Yes, unfortunately this again.

Good morning!

This write is from ThinkProgress. It seems the GOP doesn’t think when it comes to women and progress. All they ever do is show us their sick misogynistic manner by taking steps that try to regress women back into the Stone Age.

GOP War on Women Heats Up

It never really ended, but the GOP’s war on women is definitely back and more misogynistic than ever. Let’s go through a few things that have happened just in the past week:

• House of Representatives to consider unconstitutional abortion ban: Today the House Judiciary Committee, whose 23 Republican members are all men, approved an unconstitutional ban on abortion after 20 weeks. The measure, championed by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), is similar to one enacted in his home state of Arizona that was recently found unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. Franks’ present effort would apply nationwide, which is more aggressive than previous years when he only sought to force a 20-week ban on the women of the District of Columbia. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) has promised that the full House will vote on it next week.

• Congressman revives Akin-like rape talk: During today’s markup of the aforementioned abortion ban, Rep. Trent Franks made comments echoing Todd Akin’s infamous “legitimate rape” remarks. Franks, who defended Akin at the time he made those remarks, explained today that the incidence of pregnancy from rape is “very low.” There are approximately 30,000 pregnancies resulting from rape every year in the United States.

• GOP governor revives forced ultrasounds: Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) became the latest Republican governor to embrace forced transvaginal probes for women seeking to exercise their constitutionally-protected right to have an abortion. In addition to forced ultrasounds, the legislation Walker has promised to sign would also close abortion clinics across the Badger State.

• Senators suggest offensive explanations for military sexual assault crisis: Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) blamed the growing problem of military sexual assault on “the hormone level created by nature.” His colleague, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), instead suggested that perhaps pornography is to blame.

• GOP governor attacks working mothers: Gov. Phil Bryant (R-MS) was asked to explain why the American education system “so mediocre.” Bryant responded that working mothers were to blame. This came just days after several Fox News commentatorslost their minds over the record number of women who are the primary breadwinners in their household.

BOTTOM LINE: Republicans didn’t learn a single lesson from their string of outrageous attacks on women last year and instead appear to be doubling down on their extreme views and offensive legislative proposals.

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Additionally, in the same vein, this was on the Chris Hayes show on MSNBC last night:

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Right on Chris.

Readers: The republicans will never learn. They have no intention of being supporters of women. My question is, “When will the women learn and stop voting these men in?” THAT is when change will happen.

On an up note…I’m delighted everyone loved the ladies yesterday.

Thanks for reading. Blog me. Peace out. 

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Good morning!

This blog is not a personal blog in the sense that it is not a blog focused on touting my career talents. Hence, I hardly ever speak about my work here. Yet what I do is such a huge and important part of my life, and something that I am very passionate about.

Lately, I have been working with women with fuller figures and I absolutely love it. In my opinion, women are beautiful in all shapes and sizes.  It makes doing what I do even more exciting and interesting when the canvas and the challenges change between my varying clients. Plus, I just love the feedback I get when women who don’t have the “runway” and “magazine” style slim body type, that is so not what every woman looks like, are thrilled with the results. No matter if my clients are not their ideal weight, shape or size, I help them to feel beautiful and confident. And because the results are practically instantaneous, compared to so many other things that can take a while to bring about change or make an impact, it makes what I do for women (and men!) one of the most rewarding things I do in any single day.

I bring my work up today as an opening to an article that I recently read about Plus Size models. I thought it would be nice to share with you by giving these lovely ladies some blog time.

Best Plus Size Models: Who Is Dominating The Industry Right Now (PHOTOS)

Sometimes, it seems like everything is about being skinny — juice cleanses will cut calories, yoga will keep you in tip-top shape and there’s always a new diet to try. But all the attention placed on being thin is exhausting, not to mention dangerous. That’s why we are so inspired by the rising profiles and embrace of plus-size models in the fashion industry today.

From penning articles about the public’s severely unhealthy obsession with size to creating model workshops aimed at helping girls of every shape reach their runway dreams, plus-size models are shaking up the fashion game and redefining the rules of modeling. It’s about time.

Here are ten models making a major impact today.

1. Jennie Runk

Runk is pretty new to the modeling scene, but she is already making headlines. In April, she modeled for H&M’s swimsuit line and became the company’s first plus-size model to sport its clothing. Pretty impressive, especially considering she was modeling the typically curve-resistant category of swimwear.

