Category Archives: Anti-oppression activism

Ableism is not feminism. Spread the word.

Posted on October 9, 2009 by tekanji

I know this blog is in retirement (my internet time these days is practically nill), but when I saw Meloukhia’s An Open Letter to Feministing (hat-tip: Hoyden About Town) I had to cosign it. Yes, it’s that important.

Posted in Anti-oppression activism, Feminism, Privilege, The Evil -ism's | 1 Comment

Amazon censors women and queer people

Posted on April 12, 2009 by tekanji

So, I’m sure everyone has heard by now, but Amazon has recently made the decision to remove the sales rankings of so-called “adult” books in order to ensure that they don’t show up in some searches (like the default search) … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-oppression activism, Books, magazines, etc., Censorship, Companies Behaving Badly, Gender issues, Privilege, Queer Issues, Sex, sexuality, and sexual politics, The Evil -ism's | 2 Comments

All the RE5 discussion needed was a Nice White Gamer

Posted on February 13, 2009 by tekanji

Dear Nice White Gamers, I am glad that you, unlike the Not Nice Gamers, understand that we don’t live in a post-racial world. It’s nice that you’re able to see the the word “racism” in the same paragraph as “video … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-oppression activism, Privilege, Racism, Video Games | 13 Comments

Responsibility of comedy writers

Posted on December 15, 2008 by tekanji

Although I had never heard of Graham Linehan before, he’s apparently a writer for some fairly popular UK comedies, including one called The IT Crowd. Now, apparently there was a recent episode of that show that included a sub-plot involving … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-oppression activism, Film and televison, Queer Issues, Sex, sexuality, and sexual politics, The Evil -ism's | 8 Comments

Highlighting the responsibility of online community leaders

Posted on December 14, 2008 by tekanji

I know I haven’t been around much; my life is busy and I don’t have the time to blog that I used to. Unfortunately, this probably isn’t going to change anytime soon. Anyway, I’d just like to highlight a post … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-oppression activism, Link Blogging, Video Games | 3 Comments

No, I don't deserve that cookie

Posted on June 22, 2008 by tekanji

The response that I’ve gotten to this post has been overwhelming (yes, 28 comments on a blog that typically gets 0-5 is overwhelming). Most of it is praise. Heck, I’ve even got an e-mail or two thanking me for writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-oppression activism, Privilege | 6 Comments