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| | Alyssa Milano: A #sexstrike targets 'straight, cis men [with] physical consequences' | | Added 5 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Alyssa Milano got a lot of well-deserved flack over the weekend for calling for a sex strike in response to the anti-choice laws sweeping the US. So many people thoughtfully pointed out how this plays into the worst stereotypes about women merely tolerating sex, how it ignores the circumstances of women in coercive relationships, and how it stinks of LGBTQ erasure. Alyssa has written an oped defending her position. She opens with the dire circumstances women are facing due to these laws restricting our reproductive rights and healthcare options. Then she describes her idea for a sex strike and how she thinks it will effect change. Theres more at the source at CNN and heres the gist:
Calling for a sex strike as a way to protest restrictions on abortion has sparked a powerful response.
Sure, its been a mixed reaction, but it got the country talking about the GOPs undeniable war on women. And lets face it, with so much going on every day in the news, sometimes we need an extreme response to get national attention
All of these bills have the same, singular purpose: to make it up to the Supreme Court. The sponsor of Alabamas pending abortion bill, Representative Terri Collins, openly said that the bills goal was to spark litigation that would force the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Anti-choice legislators speak with alarming candor and their intentions are very clear. They want to take away all control pregnant people have over their own bodies
We must collectively reject these restrictions on our basic human rights and dignity in every way that we can. This flood of anti-abortion legislation is completely outrageous and an equally bold response is required. And, so, we call on all people whose rights are in danger to participate in a #SexStrike.
Laws restricting abortion rights and access are a targeted attempt to erase decades of hard-fought gains for womens autonomy. A #SexStrike is another way for people who have the potential to get pregnant to call attention to this systematic onslaught and assert the power to change our own destinies.
Lysistratic protest is a longstanding, effective and empowering method to fight for change. In the 1600s, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) women refused to engage in sex as a way to stop unregulated warfare, and their demands were met. In 2009, activists in Kenya organized a sex strike to force an end the deteriorating relationship between the President and Prime Minister. The strike lasted seven days, and ended when the leaders finally agreed to talks. In 2011, Colombia women used a sex strike to get a dangerous 35-mile road repaired.
When utilized as part of a broader strategy of coordinated action, sex strikes can raise awareness and achieve a wide range of political objectives. This is just one tool available in the fight for reproductive justice and abortion access we must also support the organizations and individuals working courageously on the front lines by supporting them.
A #SexStrike is a way to target straight, cisgender men so they may feel the physical consequences of our reproductive rights being systematically eliminated. This form of protest has the potential to raise the issue far beyond the usual groups engaged in debates about reproductive health. Its a way to ignite conversation and help everyone understand the gravity of the situation and the immediate need for swift action.
Our vision is a world where people can all thrive. We want everyone to live healthy lives and have control over their sexual and reproductive choices. Join us by not having sex until we achieve full bodily autonomy for all.
[From CNN]
Of course this got attention for the cause because its polarizing and tone deaf. So were supposed to stop having sex with our liberal boyfriends and husbands to get them to join the cause? How long should this last exactly? This makes so many bad presumptions about our relationships, our roles as women and about mens roles. The women who sleep with the a-holes who vote for and pass these laws are not going on a sex strike. It would have been nice to have read a sentence or two in Milanos essay acknowledging our LGBTQ sisters and brothers or at least admitting that this type of action plays into the most damaging tropes about women not enjoying sex and using it as a bargaining tool. Maybe she could have talked about the reality of rape and how so many women dont have the luxury of doing this. Instead she doubled down. Its for an incredibly important cause, but this says so much about Alyssas brand of activism and feminism, how it lacks inclusivity and how shes not open to change at all.
Also, she got help with this from another activist and yet she still didnt acknowledge the criticism.
Op-ed on the #SexStrike for your reading pleasure.
