Pam Spaulding at Pandagon on idiotic, racist, sexist comments and African-American women’s complicated relationship with their hair: And people wonder why so many black women have a complex about their hair, gooping it up with nasty lye relaxers, frying their scalp with hot combs? The self-loathing is so culturally ingrained, so pathological, and it’s reinforced … Continue reading »

Former neonatal intensive care nurse Sandy Szwarc on a new study claiming pregnant mothers should eat less, lest their toddlers become obese–and why that’s not only bullshit but dangerous bullshit: Why might these researchers have chosen to focus on the 9% of toddlers labeled “overweight” and not the 31% underweight/low weight? The clue might be … Continue reading »