Monthly Archives: February 2007

Covers that make me say, "I want to play that!"

Posted on February 28, 2007 by tekanji

Over at Yudhishthira’s Dice, Brand poses the question: Ladies, what RPG covers (or interiors) have you seen that involve a woman in the art that make you say, “I want to play that” or, just as good “I want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnivals, Blog Against -ism Days, etc., Gender issues, Tabletop RPGs, LARP, etc, Video Games | 10 Comments

Covers Women Want to See Meme

Posted on February 28, 2007 by tekanji

Whether it be those tiresome Girlfriend Lists or those hideous pinkified “girl games”, we women have been told time and time again what we want out of games and gaming. But how often are we asked to be the experts … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnivals, Blog Against -ism Days, etc. | 17 Comments

Dealing with Tech Support [My Voodoo, Part 3]

Posted on February 26, 2007 by tekanji

I must confess, ever since I heard that HP had acquired Voodoo PC, I’ve been nervous about things. I’m not a fan of HP — not their printers and especially not their computers — and when they merged with Compaq … Continue reading →

Posted in My Voodoo, Personal, Series | 1 Comment

Here, have some videos

Posted on February 26, 2007 by tekanji

Just in case y’all were wondering (and I know you were), I was off snowboarding in Hakuba this weekend. And, because I love you so much, here’s a picture.

Fireworks!
Fireworks!!!!

And don’t forget to watch the vids I took (small and short, blame the cell phone) of the festival that happened on Saturday. You can see taiko and fireworks! They’re behind the cut.

Oh, and since I now officially have my computer back and in working order (the explanation on that one is coming soon, I promise) I’m going to get back to what’s important: Final Fantasy XI. So if you don’t see the conclusion to my Beauty Myth series, or other important posts, anytime soon… well, can you really blame me? I mean, come on, I had an entire month with only my consoles to console me (no pun intended… really).

Anyway, don’t forget to go to the cut to watch the totally awesome videos I took. Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | 7 Comments

Who's responsible for facilitating discussion on men's issues?

Posted on February 22, 2007 by tekanji

One of the points that I agree with when it comes to Men’s Rights Activists is that men’s issues need to be addressed, too. I have addressed them on some occasions — especially when they intersect women’s issues — but … Continue reading →

Posted in Masculinities, Privilege in Action | 13 Comments

APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls

Posted on February 21, 2007 by tekanji

Stories like this BBC News article brought to my attention by one of our readers, Sexualisation ‘harms’ young girls, have been making the rounds in the feminist blogsphere. I am probably not going to do a breakdown of it, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender issues, Media and journalism, Popular Culture, Studies | Leave a comment

The Penis Monologues

Posted on February 21, 2007 by lake-desire

I’m in favor of men speaking out about how patriarchy hurts them; how they’re expected to act as men, how they’re denied validity in their emotions beyond anger—and denied their full humanity as oppressors. But it isn’t the job of … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Masculinities, Personal, Privilege, Privilege in Action, Racism | 10 Comments

Who gets to decide when women are oppressed?

Posted on February 19, 2007 by tekanji

This is the first post in the newly created category, Privilege in Action. Posts in this category will be devoted to highlighting and analyzing small bits of privilege that crop up in everyday life. This category is part catharsis and … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Privilege in Action, The Internet is Serious Business | 5 Comments

I'm not going to be judgmental, I'm just judging you.

Posted on February 18, 2007 by arielladrake

Australia’s Federal Health Minister, Tony Abbott, is one of my least favourite people. He’s been on an anti-abortion kick for the last few years, and the recent jewel in his attack is a government-funded pregnancy counselling hotline which allegedly aims … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Conservative, Feminism, Politics, Reproductive Rights | 6 Comments

Now that you've felt a woman's pain, the learning can begin

Posted on February 18, 2007 by tekanji

Over at Sara Speaking Sara has a post called See? See what I mean? which discusses how her male co-worker experiences the same kind of gender-based discrimination that women encounter in male-dominated jobs. Our main customer set is stay-at-home or … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Gender Cultism, Privilege | Leave a comment