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“See How She Runs: Feminists Rethink Fitness”
<p>With all of these great posts and comments on eating and body image, I want to remind everyone of the upcoming IJFAB special issues, “JUST FOOD: Bioethics, Gender, and the Ethics of Eating” and “See How She Runs: Feminists Rethink … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/06/see-how-she-runs-feminists-rethink-fitness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jun 13, 20143 min read


Creating a Trans-Inclusive Feminism
<p>IJfABster Tim R. Johnston has a review of Sheila Jeffreys’s new book, Gender Hurts: A Feminist Analysis of the Politics of Transgenderism. I quote from the conclusion: We need a trans-inclusive feminism that recognises trans people as who they are, … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/06/creating-a-trans-inclusive-feminism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jun 12, 20142 min read


Fat Phobia and Thin Privilege
<p>“Fat phobia,” “thin privilege,” and “fat-shaming” are phrases that have started to enter mainstream discourses on body image and healthy eating, yet they remain contentious. A couple of recent debates on the topic suggest that not only is fat-oppression not … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/06/fat-phobia-and-thin-privilege/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jun 11, 20145 min read


Philosophy’s Climate Problem: A Primer
<p>To atone for yesterday’s rather frivolous post, I would like today to direct your attention to a piece written by my friend and colleague Daniel Susser, “Philosophy’s Climate Problem: A Primer,” which appeared in the most recent issue of the … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/06/philosophys-climate-problem-a-primer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jun 10, 20142 min read


Turns out when you give your personal Facebook account administrative privileges for a page on feminist bioethics…
<p>that you start to get all sorts of unexpected new content in your Newsfeed. A few highlights just from today: i.) “Miss USA 2014: Stunning Miss Indiana Mekayla Diehl’s “Normal” Body Applauded on Twitter During Swimsuit Competition” This ties in … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/06/turns-out-when-you-give-your-personal-facebook-account-administrative-privileges-for-a-page-on-feminist-bioethics/">Continue reading <span clas
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Jun 9, 20142 min read


Special thanks to Brian Leiter for giving a shout-out to the IJFAB Blog!
<p>Those of you who work professionally in philosophy are already familiar with the Leiter Reports. For anyone else, please find a link here. It contains, in his own words, “News and views about philosophy, the academic profession, academic freedom, intellectual … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/06/special-thanks-to-brian-leiter-for-giving-a-shout-out-to-the-ijab-blog-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jun 9, 20141 min read


Special thanks to Brian Leiter for giving a shout-out to the <i>IJFAB</i> Blog!
<p>Those of you who work professionally in philosophy are already familiar with the Leiter Reports. For anyone else, please find a link here. It contains, in his own words, “News and views about philosophy, the academic profession, academic freedom, intellectual … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/06/special-thanks-to-brian-leiter-for-giving-a-shout-out-to-the-ijab-blog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jun 9, 20141 min read


Abandoned by their Religion? People of Faith Encountering Biomedicine
<p>IJFABster Jackie Leach Scully writes the following on the Westminster Faith Debates Blog: “Faith group members are just as likely as anyone else to suffer from infertility or debilitating genetic conditions, and to seek medical help. For those people whose … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/06/abandoned-by-their-religion-people-of-faith-encountering-biomedicine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jun 6, 20141 min read


Eating as Shameful: Food, Gender, Daily Life, and Media Messages
<p>Why do women feel such shame about being seen to indulge, whether or not they are fat? Why do others take such glee in shaming them? Why does this extend even to non-indulgent foods? I was recently at a social … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/06/897/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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Jun 4, 20146 min read


A straight, male feminist wants to know…
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Jun 3, 20141 min read


From Mansplaining to #NotAllMen: Contending with the violent repercussions of everyday misogyny
<p>By now most of us are familiar with the rough outline of what happened in Santa Barbara on Saturday, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/24/santa-barbara-shooting_n_5384839.html">May 24, 2014</a>: a deranged young man with a history of violence and hatred towards women killed 6 young women and himself, but not before leaving behind a manifesto declaring that he was going to punish these women for scorning his sexual advances.</p>
<p>In the wake of the tragedy, a
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Jun 2, 20144 min read


Of Science Wars, Democracy, and Bioethics
<p>While not making the national news and generally framed as a largely regional story, reports of Wyoming’s rejection of the new national science standard ought to be on our collective radar as academics and as people who happen to share … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/05/of-science-wars-democracy-and-bioethics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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May 29, 20143 min read


Safeguarding Feminist Safe Spaces (A Response to Ally Boghun’s “Feminism and Anxiety”)
<p>Read Boghun’s piece here. From puberty until the age of fifty, a girl or woman is twice as likely to suffer from an anxiety disorder as a boy or man. In addition, women are more likely than men to have … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/05/safeguarding-feminist-safe-spaces-a-response-to-ally-boghuns-feminism-and-anxiety/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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May 29, 20143 min read


“Dead Babies and Utah’s Carbon Bomb”
<p>Where are ‘pro-lifers’ when you need them? … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/05/dead-babies-and-utahs-carbon-bomb/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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May 27, 20141 min read


Colbert on Gender Inequality in Biomedical Research
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May 26, 20141 min read


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May 22, 20141 min read


“Slut-shaming” before we had the term
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May 16, 20141 min read


When Drug Use Isn’t Just About Anti-Drug Laws: Criminalizing Pregnancy Behavior
<p>U.S. states have long had the power to override a pregnant woman’s medical autonomy in specific kinds of instances in order to prevent harm to her fetus. Means for doing so have included court orders to compel C-section or to … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/05/when-drug-use-isnt-just-about-anti-drug-laws-criminalizing-pregnancy-behavior/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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May 12, 20145 min read


Some E-Cigarettes Deliver a Puff of Carcinogens
<p>New from the … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.ijfab.org/blog/2014/05/some-e-cigarettes-deliver-a-puff-of-carcinogens/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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May 4, 20141 min read


Womb Service: Italy’s Baby-Making Troubles
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