British police lose when it comes to taking sexual assault seriously

DigiBitch post by Ashley Brittner on March 16, 2009 - 1:30pm; tagged British police, douchebags, John Worboys.
Last week, John Worboys was convicted of one count of rape and seven counts of sexual assault on women he drugged and attacked in his cab. At least 85 women accused him of assault and the number is believed to be even higher than that. Due to a practice by British police to fail to classify women's allegations of assault as crimes, Worboys and who knows how many other predators got away with their crimes, until last year when those complaints were finally taken seriously. Read more after the jump...
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Adventures in Feministory: Louise Fitzhugh & Harriet the Spy

Love / Shove post by Annalee Schafranek on March 16, 2009 - 12:39pm; tagged Adventures in Feministory, books, childhood, harriet the spy, louise fitzhugh, nostalgia.

For my turn at Adventures in Feministory, I wanted to give props to the creator of a character that inspired girls to keep spy notebooks and make their own tool belts. A character that was every bit as unladylike as she was fond of gossip. A character who was unapologetically loud and rocked jeans and sneakers everyday. I am, of course, talking about Louise Fitzhugh and (my personal hero) Harriet the Spy.

 

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The First Lady Fashion Show

DigiBitch post by Briar Levit on March 13, 2009 - 11:44pm; tagged First Ladies, Kristen Schaal, Michelle Obama, The Daily Show.

Even though Michelle Obama is getting the opportunity to do things like use her family's eating habits as a positive model of nutrition, in other ways, I can't help but feel like the majority of coverage about her is regarding her style icon status and her 'duties' at the White House—and those things obviously pale in comparison to what the woman is capable of offering. Check out Kristen Schaal's 'report' on The Daily Show.

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Get Yourself on the Radio!

DigiBitch post by Kjerstin Johnson on March 13, 2009 - 3:30pm; tagged BitchRadio, Living Fossil Hall of Fame, podcast, reader ideas.
391984884_268d90e975.jpg Production is underway for our next Buzz/Consumed podcast and it won't be complete without you! We are hungry for your celebrity nominees for the Bitch Living Fossil Hall of Fame, and your burning, embarrassing, or rando questions for oracle with the mostess, the Ask Your Cervix segment! Also lined up are interviews with the women who run Kill Rock Stars, as well as the crushtastic Sarah Haskins, whose latest Target:Women on Barbie is out and making my belly shake. To listen to our past podcasts and last Living Fossil and Ask Your Cervix segments, check out our Podcast page! Email [email protected] for Ask Your Cervix questions and [email protected] for Fossil nominees!
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BitchTapes: Crush Edition

Music post by Kelsey Wallace on March 13, 2009 - 1:32pm; tagged BitchTapes, crushes.
3315237944_4872e2d420.jpg It's Friday, and you know what that means: Time for another edition of BitchTapes! Because Spring (crush season) is upon us, I figured I'd put together a mix of songs you can send to your crush(es). In the "Kelsey's Got A Crush on You" mix you'll find a song for almost every crush occasion and gender/orientation combination.

There's a song for a new crush, an old crush, an unwanted crush, a closeted gay crush, and even a crush who doesn't know you exist. Read about each track after the jump, and feel free to appropriate this mix for your own crushworthy purposes. (Make suggestions about additional crush songs, too!) By the end of the weekend, we'll all have our crushes eating out of the palms of our hands.
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10 Ways to Subtly Want to Puke All Over Askmen.com

DigiBitch post by Kelsey Wallace on March 12, 2009 - 3:48pm; tagged askmen.com, body image, misogyny, weight gain, weight loss, WTF?.
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As a woman, I don't spend too much time hanging out over at askmen.com. Maybe I should start, though, because people who frequent the site are getting valuable life lessons hand over fist in the form of the askmen Top 10. Today's topic? Subtle Ways to Tell Her She's Getting Fat.

According to askmen.com, one way to subtly tell your female partner she's packed on a few too many lbs (you know, besides having a conversation with her about it) is to "Sabotage her chair" by removing some of the slats or screws. That way, when she sits down on the chair and it breaks, you can shame her into thinking it was because she's too fat! It's a win-win! (I am kidding.)

Read more about this Top 10 list (and learn more ways to subtly tell your lady that she's a "grumpy lard-ass") after the jump!

(Oh, and in case it was unclear, the image above is from the askmen.com piece. Thanks, guys!!!)
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Who's Douchier? The Douchebag, or the Douchebags Who Gave Him the Award?

DigiBitch post by Sharon Wachsler on March 12, 2009 - 9:24am; tagged disability rights, Douchebagdecree, humanitarian award, Jean Hersholt, Jerry Lewis, Laura Hershey, MDA, Oscar, protest, Telethon.

You already know Jerry Lewis is a douchebag. His misogyny and homophobia are well established. There are even uncyclopedic entries on his douchedom.

But in some respects Jerry has not gotten the credit he deserves. He's also a patronizing ableist who's successfully promoted out-dated, prejudicial attitudes about disability. In recognition of this noncomplishment, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided to give him an Oscar – for being a humanitarian. As a disability rights activist, I'm sure Jerry considers me one of the "leeches. . . . Disabled people who are . . . bitter at the bad hand they've been dealt." Whatever. I've still gotta ask: Who's worse? The douchebag who spews this stuff, or the Board of Douches that gave him an award for it?

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