Rebekah Kuschmider

Rebekah Kuschmider

Bio

Rebekah Kuschmider is a DC area writer with a background in non-profit management and advocacy. Her work has been seen at Babble, Scary Mommy, Huffington Post, The Mid, Redbook online, and The Broad Side. She is the creator of the blog Stay at Home Pundit and is a contributor to the upcoming book Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox (an anthology, SheWrites Press, Nov. 2015). You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Rebekah Kuschmider Articles

Do elephants need Botox?

Ask A Feminist: Can I Be A Feminist If I Use Botox?

. . . dabbling in botulinum toxin is not an anti-feminist act. However . . . and this is a big however . . . it is a symptom of a system that values appearances in a pretty screwed-up way.

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OK, But Which Candidate Is Going To Tell Us About Area 51?!

The truth is out there, and only one presidential candidate wants you to know what it is. And that candidate is Hillary Clinton!

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College students will soon have vending machine access to contraception. Welcome to the world of 2017.

#RavsRadar: Contraception From A Vending Machine On College Campus. THIS IS HAPPENING.

This isn’t your old-school, gas-station-bathroom condom dispenser, either. It's called a Wellness To Go station that sells condoms, Plan B Emergency Contraception, pregnancy tests, tampons and pads, and even over-the-counter painkillers like Advil and Tylenol.

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The facts have never stopped Internet ridiculousness before.

Is Katy Perry Really Jon-Benet Ramsey? (Spoiler Alert: No.)

A guy named Dave Johnson swears up and down that the Ramsey family staged the whole thing and then went on to live new lives as the Perry family. He cites Katy Perry’s eyebrows as proof. "You know, the eyebrows don't change much on a person," he claims. "You're born with your eyebrows.”

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Image: People's World/Flickr

Unsafe Abortions Are Anything But History — Just Ask Google

I know a woman who worked in an inner-city hospital before the passage of Roe v Wade. Every week, staff there saw women come in battling massive infection or blood loss. They actually reserved beds for women like this because it was so common. The cause? Illegal, unsafe abortions. But that was then, right? That was 42 years ago, right? That doesn’t happen anymore, right? Wrong.

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Please Don't Buy These Vagina Pearls

Dr. Gunter has lots of medical reasons why one should not do this (as well as a stomach-turning description of a “retained tampon” removal, so be warned). I have a lay-person’s response: OMG DON’T DO THAT TO YOUR PERFECTLY GOOD VAGINA!

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Actual picture of Hell

Airplane Seats Might Be Getting Less Awful

It doesn’t even get to the biggest question: when will airlines start offering complimentary cocktails at all price points?

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Image credit: Chris Piascik

Killer Mike's Weird, Sexist Hillary Clinton Snub

Last night, rapper Killer Mike was stumping for Bernie Sanders when he made a statement regarding the intersection of biology and politics that has pundits scratching their heads.

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Now California Residents Can Skip The Doctor's For Birth Control 

As of April 8, several forms of birth control are available directly from pharmacists without a doctor’s prescription.

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Check out Graco's website to find out how to check your model number, and whether your car seat is affected by the recall.

Car Seat Recall Alert! Graco Is Recalling 25,000 Car Seats

Graco has issued a recall on 25,000 car seats, saying they cannot adequately restrain a child in the event of a crash.

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