Christian Domestic Discipline, or CDD as its adherents call it, is a movement that seeks to carry out God's will. Which specific plan of God's? Oh, you know, just that all women obey their husbands fastidiously — a dynamic that CDD thinks is best maintained through doling out out corporal punishments. Its few thousand practitioners, however, claim that it's not domestic abuse.
Third GOP Senator Announces Support for Gay Marriage With Moving Op-Ed
Yesterday, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski became the third sitting Republican senator to publicly support marriage equality, in an eloquent op-ed that details her lunch with a lesbian couple whom she nominated as "Angels in Adoption":
Smoke-Spray Crotches and Lip Balm: Miley Cyrus's New Video Is Weird
Obesity Officially Recognized as a Disease by the A.M.A.
The American Medical Association has officially decided to recognize obesity as a disease. The A.M.A.'s decision has no legal authority and, as of now, weight loss drugs remain uncovered by Medicare, but the A.M.A. board members hope their decision will lead the medical community to pay closer attention to their…
Natty Millennial Men Are Embracing Makeup and Handbags
A new study on millennials finds that guys are more comfortable with adopting women's grooming habits, wearing their fashions, and using their products—including makeup
David Graff & Ray Schwartz's The Rules for Getting Laid promises that you can "Get the sex you want!" and also, "Feminist women and men will try to ban or burn this book!" so you know we had to check it out. I mean, burning books and bras are our top #1 favorite hobbies after cooking with our placentas and not shaving our legs.
Hit Girl to Dude in Kick-Ass 2: 'Take Your Tampon Out'
The Kick-Ass sequel hits theaters in August, and in this trailer, you see the character of Hit Girl — a 15-year-old vigilante played by Chloe Grace Moretz — in what seems to be a training session, beating up the character of Dave Lizewski, who masquerades as Kick Ass. She punches and kicks him, and then, as he lies…
Serena Williams Clarifies Her Steubenville Victim-Blaming Comments
After news broke late Tuesday afternoon that Serena Williams had some valuable opinions to share about the Steubenville rape case, it seemed only a matter of time before she'd have to come out and clarify those comments. That time is now.
