I’m a rollergirl. No, I don’t skate on a team anymore, nor do I go to practice anymore, but when you cut me, I bleed derby. I always will. And if you cut me, get ready to have your ass kicked, because you just cut a rollergirl.
Here at Derby Ranch, we are fortunate to get to see lots of things before they are finished and presented to the derbyverse. This here video in it's various pre-release formats has been making me laugh for a few weeks now. I thought I'd share in case it brings a LOL to your day, too!
This article on IPS reveals new data about maternal mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa, but the most startling numbers come from South Africa, a country that spends more on health than its neighboring areas.
"HIV is a big factor in maternal mortality in South Africa," says Odhiambo, adding that improved reporting means deaths that might have gone unrecorded in the past have also been added to the total.
A new study of "sexual economics" was presented by Roy Baumeister of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida on Sunday at the American Psychological Association meeting.
"If women don't have many opportunities to make money on their own, they need the value of sex to be as high as possible," Baumeister says. "When women don't have other opportunities, sex is the main thing she has to offer."
2010 was been a record year in roller derby for so many great reasons. Unfortunately, it was also a record year for assaults and attempted assaults on skaters and staff. So many of us in derby feel empowered and strong – some of us even have self-defense or military backgrounds. Sometimes our individual and collective strength and power leaves us feeling a false sense of security. Any of us can be a target when we are stragglers.
I’ve known River City Rollergirls’ Brawling Barista since we were both young teens in Richmond, Virginia. We were in different, though sometimes overlapping social circles, but while we weren’t best pals we’ve been keeping track of one another through the years.
Let's never forget how good we have it. This goes so far beyond "a league of their own."
"Some clerics condemn women’s sports as corrupting and satanic and charge that it spreads decadence. They warn that running and jumping can damage a woman’s hymen and ruin her chances of getting married.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas amends an honor killing law in response to the public outcry of citizens, officials and politicians after the murder of university student Aya Al-Baradiya, allegedly by her family.
"Some reports suggested Aya was killed because she refused a proposal from her uncle's son, while security sources said the uncle held ultra-conservative views and was dead set against her quest for education.
