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Labia Power! Blog
About feminist empowerment, better choices, and not being afraid to reclaim your power and wield it for the forces of good. I also critically examine the culture wars and how we can reclaim liberalism from the illiberals, and work with our compatriots on the Rational Right. And occasionally some silly stuff!
Jan 18
Better DEI Will Teach Women How To Handle Conflict With Male Colleagues
A DEI reboot could more consciously train women to be proactive and assertive, and handle conflicts like powerful adults, not just focus...
Nov 24, 2024
Emma Watson, Emma Watson, Wherefore Art Thou, Emma Watson?
The foxy fauxminist has gone missing in recent years. No movies. No fauxminist outbursts. Not even any trans love tweeted. I...
Nov 9, 2024
"If Even A Dumb Girl Can Do It, It Can't Be That Hard!"
Some males set themselves up for failure by linking their sense of manhood to how much they're not like half the human race Public...
Nov 2, 2024
The Annoying Sarcastic French Jackass Who Pissed Off Powerful Elites
The Enlightenment gadfly Voltaire was a true social justice warrior who infuriated the comfortable and powerful and actually got shit...
Oct 6, 2024
What Went Wrong With Wokeness, The Left's Authoritarianism
Wokeness is a collection of elitist, culturally relativist luxury beliefs for the class-privileged. Can it be rehabilitated? Or should we...
Jul 31, 2024
The 'Sheila Agreement': How To Manage Conflict Like Big Girls (And Boys)
An ex-friend pulled a Mean Girl on both myself and another friend, so we devised a way to avoid hurt feelings with better conflict...
Jun 16, 2024
"Hey, Where Are You From?" Must Become Socially Acceptable Again
Screw the social just-us warriors. Where you hail from is as much a part of your genuine 'identity' as which pronouns du jour you...
May 21, 2024
Bitch: When I Was The Abuser (Part II)
It takes two for an abusive relationship. Because an abuser can't abuse a person who isn't there. This is Part II. Bitch: When I Was The...
May 18, 2024
Bitch: When I Was The Abuser (Part I)
When I say, 'Don't LET anyone treat you like that,' or 'Don't BE the victim,' I speak from personal experience. As a temporary ex-abuser....
Apr 29, 2024
What Both Women & Men Can Learn From The Sordid Andrew Huberman Affair(s)
He was good at playing women, but he offers further lessons on red flag recognition, as well as a helpful lesson for single men who don't...
Apr 27, 2024
What If The Transgender Movement Evolved More Honestly?
If it promoted a more experiential 'under the skin' empathy for others, rather than misogyny and abuse, many of us would become allies...
Apr 6, 2024
How I Grew a Pair (Of Labia) And Left An Abusive Marriage: Guest Post Part I
Persephone Phoenix shares how women need to follow their own hero cycle. 'You go through hell and you triumph in the end. No one will...
Mar 2, 2024
Where Does 'Slavery Trauma' Really Come From?
Is it epigenetic, or do we all traumatize ourselves with historical knowledge? The dreams of medieval tortures began when I was around...
Dec 2, 2023
Did You Ever Save Someone's Life And You Never Knew It?
Are you the butterfly's wing that will change generations? Don't laugh. "The voice of a single individual ... would have prevented this...
Nov 11, 2023
Pat Benatar Was A Better Listen In The '80s Than Whitney Houston
The content we consume normalizes values and beliefs in our brains in ways we don't even know, whether good or bad. Thank Goddess I...
Oct 21, 2023
On The Eternal Whiteness Of Being
White people can be committed to genuine social justice if blacksplainers stop making it so hard to be allies. I’ve been learning a lot...
Oct 11, 2023
The Worst Thing That Happened To Me May Have Saved My Life
Have you ever reverse-engineered your life? What didn't you realize before? The Digital Artist, Pixabay “You have a time machine, you can...
Sep 30, 2023
How To Stop Being An Asshole, From An Expert
Step One: Get Over Yourself I want to make one thing perfectly clear: I am still an asshole. Just not the kind that starts wars on...
Sep 23, 2023
Crony Beliefs: When It's More Important To Feel Right Than To *Be* Right
When we hold 'merit' beliefs, we can kill our 'little darlings' and change our minds when confronted with newer or better evidence I...
Aug 26, 2023
Abusive Partners And Crazy Stalkers: Where Your Power Lies
Did you know you even have any? And that not all death threats are equal? Or that not all stalkers are serious threats? I don’t know why...
Aug 12, 2023
How To Not Start A Gender War When Some Strange Guy Touches You
Aunt Claire demonstrates how a calm, level-headed woman handled a stranger's caress with the benefit of the doubt It’s just so cute. A...
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