Rose's Place

you know what the woman who isn’t afraid of anything… is afraid of? written by a woman cowering in her size __ jeans. sunday, february 28, 2010. 5:59 am because it needs to be said. she is afraid of that scale. she is afraid of that jean size, cup size, “size you up in a second” size… thats what she is afraid of… she is afraid that damn bikini she will never fit into… and even if she does fit into it … will never possibly, ever, hope to look good in… yea you know whats horrifying to her? that fuckin’ eeny weeny tiny yellow polka fuckin’ … [Read more...]

This post is part of a series on the 54th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Click on a link to read further. Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 4 , Part 5 , Part 6 , Part 7 This morning Minister of State, Junior Cabinet Minister for the Status of Women met with Canadian NGOs who are here in New York for the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. I was able to attend a meeting with Minister Guergis along with KateMcInturff of the Feminist Alliance for International Action. Kate made a verbal presentation to the Minister on the three pillars that the Minister has been stressing … [Read more...]

Today’s the big day — the final day of the 2010 Olympics, and not a moment too soon. It all wraps up with the Men’s Hockey final: Canada vs. USA!USA!USA!, where we once again prove the superiority of our culture, our country, our health care system, our beer, and most importantly, assure our sovereignty over the Arctic. The puck drops at 12:15 Pacific time — one hour and 4 minutes to get couches reinforced, mugs and glasses chilled and blenders on High Alert. Go Canada! W00T! (This moment of uncharacteristic flaming jingoism brought to you by the Society for the Preservation … [Read more...]

This post is part of a series on the 54th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Click on a link to read further. Part 1 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5 , Part 6 , Part 7 Before I start blogging, I just wanted to take a moment to mention the Chilean earthquake disaster. I have caught tidbits through the news as I’ve hopped through the airports and wanted to say that my thoughts are with the victims of this disaster. Knowing the complete devastation that has been visited upon Chile and other countries who have (or may soon) suffer the fallout of the earth quake made the fact that Air … [Read more...]

Whoops!  A study has concluded that liberal atheists have higher IQs than religious conservatives.  And among men, they’re more likely to be monogamous (*cough*family values*cough*): Political, religious and sexual behaviors may be reflections of intelligence, a new study finds. Evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa at the the London School of Economics and Political Science correlated data on these behaviors with IQ from a large national U.S. sample and found that, on average, people who identified as liberal and atheist had higher IQs. This applied also to sexual exclusivity in … [Read more...]

…it’s time for Hate Mail-a-palooza at Kos. Here’s my favourite for today: Die painfully and enjoy your weekend — makes sense to me! Sadly, there’s more. … [Read more...]

Here’s what happens when the geeks in R&D spend too much time surfing pron sites on the job.  Stand back: it’s the newest, or should I say lewdest, thing in mouse technology — the “G-Point”: Top view: This design could only come from a company named “Yanko”. … [Read more...]

Well, colour me surprised. Who could have guessed that security arrangements for the 2010 Olympics would spawn a further militarization of North America and U.S.-Canada security integration?G&M : Canada and U.S. authorities are talking about extending cross-border security measures that were implemented for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and were to end with the closing of the Winter Games.The joint patrols [RCMP and the U.S. Coast Guard] will end with the Paralympics but spokesmen from the two agencies said yesterday legislation that would allow joint maritime policing on a permanent basis … [Read more...]

Ah what is there to add to the airport rage incident involving our friend Helena Guergis, Minister of State for the Status of Women? That, had it been you or me throwing our footwear around we probably would have been tased? And so, I'll leave it to my sister and brother bloggers. Here's a brief round-up: Best with the dirty details: Kady Best headline kudos go to Dammit Janet! Best musical score: Green Assassin Brigade.... … [Read more...]

I don't like to give politicians free reign rein but I have to say that I endorse every word of this Liberal party of Canada news release, posted here without any edits. I did add some links.Today, Liberal MPs Carolyn Bennett, Maria Minna and Anita Neville released the following open letter to International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda: Dear Minister Oda: We are writing today to urge you to reconsider your ill-advised decision to not include... … [Read more...]

