Katie Schwartz

I just got the most fuck-off-fabulous postcard from our beloved Cup-of-Coffey . My crackberry's photo abilities don't do this baby justice. My apologies. The quote underneath these two adorable divas reads, "Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practise witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians." --Pat Robertson, US Politician, 1992 Fab! Thank you, Bethy, you made my day, child.

I got an email this week from the writer of sand gets in my eyes . she wrote an article about virginity soap . you have got to read this! the author is an american living in saudi arabia. read her yarns. she's an interesting dame. virginity soap is no joke, yo. it's a thriving enterprise. in many cultures, the blessed v is the only value a woman brings to her marriage and to her man. what I don't understand is why these cultures don't just roll out with clit-ectomies and g-ectomies. if she enjoys it, she's got to be a ho, you know?! it's all very sad and tragic really. vadgeys come in all different shapes and sizes, some are grand canyon sized, equipped for echoes and all, while others are as tight as coin slots. it also made me wonder if virginity soap is no different from kegel exercises or ben wa balls. the packaging and language is different but isn't the message the same? she actually received letters from women condemning her post and advocating virgin...

the girlistic magazine spring edition is almost here. on march 1st, it will be available for downloading in pdfsky. The March 2007 issue is themed on Feminism and Technology . Find interesting articles on an array of topics relating to the theme, reviews of books like She's Such A Geek and Baghdad Burning II, interviews with amazing women including Paula Lerner, the latest in music and film, and Girlistic usuals like Brief Herstory Of..., The Omnipresent Feminist, My Vagina and Me, the Feminist Fun Page and so much more! ps: the second installation of my vagina and me: my next ex, will be featured in girlistic. pss: if you missed my vagina and me: seeing eye to v and you're bored out of your skull and feel like wasting 5 minutes, click your ass on over to the essay. if you want to read kick ass articles and reviews, and support a fantastic feminist rag, click your ass on through to the winter edition of girlistic magazine now. right now. ppss: listening to georgia on my mind--...