Monthly Archives: January 2007

Male responsibility in ending the cycle of discrimination

Posted on January 29, 2007 by tekanji

A real life example and another reasons why men need to call other men out on their shit. This is an area that women cannot make any progress in because we’re not part of the male homosocial group. In her … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Science, The Privilege List | 5 Comments

Beyond Pro-Choice: What about consent?

Posted on January 29, 2007 by tekanji

I have long held that no one — even those defined as “persons” by science and the law — has the right to use my body without my consent. Therefore, even if I did believe that personhood begins at conception … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Blogging | 2 Comments

BK commercial redux: It's not about the burgers

Posted on January 27, 2007 by tekanji

About half a year ago I wrote about the infamous Burger King commercial and I haven’t stopped getting shit about it. Even more so because it’s apparently on the air again. Most of them I just delete, but there has … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Gender Cultism, Masculinities, Sex, sexuality, and sexual politics, The Evil -ism's | 3 Comments

Blog For Choice Day – Links, and a story of my own.

Posted on January 25, 2007 by arielladrake

So, January 22 was Blog for Choice Day, and aside from a slight gripe about the US-centrism of the choice of date (the anniversary of Roe v. Wade), talking about the importance of reproductive freedom is, well, important. And there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnivals, Blog Against -ism Days, etc., Feminism, Reproductive Rights | 2 Comments

Good Idea, Bad Idea: Girlfriend List Satire

Posted on January 25, 2007 by tekanji

I am a huge fan of satire. Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” was a delightful read. Irony is my bread and butter and I appreciate it when people can use it to great effect. But, therein lies the rub: most … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender Cultism, Girlfriend Lists, Teh Funnay | Leave a comment

Report on Violence Involving Sexual Minorities in Japan

Posted on January 8, 2007 by tekanji

I was recently made aware of a report from the Institute for Global Health by Anthony S. DiStefano documenting violence involving sexual minorities in Japan in 2003-2004. The report, entitled Report on Violence Involving Sexual Minorities in Japan, is available … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan, Queer Issues, Sex, sexuality, and sexual politics, Studies | 2 Comments

Some things you may not know about me

Posted on January 7, 2007 by tekanji

So, I’ve been tagged for a meme. I get tagged occasionally and usually don’t give in, but I decided to give it a go this time. Maybe I’m just trying to avoid doing a real post or thinking about how … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | 7 Comments

Good Children and Better Women: Lessons Learned from Nanny McPhee

Posted on January 6, 2007 by lake-desire

On New Year’s Eve, tekanji and I watched Nanny McPhee, a British fantasy movie for children. In the film, the magical Nanny McPhee comes to the Brown Estate to help Cedric Brown, widower and mortician, manage his seven unruly children, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film and televison, Gender Caste, Gender issues, Masculinities | 11 Comments

Google and Racial Stereotypes

Posted on January 3, 2007 by tekanji

I’ve just been alerted to a post on Tricia Wang’s eponymous blog called Search Algorithms as Revealing of Social Stereotypes. From the post: I performed the original google image search just on “Asian women,” “American women,” and “Asian American women” … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Blogging | 1 Comment