Regular viewers of Olbermann will be aware that KO’s father has been very ill for several months.  On Wednesday night’s Special Comment, he told a heartbreaking story about his father’s illness, in the context of health care reform and end-of-life discussions: The segment hit me especially hard — 6 years ago, my mom asked me to do the same for her: in her words, “Help me die”.  In the end I didn’t have the guts to help her, but thanks to universal healthcare our family at least had the option, as Olbermann did, of conferring with medical professionals … [Read more...]

The nerve of those Olympic hockey hussies, celebrating their gold medal! The International Olympic Committee will investigate the behaviour of the Canadian women’s hockey players who celebrated their gold medal at the Vancouver Games by drinking alcohol on the ice. Several Canadian players returned to the ice surface at Canada Hockey Place roughly 30 minutes after their 2-0 win over the U.S. on Thursday night. The players drank cans of beer and bottles of champagne, and smoked cigars with their gold medals draped around their necks. Beer, champagne, cigars — sounds about right to me.  … [Read more...]

Thursdaaaaaaay!  DeeCeeeeeeeeee! … [Read more...]

C'mon, he's decorative, he's dumb, and besides, since he came out today as a climate change 'skeptic', the Blogging Tories have been falling all over themselves to get their teabagging credentials in order :"Maxime really is great!!! Keep up the good work Maxime. One day you will be HM PM."You had me at Bonjour""Finally a Canadian Conservative Speaks Truth""Enter Maxime Bernier with a daring volley launched in the heart of climate lunacy.""Maxime Bernier for Prime Minister! Finally, someone on the government side with the cajones to speak out." Finally - I think they meant to say - a Sarah Palin … [Read more...]

Introducing, Suzanne Anton, a member of the Vancouver City Council! She took some time to answer a few questions for us. An avid volunteer, athlete, mother, math teacher and Crown prosecutor, Councillor Suzanne Anton clearly has a broad set of skills that she brings to the political arena. Before her position as Councillor, Suzanne served on many committees, boards, and associations, as well as a Park Board Commissioner. She has had several different roles on the Vancouver City Council; you can get a full biography, more information, updates and a view of her goals at her website: http://www.suzanneanton.ca Q: … [Read more...]

Go, Paul Wells!A good overview of the Rights and Democracy debacle : Paul Wells from Maclean's, Chris Selley from the National Post, Payam Akhavan who recently quit the R&D board of directors, and David Matas who was reappointed to the board in November after having previously served on it from 1997 to 2003. The Cons' attempts to align Canadian policy with that of the far right in Israel began with their 2006 support for Israel's invasion of Lebanon and the seige of Gaza and their boast of being the first country to cut off aid to Palestine for democratically electing the 'wrong' government. … [Read more...]

A sweaty, graphic description of the mechanics of anal sex might be appropriate in some venues, but it’s probably wrong for an executive session of the New Hampshire state government. The most prominent difference between Democrats and Republicans is rapidly becoming the number of retractions they’ve been forced to make after saying something mindblowingly dumb or bugfuck insane. … [Read more...]

Anyone who doesn’t believe the extreme right’s obsessive focus on the fetus renders women little more than ambulatory incubators need look no further than this bizarre story out of Republican-dominated Utah, where a bill criminalizing miscarriage is one signature away from being the law of the land: A bill passed by the Utah House and Senate this week and waiting for the governor’s signature, will make it a crime for a woman to have a miscarriage, and make induced abortion a crime in some instances.  [...] In addition to criminalizing an intentional attempt to induce a miscarriage … [Read more...]

Onward Christian Soldiers, marching as to war ... Let's begin in the Sunshine state of Florida where Southern Baptist theologian, father of eight and Republican rep Charles E. Van Zant proposes all citizens, especially of the wombanly persuasion, share his upright way of thinking. Here's his way of thinking though: Rather than punish the maternal units, go after the doctors who perform the evil abortions, even in cases of rape and incest. An expansive measure... … [Read more...]

This post is part of a series on the 54th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Click on a link to read further. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 A few years back I met the amazing Amanda Reaume in New York City while attending the 52nd UNCSW. During this experience I blogged (via facebook) and the blogs were re-published to Antigone. I’ve been meaning ever since to blog on Antigone about my experiences as a Northern Feminist, but I haven’t been great about the consistency. I just found out today that FAFIA is generously providing me with another opportunity to attend … [Read more...]