls, but here’s the pickle: people deny that this happens.  We’re told that the insults to our dignity working women face are in our imagination, that it’s a thing of sexy Mad Men past.  It’s WOMEN who make this a thing, right?  (Hysterical, don’t you know.)  We’re to the point where I meet young women who won’t identify as feminists because the struggle is over and it’s only a thing if you make it one. 

Bullshit. 

It’s not a natural assumption to leap to the conclusion that I got my job because of my marriage.  It’s the product of deeply-ingrained sexist thinking.  I can name for you a half a dozen men who did, in fact, get their first big two gigs because of who they knew and their dignity and their qualifications have never been called into question.  I’m lucky if I go a week.  

I was recently directed to a post on a snake pit of a message board (what was I thinking, even going to look?) by a man I’d known as long as I’d known my husband, a man I’d met at the same time—a man who had felt free to ask professional favors of me on multiple occasions—who was lamenting how “easily” I’d gotten to where I was because of Fraction. When friends of mine pointed him to my CV, he half-apologized because he had no idea.  Apparently he thought Marvel—a publicly-owned company—was in the habit of handing out gigs to freelancer’s wives just for kicks.  Then he threw up the bit about it being a natural assumption. 

I would say simply ‘fuck that guy’ and chalk it up to his not being half as smart as he thinks he is, but here’s the thing: 

That guy has daughters.  

For them, and for my daughter and for your daughter, I am going to occasionally shine a light on these things… even though it both enrages and embarrasses me.  

I don’t know if it’s the right call, but I know that ‘ignore it and it’ll go away’ isn’t working. 

I need to figure out a way to contain my outrage enough to talk about it in a way that doesn’t attack, but invites dudes like Anon to rethink their ‘natural assumptions’ without setting myself up as an uppity bitch that they’re invested in proving wrong.  

I… I clearly don’t know how to do that right now.  But I’m going to figure it out.   

Later.

Right now, the kids need breakfast and my son has questions about the xenomorph that can’t wait another second.  

I’m out. 

You know what, I am SICK TO THE FUCKING TEETH of this shit happening and it being necessary to reblog these things over and over and FUCKING OVER AGAIN, but here it is, and here I am reblogging it, because, yeah, my daughter. And my niece. And my son, for that matter, who is the sort of man I wish every man was and I want him to keep being that way. And for everybody’s daughters and sons, and for all of us who are tired of being assumed to be Less because we have a vagina instead of a penis. No more letting it go, letting it slide, because we’re annoying someone who doesn’t realize they’re acting like a misogynist dickhole. Let’s keep speaking up and calling people on their backward attitudes, even (maybe especially) when they don’t know they’re doing it.

kleeklein:Hugh Dancy making out with Ed Redmayne in Savage...

kleeklein:

Hugh Dancy making out with Ed Redmayne in Savage Grace. Um…I need to find this movie…now. Will Graham kisses boys very well. ;)

@_@ **is dead**

justsayins: This needs to stop...and let me tell you why!

justsayins: This needs to stop...and let me tell you why!:

justsayins:

Okay. Guys. Guys. Two things.

1) I’m a martial artist. I’ve been studying since I was seven. I wouldn’t even hesitate to say that I’m good at it. I have done work as a fight choreographer for film, and I am trained in stage combat as well.

2) I’m a contortionist. Yes. Again, since…

**stands and applauds** 

rowanmcbride:alexwoolfson:palepinkelephant:stillconfused:...

rowanmcbride:

alexwoolfson:

palepinkelephant:

stillconfused:

thehungryhungryemo:

feministzinetime:

fernacular: Welcome to: If Male Superhero Costumes were Designed Like Female Superhero Costumes!

this is magnificent

This is still perfect.

Yep.

I would pay good money to see Christian Bale in that Batman outfit.

Another gem shamelessly stolen from Kelly Bunny Bridgers :)...

Another gem shamelessly stolen from Kelly Bunny Bridgers :) Thanks honey!

“Matt and I did a play together called Swimming with Sharks...

“Matt and I did a play together called Swimming with Sharks before we worked on Doctor Who and we really get each other. I think we manage to surprise one another quite a bit, and we’ll definitely work together again at some point in the future.”  -Arthur Darvill

**is dead**