Recently we have seen more media coverage of Rush Limbaugh and his rants about Sandra Fluke’s sex life and

contraceptives.  She was testifying before Congress in support of contraceptives in the new Health Care bill.  Rush’s rants are nothing new as women are demeaned and marginalized every day in the media and in real life.  We hear ourselves called “sluts”, “bitches”, “whores” and other endearing nouns too nasty to be in print.  If that isn’t enough, it continues on into Mother-in-law jokes and “dumb blonde” jokes.  With the swift rise in social media, it seems more and more of this is tumbling out of the ethers.

What is happening?  Is this a “war on women”, publicly demeaning women just because they are women?  This is not a Republican or Democrat issue.  Both sides equally insult women.  What is happening here is the uncovering of the deep patriarchal control and power …