So Spain won the World Cup. Mm-hmm. Shorties – a series of disconnected posts that were each too small to constitute a blog post on their own. The last entry there may be TMI/NSFW due to a frank (but not explicit or sexy) description of a sex act I once performed, sans any analysis. And there’s always the Weekly Blog Link Roundup.
Musings on Judaism – How do we reconcile Judaism’s modern push for equality and social rights with the Torah’s celebration of racism, sexism, and genocide? eBooks – The physical book I wanted was eight cents more than the digital copy. Swing and a miss, Amazon. A Craigslist Adventure – I’ve been experimenting with Craigslist dating. Ridiculous! Uncovering the Mirrors, Trans Form updates – Info on how my shows are coming along.
This week at Gender Across Borders: On abortion access in Brazil. Why BBC’s “Men’s Hour” might not be a bad idea. Addiction and coping with sexual assault. How Sweden’s Feminist Initiative party is campaigning for equal pay. Some thoughts on Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage. Our series on global feminism continues, and join us for our global feminism live chat on July 19!
What every woman should know about unplanned pregnancy counseling and the motivations behind professionals pushing women into choosing adoption: http://austinholistic.blogspot.com/2010/07/infant-adoption-reform-101-1-5.html
This week at Unnatural Forces I wrote about my personal way of dealing with rape and trauma, which is pretty much survival by default, kinda complained about the brain rot that sets in when you are doing un-challenging and un-engaging work (we all know this feeling), and went on a rant about gender, race, law, and the Oscar Grant verdict.
This week at Femonomics: We recap the back-and-forth over The Daily Show and Olivia Munn, I review The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (summary: read it!), Coca Colo jumps into the McCrystal fray and explains why Bachelor Jake is super SUPER creepy.
Last week I wrote about classism in the reporting on Toronto’s G20. This week, I rethink that post, asking whether those who used classist language in their reports actually furthered the goals of those who used Black Bloc tactics to disrupt the protests.
This week I posted about the issues raised by a presumption of innocence in rape cases and, on a lighter note, positive depictions of male sexuality on television.
So…what’s up with Camille Paglia? A guest post by a [female] competitive racecar driver. And the deadline to email me about becoming a Women’s Glib contributor is tomorrow!
The beauty police starts when you’re young. Observations on a sad, telling, quote about her childhood by Olivia Munn. (Yes, her again, but it’s a very specific thing she said that needs to be thoroughly examined as it applies to little girls everywhere).
The American dream: Are they letting women and blacks do that too these days?. A post about an unbelievably ignorant New York Times article. And my official Lady Gaga post (every feminist blog seems to need one).
Power, Knowledge, and Reproductive Privilege, Part I: The Pro-Choice Discourse What would Foucault have had to say about the pro-choice discourse? Perhaps a better question would be, what would result if his principles were used to analyze it? I try to answer that question.
Dudebooks: Story of the Eye & Hot Water Music Profiles in Herstory: Rose Schneiderman Asshole of the Day: Mel Gibson
Viva Espana definitivamente! 🙂 Sarah Palin and Conspiracy Theorists Why do the stories that question who gave birth to Palin’s youngest child proliferate? What really motivates those who investigate the details of Palin’s motherhood? Are they making a valuable political contribution, or are they simply sexist? http://clarissasbox.blogspot.com/2010/07/sarah-palin-and-conspiracy-theorists.html Susan J. Douglas’s Enlightened Sexism: A Review http://clarissasbox.blogspot.com/2010/07/susan-j-douglass-enlightened-sexism.html Faking Orgasms Hurts http://clarissasbox.blogspot.com/2010/07/faking-orgasms-hurts.html
I wrote the following posts: “Alpha Beta”, an excerpt from Chapter 14 in my second novel. “He makes usa look decent.”, about soccer/football star Landon Donovan. “Hey, I’m just keeping it real, Tatum O’Neal.”, about Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee. “Let’s put the bait in Debate.”, about my favorite commercials of the week. Enjoy!
This week on Happy Bodies: That’s Nasty!: Why do we learn to find some body parts gross? Where does sexual violence prevention start?: Two different SVP efforts and how they change the definition of sexual violence. And an open forum to discuss Huge!