Co-written by @iamwaleisah. Thank you for your insight and guidance, Waleisah. ? https://t.co/kZToaZB12L
Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) May 13, 2019
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| | Felicity Huffman wept in federal court as she entered her guilty plea | | Added 5 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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On March 12, the FBI and DOJ announced the dozens of arrests in connection with their Operation Varsity Blues taskforce. Felicity Huffman was one of the parents caught up in it, and the FBI full-on raided her home at dawn to arrest her and take her into custody. It seemed like a giant wakeup call for her, and less than a month later, she accepted a plea deal from federal prosecutors and she made a public apology wherein she admitted her wrongdoing. The terms of the plea deal were a bit sketchy, as the federal judge would have the final say on sentencing, but it was clear that Felicity had agreed to the deal with the promise that the prosecutors would ask for a lighter sentence in what will probably be a minimum security prison.
Felicity went back to court on Monday federal court, in Boston. This was just the formal hearing on her plea deal, and prosecutors ended up requesting that she be sentenced to four months in prison.
Prosecutors have recommended that Felicity Huffman spend four months in jail as part of a plea agreement in the high-profile college admissions cheating scandal. The Desperate Housewives actress appeared in court on Monday to officially plead guilty in the case. Arriving nearly two hours early, she was wearing a dark coat and light skirt. Holding hands with her brother, she had a somber expression as she entered the courthouse.
Huffman broke down in tears in the courtroom while addressing the judge. She told the judge that she understood the terms of her plea deal. The judge then reminded the 56-year-old actress that she would be waiving her right to stand trial if she pleaded guilty. Huffman has agreed not to appeal any prison decision up to 20 years. In return, the government is recommending that she receive a punishment near the lower-end of the sentencing guidelines. They recommend that she spend 4 months in prison and pay a $20,000 fine.
[From People]
It?s sobering, right? I actually do feel a little bit sorry for her she hadn?t gotten to the point where she was bribing people to get her kids into college, she was just at the ?bribing test-takers? stage of Terrible Mothering. I mean, she absolutely deserves to be punished. But it?s intense to think that she?s going to prison for four months. Well, they said that the DOJ wants to make examples out of these rich, clueless ahole parents, so there it is. Lori Loughlin?s actions were so much worse and she thinks she can act churchy and everybody will believe her.
Superficial notes: Felicity looks like she?s aged a decade in a month, and I like her lowkey court look. She looks appropriately humbled.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Halle Berry: 'You?re so much more ready to be a parent after 40' | | Added 5 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Halle Berry is promoting her current film, John Wick: Chapter 3 ? Parabellum, which honestly, looks right up her alley. During the world premiere for Wick 3, Halle was asked what it?s like to become a mom in her 40s. So Halle is playing one of the members of a highly-skilled assassin guild wrapped up in the pursuit of Wick, and someone thought they best question to ask her on the red carpet was, ?hey, how was it dusting off your uterus after 40?? But Halle gave a very nice answer, saying that because she knew herself so much better in her 40s, she was able to be a better mom than she would have been earlier.
Worth the wait! Halle Berry welcomed both daughter Nahla, 11, and son Maceo, 5, after turning 40 and raved about the experience.
?You?re so much more ready to be a parent after 40 than when you?re 20,? the actress, 52, told Us Weekly exclusively at the recent John Wick: Chapter 3 ? Parabellum world premiere. ?You know yourself better. You?ve done a lot of things for yourself, selfishly. When you wait later in life, you can really put your kids forward I think in a more meaningful way.?
Her advice for moms considering starting a family later in life? ?Do it,? she told Us. ?Just do it.?
[From Us]
I was in my mid-to-late 30s when I became a mom. I always thought I?d doing my kids a disservice because I just don?t have the flipping energy I did in my 20s. I thought if I?d been a 20-something mom, I would?ve made their world more fun because I was more fun. But what Halle said is very true for me as well. I can be stubborn now, but I was impossible in my 20s. Because I was insecure, I would double down on (mostly the wrong) stuff to make me seem right. I have more confidence now to listen to others, including my kids. Oddly, with age came flexibility.
Of course, none of this is to say that people who become moms early are at a disadvantage. Anyone can be a good parent at any age. But if Halle?s experience was anything like mine, a lot of people told her why is was a bad idea not to have kids past a certain age, and those reasons went far beyond just how hard it would be to conceive. So I like that Halle is out here telling women to go for it. It?s great to hear that motherhood has been so rewarding for her.
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