Monthly Archives: January 2008

Ask a Feminist

Posted on January 31, 2008 by tekanji

I was just working on a new Feminism Friday post over at Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog and I had a thought (what? me? have thoughts? I know, so out of left field). My thought was this: wouldn’t it be … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism | 19 Comments

Stephanie gets her due

Posted on January 31, 2008 by tekanji

Via In her memory: Batman #673: Project Girl Wonder has led to a number of shout-outs in comics in the year and a half since it began. We’ve had Rip Hunter wonder “No Trophy = Stephanie?” on his board of … Continue reading →

Reasons why unisex bathrooms are good for all

Posted on January 29, 2008 by tekanji

When we talk about replacing gendered bathrooms with unisex ones, the conversation tends to focus on the important issue of giving those who don’t fit easily into the gender binary (whether they be trans*, genderqueer, intersexed, or even engaging in … Continue reading →

Posted in Queer Issues | 16 Comments

Suggested Actions for White Feminist Allies from Katie

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Katie

On my blog, I had just linked to an excellent and common example by BrownFemiPower of white women getting credit for helping women at large when they’ve actually done a lot of harm to women. How did they do this … Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, rape, and domestic violence, Classism, Discrimination, Eradicating Divisive Discourse, Feminism, Gender issues, Multiculturalism, Privilege, Privilege in Action, Racism, The Evil -ism's, USA, World | 4 Comments

Male gaze, what male gaze?

Posted on January 24, 2008 by tekanji

I think the video says it all. But, if not, then go read this deconstruction of the site being advertised: Chickipedia. For Guys That Never Get Laid.

Posted in Gender Cultism, Gender issues, Popular Culture, Sex, sexuality, and sexual politics, The Beauty Myth, The Evil -ism's, The Internet is Serious Business | 2 Comments

Happy Day After Blog for Choice Day

Posted on January 23, 2008 by tekanji

Via morchades.

Posted in Carnivals, Blog Against -ism Days, etc., Discrimination, Feminism, Multiculturalism, Reproductive Rights, Sex, sexuality, and sexual politics, The Evil -ism's | Leave a comment

Blogging for Choice

Posted on January 22, 2008 by tekanji

When people say “choice” the first thing we tend to think of is abortions. Me, I’m never going to get an abortion — unless the universe really hates me, that is. You see, when I was 23 I got my … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnivals, Blog Against -ism Days, etc., Childfree Issues, Feminism, Reproductive Rights | 3 Comments

Who's the butt of the joke?

Posted on January 14, 2008 by tekanji

On the over-the-top offensiveness of God Hand (the game the above clip comes from), pat of Token Minorities says: I don’t think this is accidental. I think this says something about us, as the kinds of people who enjoyed and … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture, Queer Issues, The Evil -ism's, Video Games | Leave a comment

The problem with feminism lite

Posted on January 11, 2008 by tekanji

I apologize for rehashing an old debate, but I came across a Facebook cause yesterday called Forward Feminism. Their tagline states “Bring back the true values of Feminism” and they say that they are “[b]ased off the book Full Frontal … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Privilege, Queer Issues, The Evil -ism's | 11 Comments

Debunking a "female privilege" list

Posted on January 10, 2008 by tekanji

Over on her LJ, Rachel Edidin debunks purported “female privileges” one by one: Let’s take a closer look at some of these “female privileges”: 1. I am physically able to give birth to another human being, and then do my … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender Cultism, Privilege | 13 Comments