H&M’s choice to use Runk created quite a stir, enough that Runk decided to pen a moving essay for BBC about the shoot. She stated in the essay that all the attention the campaign received was an “awkward surprise.” She also offered possibly the best advice we’ve heard yet to young girls struggling with body image issues:

“I feel compelled to show girls who are going through the same thing that it’s acceptable to be different. You will grow out of this awkwardness fabulously. Just focus on being the best possible version of yourself and quit worrying about your thighs, there’s nothing wrong with them.”

2. Saffi Karina

In April, it was announced that British model Karina would be starting the UK’s first-ever plus-size model workshop. Curve Project London features mentoring, hair and makeup sessions, photo shoots, runway lessons, casting tips and experience working with stylists for girls who want to make it in the biz at any size.

We can’t think of anyone more fitting for this role, given that Karina is a former “regular” model who decided to switch to plus-size after her agency dropped her for her changing body. Karina explains her goal wonderfully:

“I want to strive to endorse a positive body image and act as a role model to young women who previously thought ‘thin’ was the only way to get a foot over the fashion threshold.”

3. Crystal Renn

We have so much respect for models who switch from “straight-size” to plus-size to improve their health (and their grip on reality). Case in point: Crystal Renn, who said that she switched to the plus-size game after realizing traditional modeling had saddled her with a crippling eating disorder. She’s since spoken out about her experience and the problem with fashion’s challenging standards.

At the “Inside the Modeling Industry: A Conversation About Health and Beauty in Fashion” panel in February, Crystal stated that designers should change the sample size to eight instead of zero:

“By having a size 8 sample, you are giving freedom to a designer. Most of the models are going to be size 6s and 8s, and you could have 10s, and if a really amazing model walked in who was a size 0, you would tailor the dress down to her.”

4. Justine LeGault

Oh, how refreshing it is when major fashion magazines take the plunge and put a beautiful model with a fuller figure on the cover. Elle Quebec did just that when it cast LeGault for its May 2013 cover. The Canadian model expressed her joy at the magazine’s decision on her Facebook:

The fact that I only got positive feedback about my ELLE cover truly makes me happy. It seems people aren’t so shocked anymore to see curves in the medias [sic]. This is great news!

5. Robyn Lawley

Lawley just might be the supermodel of plus-size models. She has graced numerous magazine covers, including Vogue Italia, Marie Claire and Elle France. Moreover, she is the very first plus-size model to star in a high-end designer campaign: In September 2012, Lawley announced on “Good Morning America” that she had signed on to model in a series of ads for Ralph Lauren.

“There are so many plus-size models in New York doing so well at the moment,” she told “GMA,” “and it’s only going to get better.”

6. Tara Lynn

You know you’re doing something right when a major magazine puts you on the cover specifically to positively highlight your curves. In February 2012, Elle France’s cover declared Lynn as “the body,” meaning she represented an ideal all women can look to. We couldn’t be happier. Lynn’s ravishing beauty is cause for celebration for curvy girls everywhere.

7. Ashley Graham

Graham fired back at critics after this Lane Bryant ad was reportedly banned from Fox and ABC airwaves. She said the whole idea of banning the ad was “sad” and went on to denounce the companies:

“The Victoria’s Secret girls can flaunt around their panties all day long. But when there’s a bigger woman with a little bit extra, they snipped it out immediately.”

We’re totally on Graham’s side.

8. Tess Munster

Among the multitude of fashion blogs crowding the web, it’s nice to see one one gain popularity for showcasing plus-size fashion. Munster, the brains behind the blog The Plus Size Life, poses for the site wearing bathing suits, body-con dresses and other enviable styles. Munster proves that you don’t have to be rail-thin to look great in trendy clothing.

HuffPost was so impressed by Munster, we asked her participate in our “One Size Doesn’t Fit All” live segment in November 2012. You can check it out on Munster’s blog here!

9. Candice Huffine

Leave it to Huffine to show us how sexy plus-size girls can get! In May 2012, she covered S Moda completely in the nude. Inside the mag, Huffine gave an in-depth interview in which she offered insight on how plus-size models are influencing people’s perceptions of the female body:

“[The Vogue Italia] editorial opened the eyes of the industry and proved that we are beautiful, sexy and good models. Now people want to see more. Past disputes [over Photoshop] have made the industry understand the people what they want to see is real girls.”

