By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama Not all heroes wear capes. As it turns out, some of them wear ranger hats. Last week, Lord Voldemort Trump was sworn in as President. (For those who missed it: Trump gave a nationalistic speech, Melania looked like a war prisoner, and Kellyanne Conway […]
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A Synopsis of the Sh*tshow That Was Trump’s First Week
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama My family had the stomach flu this week, and the worst part was being stuck at home with plenty of time to stay informed regarding Trump’s first week in office: Day 1 Trump was sworn in as President and gave a bizarre, nationalistic speech […]
Mayim, Madeleine, and Other (S)heroes Pledge to Register as Muslims if Trump Creates Muslim Registry
The Associated Press has obtained a draft executive order this week in which Donald Trump declared his intention to suspend legal immigration for Syrian refugees as well as work visas from “high risk” (read: Muslim) countries. The document also contained steps toward building a wall-o-white-supremacy on the Mexican border. It seems that […]
Brazilians Invent New Way To Make Our Lady Parts Uncomfortable: Electrical Tape Bikinis
Can someone please tell me what’s up with Brazil wanting to inflict pain on our lady parts? First they gave us the Brazilian wax, a way to return your vulva to its prepubescent state (by mercilessly ripping out each and every hair). Some call it a beauty treatment; I call […]
Dear New York Times: They Went to Protest, Not to Actual War
In the early 1940s, when nearly 16 million of our nation’s men went to war, the women of America stepped up to fill the jobs that had traditionally been held by men. Women worked with engineers, built planes, and yes, Rosie even riveted. In 2017 the men had their chance […]
An Open Letter to Senator Chris McDaniel: Women Are NOT Just Fighting for Free Birth Control
Senator Chris McDaniel (R) from Mississippi posted this to his Facebook account yesterday: This isn’t the first time I have seen this sort of sentiment from a man, whether he is a legislator or just some loudmouthed friend of a friend whose ignorant ramblings have made their way onto my […]
18 Tweets About Being Married with Kids That Will Crack You Up
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby and the endless tweet material. Being married with kids means you probably don’t know what day it is, but you’re sure you’re the only person who ever bothers to refill the filtered water. It means “getting […]
Trump’s Inauguration Confirms This Hasn’t All Been an Episode of Punk’d
Well, it’s official. Donald Trump is now officially our nation’s first orange president. If you watched his inauguration speech today, your ears are probably still bleeding. I managed to power through the address by not making direct eye contact with my TV and also keeping the volume as low as […]