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As I'm sure the entire world knows by now, John McCain chose Sarah Palin to be his vice-presidential running mate yesterday. Palin is the governor of Alaska, married with five children, and presents an image of a strong woman. There has been speculation that McCain chose her in order to win Hillary Clinton's supporters over to the Republican side.Fat chance of that. Palin is pro-life, against gay marriage, and likes guns. Still, she is a mother. Can other mothers relate to her?In a discussion in a breastfeeding community that I've been watching, a woman said that she thought it would be cool to … [Read more...]

Henci Goer admits to being biased in her introduction to The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth. "Yes, I will be trying to convert you with my way of thinking but with a couple of differences," she says. "First, I will play fair. I will lay out the research data behind my thinking so that you can make up your own mind."Goer's opinion is that a home birth with a mid-wife is a healthy and safe option, while a birth in a hospital with an obstetrician is scary, impersonal, and sometimes dangerous.She covers many different procedures that are often performed in hospitals during birth and pieces … [Read more...]

Since becoming pregnant, I've taken measures to educate myself on what to expect. I've been reading books, reading blogs, and asking lots of questions while talking to women who have had babies.While I was reading books on the subject of pregnancy and giving birth, I found out about getting an episiotomy. (For those of you not familiar with pregnancy lingo, an episiotomy is when they cut your vagina open to make it bigger when you're giving birth.) How come nobody told me about this? I had never heard about this before. There was no mention of an episiotomy in the "angry vagina" monologue in The … [Read more...]

Fetus rightsHere's an excerpt from the article:The Harper government moved yesterday to extinguish an emerging debate over fetal rights by distancing itself from a Conservative private members' bill that would make it a separate crime to injure or kill a fetus while committing violence against a pregnant woman.Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, whose government might go to the polls this fall, said he will introduce his own competing bill that would make pregnancy an aggravating factor for judges to take into account when sentencing those who assault expectant mothers.But he stressed that he intends … [Read more...]

Annual “Show the Truth” tour traumatizes communities with offensive liesIn mid-August, the anti-abortion group “Show the Truth” embarked on a multi-city tour of southern Ontario, covering Windsor, Leamington, Chatham, London, St. Thomas, Sarnia, Woodstock, and Stratford (see links below for several news stories).The tour involves showing large photos of alleged aborted fetuses, in an effort to shock people out of their complacency with the “truth” of abortion. However, the tour caused great offense to probably thousands of people, including many with anti-abortion beliefs, because of … [Read more...]

So it's been a while since I've made a post. Mostly I just decided to take a huge break from the internet and internet mingling and focus most of my time on work, a new relationship and getting my life back on par with happiness. But I'm back and I'm keeping up with the exciting world of internet articles. So you can expect some posts coming up.But for now, chew on this :Yucky … [Read more...]

Well, we've had a great time here at blogspot this past year and a half. It's time to say goodbye because...WE'VE MOVED! Check us out at our new home - antigonemagazine.wordpress.comYours truly,Antigone Magazine … [Read more...]

div>Here is the 15th week of the Dreams for Women art project and I want to again thank the University of Toronto at Scarbourough for sending up the many postcards that they made at their International Women's Day Celebration. I want to particularly thank Jenna Hossack, who sent them in and was kind enough to make a donation to Antigone Magazine of $25!!! We appreciate it so much Jenna! The ladies at the University of Toronto at Scarborough totally rock! We'll be seeing more of their work in the coming weeks!You gals have been doing such a fabulous job!Thanks to all those who submitted... and keep … [Read more...]

Yup, that's correct. Liberal Nova Scotian MP Robert Thibault, in an article published in the Hill TImes, was quoted saying that Conservative Sen. Marjory LeBreton "should go back to making tea for Brian Mulroney and stay out of serious people's business."Now this is not the first time the Honourable Robert Thibault has been accused of putting his foot in his mouth. Indeed, last week he was accused of making ageist comments. Apparently he alluded to the fact that his Conservative rival in his riding was too old for the job, saying that Greg Kerr, 60, is trying to enter politics at an age when … [Read more...]

Rebecca Allen has an excellent post up about why pop culture matters, and why it's important to analyze it.(and I've been surfing pretty indiscriminately this morning, so I don't remember where I grabbed the link from -- so no hat tip. Sorry.) … [Read more...]

Men lose weight more easily than womenWell, yes. We knew that, didn't we? We knew it anecdotally, at least. There can't be many women in North America who've watched their male friends decide to lose weight and suddenly drop impressive numbers of pounds. Whether that's even remotely healthy is a separate question, of course.What I find interesting in this article, though, is the little paragraph about comfort foods:Gender differences in preferred comfort foods may also play a role in weight loss success. Research shows that men find comfort in foods associated with meals prepared by their mothers … [Read more...]

Here is the 13th week of the Dreams for Women art project and I want to thank the University of Toronto at Scarbourough for sending up the many postcards that they made at their International Women's Day Celebration. I want to particularly thank Jenna Hossack, who sent them in and was kind enough to make a donation to Antigone Magazine of $25!!! We appreciate it so much Jenna! The ladies at the University of Toronto at Scarborough totally rock! We'll be seeing more of their work in the coming weeks!You gals have been doing such a fabulous job!Thanks to all those who submitted... and keep it up... … [Read more...]