10. Velvet d’Amour

d’Amour initially gained fame in 2006 as the plus-size model who walked down Jean Paul Gaultier‘s 2007 Spring/Summer runway show in Paris. However, she has also been an outspoken advocate for the transformation of the fashion industry, pushing for magazines and designers to embrace fuller figures.

She currently runs her own magazine, VOL•UP•2, that allows readers to “revel in their every ‘imperfection’ and celebrate their bodies in their glorious entirety.”

In June 2011, d’Amour gave an inspiring interview with Frockwriter in which she commented on the Vogue Italia spread that featured Lawley, Lynn and Huffine. Here are some choice comments:

“The way I see it is, that we need fashion to catch up to women of size, in order to make a stunning FASHION orientated editorial. If you were to take the average Vogue Italia editorial, and attempt to dress these same models in the clothes, best of luck to the stylist to find their size.”

“The true meaning of FASHION in all likelihood it encompasses and revels in Change, in decadence, in obscurity versus ordinary, in risk-taking. While fashion beckons followers and innovation creates fashion, it’s those who deviate from accepted norms who create so much of our fashion from the get go.”

“I don’t look to fashion magazines for advice on health, I look at them for fashion. We need to start looking beyond the simplistic and dig deeper. If you want to have a health debate, then let’s tackle mental health, which is the stimulus, more often than not, affecting one’s physical health.”

Readers: Although not all of these women featured are technically Plus Size, I do appreciate that these lovelies in varying shapes and sizes are given the spotlight! Beauty comes in all sizes. We need women of all sizes to be an inspiration to girls of all sizes. Thoughts? Blog me.

Peace & Love.

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Good morning!

All I want to say is “Yay to Obama and to everyone else who fought for Plan B to be available to girls of any age without a prescription!”

Obama Plan B Decision: Feds To Comply With NY Judge’s Ruling

NEW YORK — The federal government on Monday told a judge it will reverse course and take steps to comply with his order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions.

The decision ends a years-long fight between President Barack Obama’s administration, which had argued that age limits for the morning-after pill are common sense, and women’s rights groups, which insisted the drug should be made as freely available as aspirin.

The Department of Justice, in the latest development in the complex back-and-forth over access to the drug, notified U.S. District Judge Edward Korman it will submit a plan for compliance. If he approves it, the department will drop its appeal of his April ruling.

According to the department’s letter to the judge, the Food and Drug Administration has told the maker of the pills to submit a new drug application with proposed labeling that would permit it to be sold “without a prescription and without age or point-of-sale prescriptions.” The FDA said that once it receives the application it “intends to approve it promptly.”

Last week, an appeals court dealt the government a setback by saying it would immediately permit unrestricted sales of the two-pill version of the emergency contraception until the appeal was decided. That order was met with praise from advocates for girls’ and women’s rights and with scorn from social conservatives and other opponents, who argue the drug’s availability takes away the rights of parents of girls who could get it without their permission.

Advocates for girls’ and women’s rights said Monday the federal government’s decision to comply with the judge’s ruling could be a move forward for “reproductive justice” if the FDA acts quickly and puts emergency contraception over the counter without restriction.

Annie Tummino, lead plaintiff in a lawsuit over unrestricted access to the morning-after pill and coordinator of the National Women’s Liberation, said women and girls should have “the absolute right to control our bodies without having to ask a doctor or a pharmacist for permission.”

“It’s about time that the administration stopped opposing women having access to safe and effective birth control,” she said in an emailed statement.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America president Cecile Richards, in a statement, called the government’s decision to drop the appeal “a huge breakthrough for access to birth control and a historic moment for women’s health and equity.”

But opponents of easy access to the morning-after pill, such as the anti-abortion Family Research Council, criticized the government for not sticking with its decision to appeal.

“We’re very concerned and disappointed at the same time because what we see here is the government caving to political pressure instead of putting first the health and safety of girls (and) parental rights,” said Anna Higgins, director of the council’s Center for Human Dignity.

The government had appealed the judge’s underlying April 5 ruling, which ordered emergency contraceptives based on the hormone levonorgestrel be made available without a prescription, over the counter and without point-of-sale or age restrictions.

