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THE FEMINISTING WEEKLY

We launched the new community site!

It was a week of BOOBS. Boob-shamer Ann Althouse and cleavage-spotter Robin Givhan discussed Michelle Obama's arms on Bloggingheads. A former top McCain strategist blamed a campaign gaffe on "tremendous reporter cleavage or something." A new online meme features womens' breasts being slapped and punched. And, contrary to what some online publications told us this week, advancing your career does not depend on your ability to toss "gold-flecked body powder on your cleavage."

And speaking of boobs of a different sort, Don Imus continued his racist assholery. Unsurprisingly, the racist and sexist chatter about Michelle Obama continues... ThinkGirl posted a petition: Stop the False Race/Gender Divide. Sign it!

Female pro golfers are getting the WNBA makeover treatment... because what good are female athletes if they aren't sexy? Oh, and happy birthday, Title IX!

A Marie Claire beauty editor warned us that shaving your face will seriously throw your whole gender identity into question. Commenter ellestar echoes that emotion: "Yeah, ladies! Don't use the cheap, harmless method of removing hair from your face with tools you already have. Use the painful, expensive procedures using products you have to go out of your way to buy or you'll think you're a dude."

We reported that Moon Duchin is a total badass. And we lost a different type of badass, George Carlin.

Rinku Sen discussed gay marriage and communities of color, while Lisa Jervis examines her mixed feelings on gay marriage. We talked about how marriage laws erase people who are transgendered. (And we celebrated the Trans Day of Action.)

The UN recognized rape as a weapon of war. And Jill reported that an 11-year-old Romanian rape survivor was finally allowed to have an abortion. Twenty "pro-life" groups have threatened to press charges.

The Supreme Court threw out a murder conviction because the victim -- a woman allegedly killed by her boyfriend-- was not present to testify against him. And some idiot made a list of products about "how to kill your wife" on Amazon.

Democrats refused to take a stand on making birth control cheaper and on abstinence-only education.

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