Amanda Marcotte

Amanda Marcotte writes for and manages the blog Pandagon, blogs for Slate’s Double X, and has two books out: “It’s A Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments” and “Get Opinionated: A Progressive’s Guide to Finding Your Voice (and Taking a Little Action)”. She’s written about politics, pop culture and feminism for outlets such as Slate, Salon, the LA Times, the Guardian, Bitch, and the American Prospect. A former resident of Texas, she now lives in Brooklyn, NY.

She’s Just an Easy-Bake Oven: How the GOP and the Anti-Choice Movement See Women

Amanda Marcotte

Akin's comments about "legitimate rape" went against science and reality, but that's par for the course when it comes to an anti-choice movement that ignores the lives and feelings of women in order to paint them as reproductive objects who deserve no say in how they're used.

What’s Wrong With “I’m Pro-Choice, But I Could Never Have An Abortion?”

Amanda Marcotte

You often hear women exclaim that they're pro-choice but they could never have an abortion. This comment sounds innocent on its face, but in fact it's deeply stigmatizing and supports the stereotypes of women who have abortions that lead to more restrictions.

Why Atheism is Consistent with Feminism and Pro-Choice Positions

Amanda Marcotte

By all rights of logic and basic human decency, not believing in God should lead one to come around to the inescapable conclusion that there's no reason not to believe women deserve equal rights. But recent events in the atheist movement show not all atheists are in love with logic.

The Birth Control Benefit and The Bad Faith Religious Liberty Gambit

Amanda Marcotte

As the example of Wheaton College shows, the sudden interest many employers and schools are taking in not offering contraception coverage is all about political opportunism, not deeply-held religious beliefs.

The War On Workers’ Religious Liberty

Amanda Marcotte

A federal judge in Colorado shows he's open to the argument that employers should be able to dock your insurance benefits because they oppose contraception. If conservatives successfully open this door, expect more attacks on workers' religious freedom.

The Problem With “Purity”

Amanda Marcotte

Purity balls aren't as widespread a phenomenon as first assumed, but that doesn't mean the problem with the idea of "purity" isn't an issue. Purity pledges and purity rings still abound in large numbers, and the smuggle ideas that are bad for people's mental and physical health.

Are Evangelicals Becoming More Pro-Contraception?

Amanda Marcotte

Evidence suggests a growing base of vocal support for contraception education and support in the evangelical community. Of course, the main problem is that churches ever conflated their values with denying basic health care in the first place.

Why Attacks on Contraception Meet Success In Such A Pro-Contraception Culture

Amanda Marcotte

Another successful attack on contraception access could make anyone wonder how such a thing is possible in a country where nearly everyone uses contraception. But while hypocrisy has a strong political hold now, if we hang in, pro-choicers will win this war.

Questions for Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney and Other Opponents of Health Care Reform: Where Are Your Facts?

Amanda Marcotte

Many of the objections to the Affordable Care Act after the Supreme Court decision make no sense if you know what's actually in the bill. Without more explanations, it's hard to avoid feeling like opponents are just making stuff up.

What Do Sports and Reproductive Rights Have in Common?

Amanda Marcotte

Social anxieties around female athleticism are rooted in the same fear of female mastery and autonomy that drives anxieties around reproductive rights. By taking on sexism towards athletes, we can help undermine hostility to reproductive rights.

Amanda Marcotte

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