It had asked the judge to suspend the effect of that ruling until the appeals court could decide the case. But the judge declined, saying the government’s decision to restrict sales of the morning-after pill was “politically motivated, scientifically unjustified and contrary to agency precedent.” He also said there was no basis to deny the request to make the drugs widely available.

The government had argued that “substantial market confusion” could result if the judge’s ruling were enforced while appeals were pending, only to be later overturned.

The morning-after pill contains a higher dose of the female hormone progestin than is in regular birth control pills. Taking it within 72 hours of rape, condom failure or just forgetting regular contraception can cut the chances of pregnancy by up to 89 percent, but it works best within the first 24 hours. If a girl or woman already is pregnant, the pill, which prevents ovulation or fertilization of an egg, has no effect.

The FDA was preparing in 2011 to allow over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill with no limits when Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled her own scientists in an unprecedented move.

The FDA announced in late April that Plan B One-Step, the newer version of emergency contraception, the same drug but combined into one pill instead of two, could be sold without a prescription to those age 15 or older. Its maker, Teva Women’s Health, plans to begin those sales soon. Sales had previously been limited to those who were at least 17.

The judge later ridiculed the FDA changes, saying they established “nonsensical rules” that favored sales of the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill and were made “to sugarcoat” the government’s appeal.

He also said they placed a disproportionate burden on blacks and the poor by requiring a prescription for less expensive generic versions of the drug bought by those under age 17 and by requiring those age 17 or over to show proof-of-age identification at pharmacies. He cited studies showing that blacks with low incomes are less likely than other people to have government-issued IDs.

The decision marks a sharp reversal for Obama and his administration. His previous decision to appeal set off a storm of criticism from girls’ and women’s rights groups, who denounced it as politically motivated and a step backward for their health. Abortion rights advocates who had counted Obama as among their supporters angrily questioned why a Democratic president had sided with social conservatives in favor of limiting women’s health care choices.

Reluctant to get drawn into a messy second-term spat over social issues, White House officials have argued that the FDA and the Department of Justice were acting independently of the White House in deciding how to proceed. That approach continued Monday, with the White House referring all questions about the decision to Health and Human Services.

Still, Obama has made clear in the past that he feels strongly about the limits, and he said in 2011 he supported Sebelius’ decision to impose them despite the advice of her scientists.

“As the father of two daughters, I think it is important for us to make sure that we apply some common sense to various rules when it comes to over-the-counter medicine,” Obama said then.

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michelle

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Good morning!

Oooh…It’s been quiet this weekend. What’s everybody been up to? I woke up to rain and I am not liking it. I just pulled out my summer dresses and had my car washed thinking the rainy season was over. I have very little to be ungrateful for in my life, so a little rain shouldn’t bother me, but today…well, I was just wishing for a little sunshine. I HOPE it is sunny wherever you are.

So…onto today’s topic. However, I am not sure what I am posting today. And I realize that I am way late in addressing my blog this morning. A lot has happened in the last three hours. I’ve been reading about the so-called NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Snowden who worked with the NSA and made public the details of an NSA program code-named PRISM, claims that “he acted out of conscience to protect our basic liberties. ” Snowden has left his home in Hawaii and is now residing in a hotel, mind you a 5-star hotel, in Hong Kong, from which he gave an interview.

The latest tweet that I read was from Glenn Beck – who tweeted, “I think I have just read about the man for which I have waited. Earmarks of a real hero.” Yeah right. This guy is no “hero.” Although I am not surprised Beck would define his hero based on the actions of someone like Snowden. I think anybody sane and logical would question how this guy, who didn’t graduate from high school, ended up with the NSA. I personally don’t buy his story. And it wouldn’t surprise me if he was BAPF by our republican friends. Yes, some may express concern over this matter, but you know many are delighted, and revel in trying to make Obama look as bad as they possibly can. Once again…Can I say this enough?…at the expense of the American people.

Anyway, I have said what I wanted. I do not want to give this lowlife Snowden any more time, as I have given him enough.

What’s new?

Here’s a write that came across my plate. As usual I cannot post the video so please click on the title below if you would like to watch it.

American Woman Gang-Raped In India

NEW DELHI — An American woman was gang-raped in the northern Indian resort town of Manali, police said.

Three men in a truck picked up the 30-year-old woman as she was hitchhiking to her guest house after visiting a friend, police officer Sher Singh said.

The men drove to a secluded spot and raped her, he said. She went to police and they filed a rape case.

