Hands off the kilt … Male staff at an Inverness ceilidh bar have stopped wearing kilts because they claim some female customers have been groping them while they worked. Staff at Hootenanny’s, in Inverness, wore traditional tartan to give the venue more of a Scottish ambience. As BBC Scotland’s Jackie O’Brien reports, they say some female customers have been getting too close for comfort.
July 22, 2015
Oh whatever shall we do about “gendered healthcare?” [Darleen Click]
Another example of the state of American academia From Daily Bruin, the Disclaimer of the Week: pic.twitter.com/nG5Lu1nbqJ — Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 22, 2015 No matter how a person “identifies” his or her gender, their sex was set at conception. XX or XY chromosomes are the normal and will lead to easily identifiable female or male children at birth. Anomalies, either at the genetic level or hormone sensitivity are rare.
July 22, 2015
Carly Fiorina — How to handle the media [Darleen Click]
Any time one Republican does anything, the media immediately starts poking at others to “weigh in”. It is a behavior that media rarely visits upon Democrats. Knowing it is coming is the first thing all Republican candidates should be ready for, and turning the question back on the media and their own malfeasance is required.
July 21, 2015
“Drag queens banned from Pride event ‘because they may offend transgender people'” [Darleen Click]
Log this as another fine example of Poe’s Law in action … Drag queens have been banned from performing at a Pride event in case they offend transgender people. Organisers of Free Pride Glasgow, which bills itself as an ‘anti-commercialist’ alternative to the Scottish city’s main Pride event, have announced the controversial ban. Despite the fact that drag queens have been closely associated with Pride celebrations for most of their
July 21, 2015
By the way, how many dead babies does it take to buy a Lamborghini? [Darleen Click]
Dr. Nucatola isn’t the only person at Planned Parenthood engaged in “fetal tissue procurement” negotiations. In this second video, shot in February at a restaurant in Pasadena, Gatter seems willing to accept a higher and higher price. What’s more, in the beginning of the video, she talks about an earlier situation where a company called Novogenix used to come to her abortion clinic to buy specimens: “Heather, a Novogenix person
July 20, 2015
Charlie Hebdo says it has “done enough” for free speech [Darleen Click]
… and will no longer draw Mohammed (PissBeUponHim) Six months after armed Islamists stormed Charlie Hebdo’s offices in downtown Paris, killing 12, editor Laurent Sourisseau said the publication would no longer draw Islam’s prophet in an interview with German magazine Stern. “We have drawn Muhammad to defend the principle that one can draw whatever they want. It is a bit strange though we are expected to exercise a freedom of
July 19, 2015
This is the Brave New World where gender is fluid and relationships are ala carte! [Darleen Click]
Because objecting to your wife embracing her inner slut is cisgender, heteronormative Patriarchy(tm) or something … As I write this, my children are asleep in their room, Loretta Lynn is on the stereo, and my wife is out on a date with a man named Paulo. It’s her second date this week; her fourth this month so far. If it goes like the others, she’ll come home in the middle
July 19, 2015
“Sharks are in the lineup” [Darleen Click]
Not what you want to see at a beach near you …. Pro surfer Mick Fanning attacked by a shark during live televised final http://t.co/Lk1vmnSQzD pic.twitter.com/9OOijMjRQ7 — The Independent (@Independent) July 19, 2015 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Knocked off his board by an attacking shark, a surfer punched the creature during the televised finals of a world surfing competition in South Africa before escaping. Australian surfer Mick Fanning was attacked by
July 19, 2015
Obama’s legacy: You do, indeed, all belong to The Government [Darleen Click]
You are really nothing more than a herd animal, to be observed, cataloged, manipulated and administered. For your own good, of course. A key part of President Obama’s legacy will be the fed’s unprecedented collection of sensitive data on Americans by race. The government is prying into our most personal information at the most local levels, all for the purpose of “racial and economic justice.” Unbeknown to most Americans, Obama’s
July 18, 2015
Obama congratulates Oregon on “free” community college [Darleen Click]
This is what happens when a community organizer, who has never actually worked for a living, becomes POTUS — Congrats to Oregon on passing two years of free community college! Every hardworking student deserves access to higher education. — President Obama (@POTUS) July 17, 2015 Paging Inigo Montoya, courtesy phone, please…