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Monthly Archives: December 2006
Some tips for white feminists
Hope everyone is having a nice holiday! I am, except for the whole issue of my new laptop refusing to turn on so now I can’t play FFXI until it’s fixed. My only solace is that my old laptop works, … Continue reading
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Baby, it's Cold Outside
[Crossposted to My Vox blog.]
Via Majikthise, Brad Hicks has a good analysis of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”
There’s not much more I can say about the analysis, but the responses in comments are quite interesting, particularly in how the song is defended. It’s illustrative of the ways in which the status quo with respect to rape and consent gets defended. Continue reading
Another post to read
Still on blog break, but since the others are busy I may as well do some more link blogging. Here’s a post I came across today that deals with misogyny in geeky fandoms. Here are some exerpts: And that ironic, … Continue reading
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Fox News on genderblind college rooming
On a related issue, Fox News contributes to the skyrocketing divorce rates with this insulting piece. Seriously, if their relationships are that bad that they believe that kind of BS, why are they married in the first place? Via queer_rage
A post to read while I'm away
Still on break. Having fun playing Final Fantasy XI. While I’m gone, you can check out this post by Tamora pierce. Here’s an excerpt: [...] But honestly, why is it strange to like to write for girls? Aren’t they worth … Continue reading
Feminist SF Carnival – Call for Submissions
The Ninth Feminist SF Carnival will be hosted at the League of Substitute Superheroes (part of Girl-Wonder.org). Call for submissions can be found here.
Self-transformation and the challenges of unpacking privilege
[Hi everyone, I'm Jen/Arielladrake. Tekanji has kindly invited me to guest-blog here for a while. I'm a mixed race (Asian/white) Australian, bisexual cisgendered woman who lives and goes to university in Queensland. I'm a sociology/politics/applied ethics major with a bent … Continue reading
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