Authorities issued an alert for the three men and set up roadblocks to check any trucks leaving the town, he said. No arrests had been made as of Tuesday afternoon, Singh said.

The rape came after a Swiss tourist was gang-raped in March while on a cycling trip through rural India. Six men were arrested in that attack. The same month, a British woman traveling elsewhere in northern India jumped from a third-floor window fearing a sexual attack after the hotel’s owner tried to force his way into her room.

Concern about sexual assaults in India has heightened since the fatal gang-rape of a woman in New Delhi in December sparked public protests demanding better protection for women.

In response, the government passed a law increasing prison terms for rape and providing for the death penalty in cases of rape that result in death or leave the victim in a coma. It also made voyeurism, stalking, acid attacks and the trafficking of women punishable under criminal law.

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Readers: As much as I think this girl was stupid to hitchhike and then get in a car filled with men, that is still no excuse for the men to rape her. And as much as I think this woman was not thinking, this is in no way saying that I blame her. As I have stated here before, albeit it has raised controversy among some of you, a woman should be able to walk in the streets completely naked and not a finger should be placed on her unless she desires it.

That is what we women should be able to do. However, with what we know about men, I would not suggest it. Rape is a horrific act, something one never wants to experience and you just don’t put yourself in a vulnerable position with men because men will take advantage of it. And the results are nothing that you want to experience.

It brings up the saying, “Trust in Allah but tie up your camel.” This girl obviously trusted, however, unfortunately she forgot to tie up her camel when she decided to hitchhike and accept a ride in that car full of men. It is really too bad and something that could have been avoided had she just thought about it and acted differently. In my opinion, she is a lucky girl, lucky to be alive.

Ladies, use your street smarts. After all that we know about men, please don’t put your life in the hands of them, by putting yourself in a vulnerable position and trusting that you will be okay.

Sorry for the late post – thanks for being here with me. Peace & Love. Spread some today. Okay? 

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)

If you love my blog and my writes, please make a donation via PayPal, credit card, or e-check, please click the “Donate” button below. (Please only donations from those readers within the United States. – International readers please see my “Donate” page)

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Good morning!

Just noticing…

…Is that a rat on Mars?

Mike, TM: Not sure if the life on Mars you’re speaking of is the “rat?” looking creature that was discovered recently on Mars. :) Or perhaps some other life form, more likely.  But this did come across my plate about a week ago.  I figured since you brought up Mars, it would be fun to post it today. I HOPE all is good with you.

From the Huff Po: Please click on the title to watch the video.

Mars Rat? Blogger Spots ‘Creature’ In NASA Curiosity Rover Image (PHOTO)

Is that a rat… on Mars?!

Yes, according to a theory from one determined man in Japan who recently scoured dozens of NASA photos taken by the space agency’s Mars Curiosity rover. A post onUFO Sightings Daily shows the “Mars rat,” which appears to be a creature with legs and a tail among rocks on the planet.

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As the blog notes, the figure “seems to resemble a rodent but also may be a lizard.”

The alleged Mars rat should not be confused with a similar sighting first pointed out in December: An image taken by the Curiosity rover at the “Rocknest” site in September shows a rodent-like figure that most closely resembles a squirrel. However, as UFO Sightings Daily notes, that observation may have been staged by NASA as part of an experiment.

While this most recent rodent sighting may be yet another NASA test (or the result of a few perfectly placed rocks), it’s most likely not a living creature. After all, this is something NASA would make an announcement about, right?

Earlier this year, the agency revealed that the Curiosity rover uncovered signs that life may have once existed on Mars. NASA scientists cited a rock sample the rover analyzed in February that contained elements necessary for supporting life.

“We have characterized a very ancient, but strangely new ‘gray Mars’ where conditions once were favorable for life,” John Grotzinger, Mars Science Laboratory project scientist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., said in a statement at the time. “Curiosity is on a mission of discovery and exploration, and as a team we feel there are many more exciting discoveries ahead of us in the months and years to come.”

Check out the original NASA photo and the UFO Sightings Daily version that points to the “Mars rat” below, and let us know what you think.

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Well…is it a rock or a rat? Thoughts? Blog me.

Happy Sunday Everyone!

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All content on this site are property of Michelle Moquin © copyright 2008-2012

“Though she be but little, she be fierce.” – William Shakespeare Midsummer Night’s Dream 

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