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Labia Power! Blog
About feminist empowerment, better choices, and not being afraid to reclaim your power and wield it for the forces of good. I also critically examine the culture wars and how we can reclaim liberalism from the illiberals, and work with our compatriots on the Rational Right. And occasionally some silly stuff!


Time To Call Out Misogynist Religions - And Name Names
Too many preach misogyny and teach victimhood. Tolerance for religious toxicity ENDS NOW. Image by Pilar Molina from Pixabay A sexually...
May 31, 2021


You Know What? All Those Everyone Look Alike To Me
Even white people. Especially white people! Okay, I took the easy route and chose a picture of the Dionne Quintuplets (1952). But really,...
Apr 16, 2021


If A Man Ogles A Woman And She Doesn’t Notice, Has She Been Harassed?
When people are jerks, do we increase our own suffering with our own layered mis/interpretations? “If you put that picture of me on the...
Apr 13, 2021


I Confronted My Sexually Harassing Boss And I Won
Sometimes it works when he has something to lose, too Image by Martha M/Feminism India , Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 on Wikimedia...
Apr 10, 2021


Challenge Men WHEN They Touch You, Not Later
We can’t do anything about Andrew Cuomo, but we can start setting boundaries with today’s baby Cuomos-in-training Photo of New York...
Apr 1, 2021


Why I ‘Scream Into The Void’ About Growing Some Labia
Why is there a dearth of research on the psychology of female victimhood? Photo by Anete Lusina from Pexels A high school friend took...
Mar 29, 2021


The Woman Who Abetted Child Trafficking
And no, her name isn’t Ghislaine Maxwell. Image by Ibrahim Asad’s Photography on Flickr She’s been bothering me since I read her story...
Mar 27, 2021


Let’s Make Humans Funny Again
Bigotry comes naturally to all of us. When we can joke about others, we’re not slaughtering them in caves Image by Jakaria Islam from...
Mar 26, 2021


Humor: Why The Left Fears It So Much
It’s the ultimate hypocrisy destruction weapon, yet its power unites by exposing us all. “Are we racist for laughing at this?” “Probably,...
Mar 23, 2021


Think You Don’t Have White Privilege? It’s Not Your Decision
What if you’re white and you just don’t know it? Image by Robin Higgins from Pixabay O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us To see oursels as...
Mar 13, 2021


Why Didn’t I…? The Mini-Traumas We Can’t Forget
Was it the misogyny, or what I didn’t do that nags me decades later? Boys will be boys. Image by Kevin Phillips from Pixabay My French...
Mar 10, 2021


When Authors Shouldn't Be Compensated
When I researched Native American ‘plastic shamans’, I made sure the authors didn’t get paid Image by Adina Voicu from Pixabay He was a...
Jan 20, 2021


The First Time I Killed My Little Darlings
It felt like chopping up my baby. CC0 public domain image from Pixy.com I met Miss Snark’s words with growing dismay. Was she out of her...
Jan 17, 2021


Where's The Rest Of The Slave Trauma?
How much stems from historical knowledge? And does it make you hate the wrong people? Public domain photo from Pixabay via Nappy Trigger...
Jan 14, 2021


6 Racist Things Black People Gotta Stop Doing
Because what we all need is another howtuhnotberacist article. But let’s give it a twist! If you want to add some class to your racism,...
Jan 11, 2021


6 Racist Things Black People Gotta Stop Doing
Because what we all need is another howtuhnotberacist article. But let’s give it a twist! If you want to add some class to your racism,...
Jan 11, 2021


Ladies, We’re Running Out Of Excuses For Tolerating Abuse
FKA Twigs’s story demonstrates the uselessness of #MeToo if we refuse to learn from it, and act more intelligently By Bobo Boom on...
Jan 7, 2021


Don't Be A Victim, And Don't Take No Shit’
’80s feminist power icon Pat Benatar fought real misogyny but never whined Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar in 2009 by Terwilliger911 on...
Jan 5, 2021


Who's Really Blaming The Victim?
I was my worst abuser. I’m not the only one. We all are our own worst enemy. Photo by Jude Beck on Unsplash Blaming the victim? Oh,...
Nov 22, 2020


Why Are Some Women Still So Afraid Of Personal Power?
It’s time to stop asking for it nicely. Just seize it, dammit. And stop voting for The Patriarchy. Photo by Caleb Woods on Unsplash I...
Nov 16, 2020


What *One* Gift Would You Give Humanity?
Except world peace. Try not to answer like a beauty pageant contestant. Photo by Amy Humphries on Unsplash We solve the world’s problems...
Nov 7, 2020
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