I take a look at common foods that would seem vegetarian friendly but aren’t: http://vegetarilin.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/theres-fish-in-my-orange-juice/ Thoughts on my carbon footprint: http://vegetarilin.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/my-carbon-footprint/ Last, an interesting recipe for pasta with mushroom and pistachio: http://vegetarilin.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/pasta-with-mushroom-pistachio/
I’m a performance artist who mixes burlesque, physical theatre, political comment, feminism, and anti-racism in my work. I recently participated in the Queensland heats of the Miss Burlesque Australia competition (part talent show, part beauty pageant). My participation in the competition – not just as an actively outspoken and political performer, but also as a minority – was interesting, to say the least. I wrote about using the Miss Burlesque Australia platform to add diversity to populist ideas of burlesque in The Scavenger. Here are the videos from the night; of particular note is Lullaby, an updated version of a routine I debuted last year that dealt with the intersection between my Muslim upbringing, my current journey, and the preconceptions people have about the two.
Happy Birthday Frida, I See Your Pain: Looking at chronic pain in Frida Khalo’s work in celebration of her birthday. Kate Perry Should Go Back to Kissing Girls in California: Questioning the sobriety of Kates new video Perhaps We Should Just Be Quiet And Listen To Trans People: Looking at the way that experts often show their cissexism when they attempt to deconstruct trans people. Now Mel Gibson Admits to Hitting Oksana, How Long Until We Forgive Him?: Looking at how quick we are to forgive celebrities that have a history of violence against women Reverse Racism Apparently Still needs an Explanation: Looking at why it is necessary to acknowledge the difference between racism and prejudice. Miss A Parent Teacher Conference and Go To Jail: It has been proposed in Michigan that parents who miss a parent teacher conference spend three days in jail. There is no discussion about how this effects the working poor, and disabled parents. Sunday Shame: Air Conditioning and The British Stiff Upper Lip Edition: Looking at people who complain about the weather.
I was thinking about homophobia and heterosexism and the creative process, after reading Robin Hobb’s latest Rain Wild novel, the Dragon Keeper.
Review of ABC Family’s “Huge” – Next episode to air tomorrow night. http://nonpartisanfeminism.blogspot.com/2010/07/huge-positive-new-show-on-abc-family-i.html
After observing two plain dress Mennonite women purchasing underwear and lingerie at Victoria’s Secret, I then proceeded to write, Plain on the Outside, Fancy Underneath
This week at f/law we look at UN Women: http://canadianwomenandthelaw.blogspot.com/2010/07/un-women-step-in-right-direction.html
This week on Cyberpunks Not Dead: Gender stereotyping and acting like people in Night of the Living Dead: http://cyberpunksnotdead.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/night-of-the-living-gender-roles/ Post-scarcity economics in science fiction (Accelerando, Cory Doctorow, and Bruce Sterling) as a substitute for class warfare: http://cyberpunksnotdead.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/yes-there-is-a-war-its-much-like-the-one-ive-been-waiting-for/ And a great picture of the NYC East River Waterfront from today’s Pool Party concert: http://cyberpunksnotdead.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/funemployment/
Revisiting some old ideas about changing gender roles in Judaism and some love for Kate Nash and her feminism
(Not the same Rebecca as above. Fffff.) Tarring and Feathering: On encountering -isms in “inclusive” spaces FWIW, #14 is an anti-choice troll.
This week in Evil Slutopia: There was quite a response to our latest Cosmo blog Why More Girls Are Kissing Girls, so we posted a Girls Kissing Girls Clarification. We noticed that the One Million Moms Have Been Reading Our Blog which led to yet another action alert on The OMM vs. Bristol Palin. We also wrote about New York magazine summing up True Blood‘s Lafayette as a Cross-Dressing Drug-Dealing Prostitute. And we put together a Totally Gay Company Boycott List For The AFA And Other Homophobes.
This week at Yes Means Yes, Thomas wrote a great post about safewords and why they matter: The Annotated Safeword and eroticundulation posted a video: What I Love About Being a Sex Worker
After sitting on a pile of bookmarks on weird things women are being sold to make our nethers “acceptable”, I finally wrote a big post about it. Check out Stop Doing That To Your Crotch!
On hiatus from the math classes, I’m continuing my attempt to write a subversive feminist romance novel. Victorian cheese with a twist: http://onefemalegaze.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/the-vicar-and-the-baroness-6/
An open letter to ForeverGeek: The dudes at ForeverGeek have been telling me for forever that their blog is “not political.” So I talk about the politics of objectifying ladies, particularly in geek spaces.
This week at re:Cyclilng, we wrote about the social and psychological issues related to menopause, and commented on a new study about teens and the IUD, plus our weekly recommendations. Also, I have a completely unrelated piece at the Ms. magazine blog: A review of new feminist documentary “Covered”, about heavily tattooed women and women tattoo artists.
