The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Was Signed Into Law By President Obama!

I still have a bad taste in my mouth from the posting that I did about Dick Armey’s outrageously sexist remarks towards Joan Walsh.So, the news that President Obama has signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law is helping to wash it away! This bill makes it easier for anyone to sue who [...]

Betty Page: Pin-up Icon With The Raven Haired Bangs & The Banging Body!

Hot diggeddy damn, she is erotica personified. How could someone look so chaste in pictures that were considered wholly  indecent at the time. Betty Page represented corporeal feminism in the 1950s. She was completely comfortable with her body & showing it off. This raven haired beauty was known for her bangs  & her risque, nude [...]

Marie Laveau: A Mystical Creole Voodoo Legend

The Many Images Of Marie Laveau

Every Hallow’s Eve, I think of a New Orleans legend that has captivated America since the early 1800s. Marie Laveau was a free French Creole who was a formidable business woman. Not only did she style hair magnificently, Marie Laveau possessed other skills that couldn’t be reckoned with. She is a voodoo priestess [...]

Female Circumcision Is Not Common Here

The fact that we can choose to circumcise our children is one reason to be happy you’re an American! Don’t you know that in some cultures the decision has already been made? I saw an interesting episode of “The Tyra Banks Show” that dealt with female mutilation & the victims of it. One young African [...]