Comments on: Defending anti-oppression activism while using bigoted language http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-03-06_546 Because we care about stuff Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:38:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Official Shrub.com Blog » Blog Archive » Harassment, silencing, and gaming communities http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-03-06_546#comment-55307 Official Shrub.com Blog » Blog Archive » Harassment, silencing, and gaming communities Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:32:38 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-03-06_546#comment-55307 [...] In the above section, one of my complaints was that the editorial content of these sites often inappropriately comments on women’s appearances. The belief that it’s always appropriate to comment on women’s looks is such that many people who read that complaint probably dismissed it out of hand, especially because there wasn’t anything blatantly misogynist in the post, just the offhand comment that the model “looks more like an alien now and more like a regular person before”, which people might argue is pretty tame compared to what many female celebrities get. [...] [...] In the above section, one of my complaints was that the editorial content of these sites often inappropriately comments on women’s appearances. The belief that it’s always appropriate to comment on women’s looks is such that many people who read that complaint probably dismissed it out of hand, especially because there wasn’t anything blatantly misogynist in the post, just the offhand comment that the model “looks more like an alien now and more like a regular person before”, which people might argue is pretty tame compared to what many female celebrities get. [...]

]]> By: the Hathor Legacy » Blog Archive » I Read the Internets - 3/10/07 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-03-06_546#comment-42419 the Hathor Legacy » Blog Archive » I Read the Internets - 3/10/07 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:33:12 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-03-06_546#comment-42419 [...] Also on the subject of whether feminism is supposed to have something to do with hawtness is another post by Ilyka at Pandagon: “Dove Ad Insufficiently Feminist to Give Columnist Wood.”  Tekanji at Official Shrub.com Blog expanded on some of the ideas Ilyka raised, as part of her excellent “Privilege in Action” series, which I can’t recommend enough.  Seriously, read them all. [...] [...] Also on the subject of whether feminism is supposed to have something to do with hawtness is another post by Ilyka at Pandagon: “Dove Ad Insufficiently Feminist to Give Columnist Wood.”  Tekanji at Official Shrub.com Blog expanded on some of the ideas Ilyka raised, as part of her excellent “Privilege in Action” series, which I can’t recommend enough.  Seriously, read them all. [...]

]]> By: tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-03-06_546#comment-42020 tekanji Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:58:35 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-03-06_546#comment-42020 DS: Your comment got caught in the spam filter... I'm glad I checked it. Thanks for sharing, though. <blockquote>At least I can take comfort from the fact that all of the shots were “day in the life of” rather than pinups.</blockquote> Yeah, it's somewhat comforting that this time it was two steps forward, one step back instead of the reverse. DS: Your comment got caught in the spam filter… I’m glad I checked it. Thanks for sharing, though.

At least I can take comfort from the fact that all of the shots were “day in the life of” rather than pinups.

Yeah, it’s somewhat comforting that this time it was two steps forward, one step back instead of the reverse.

]]> By: Darth Sidhe http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-03-06_546#comment-42009 Darth Sidhe Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:29:41 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-03-06_546#comment-42009 This reminds me of a page I was forwarded about women in the Israeli army. Actually, it's a forum thread consisting entirely of women in the IDF just chilling out or undergoing training, with only one or two cheesily posed shots out of the dozens there. It would have been a perfect feminist thread showing competent women in their element, had it not been for the title: "<a href="http://israelmilitary.net/showthread.php?t=13" rel="nofollow">Hot Israeli Women in the IDF</a>." So close... At least I can take comfort from the fact that all of the shots were "day in the life of" rather than pinups. This reminds me of a page I was forwarded about women in the Israeli army. Actually, it’s a forum thread consisting entirely of women in the IDF just chilling out or undergoing training, with only one or two cheesily posed shots out of the dozens there. It would have been a perfect feminist thread showing competent women in their element, had it not been for the title: “Hot Israeli Women in the IDF.” So close…

At least I can take comfort from the fact that all of the shots were “day in the life of” rather than pinups.

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