This week at Planning the Day in Cambodia: We recently trained new trainers to help us present workshops about women’s health in villages. One of my trainers called to tell me she couldn’t make it, because she has to cross over to Thailand to look for work. I had $400 stolen from my room by a staff member where I work. She was about to go to jail because of all the debt she incurred to take care of her dying mother. So how should we have responded? A new study finds a correlation between countries’ disease burdens (especially malaria and childhood diarrhea) and IQ – but given the racist history of IQ scores, is the study meaningful? A round up of posts that are worth your time about racist reporting, the effect of Honduras’ coup on women, developments in the investigation of the 1989 murder of the Jesuits in San Salvador, and the TED mini-conference.
(Now for the entertainment news portion of our segment!) A few weeks ago I wrote about Lady GaGa taking pictures with Terry Richardson for July’s Rolling Stone Magazine. It’s left me a little blindsided as a feminist and as a fan of GaGa. This past week her stylist posted pictures of and taken by Terry Richardson. In both posts linked above I talk about how this feels to a feminist GaGa fan, and question GaGa’s claim as a feminist.
It’s Only Fifteen Pounds Christina Hendricks: Christina Hendricks gained 15 pounds and felt gorgeous, but we’re still pretty far from body acceptance. Cosmopolitan August 2010: Repackaged Sex Tips and the Photoshopped Head of Britney Spears: The August 2010 issue of Cosmopolitan is more of the same–sex tips they’ve been featuring for years with a dose of woman shaming. Instead of “Violet Tendencies”, Mindy Cohen Should Go Back To The Facts of Life: Mindy Cohen is turning 40 and she is single. This of course is the worst thing ever and this movie is all about the gay BFF–and it is a hot mess from beginning to end. Bristol Palin’s Vacant and Kind of Creepy Appearance on The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Bristol Palin appeared in an episode of The Secret Life of the American Teenage for 1 minute and 16 seconds too long. Hot in Cleveland is NOT so Hot: Turns out the new show with Betty White is just a contrived, updated Golden Girls. Eat Pray Love: In Theaters August 13th: The new trailer for Eat Pray Love has been released and if nothing else, it looks gorgeous. Big Brother Season 12 We’re Watching: We’re watching (and chatting about) the 12th season of Big Brother. The consensus so far: Bad bad bad. Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance Computer Generated Eyes Spark Potentially Dangerous and Pretty Ridiculous Trend: Lady Gaga’s eyes in the Bad Romance music video were computer-generated, but that isn’t stopping people from wearing dangerous contact lenses that could potentially lead to blindness to copy the look.
Feminist Review is giving one of our readers a chance to win an Eco Friendly Lunch Box, courtesy of EasyLunchBoxes.com. The prize includes a container set and one lunch bag (you choose the color!). Forced to Care begins with a look at those who are responsible for the lion’s share of caregiving in America. Glenn’s findings basically confirm what most of us know already: in most cases, women of color, women at the low end of the socioeconomic scale, and illegal immigrants are the ones caring for our nation’s young, disabled, and elderly. Female Nomad and Friends: Tales of Breaking Free and Breaking Bread Around the World is an absolute treat for women who love to travel and connect with new people. Even for those who simply dream about it, but don’t have the means or the fearlessness to travel to exotic places, this book offers funny stories, unbelievable adventures, and… recipes. Unapologetic. Raw. Honest. The third issue of Voces Zine is a collection of poetry by artists from different communities—indigenous, people of color, trans, and queer—sharing their experiences as survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Originally inspired by a small community of Latino immigrants, this issue represents a first-time inclusion of contributors from outside of its original roots.
Our Porn, Ourselves: Erika Lust on the Future of Porn Erika Lust is something of a film connoisseur—and her genre of choice is porn. An award-winning director and co-founder of Lust Films in Barcelona, Erika knows the (ahem!) ins and outs of the adult film biz, but she isn’t pleased with a lot of what she sees. While big tits, money shots, bad acting, and fake orgasms might pique men’s erotic interests, Lust believes films that satisfy women’s needs require something different. Grim Sleeper Case Put to Rest Since 1985, a man the Los Angeles Police Department dubbed the “Grim Sleeper” has killed at least ten Black women and girls, and one Black man, who lived in the same low-income area on the South side of L.A. Many of the women were prostitutes and most of the victims died by the same gun. Why it took twenty-five years for the LAPD to identify former trash collector Lonnie David Franklin, Jr., whose familial DNA led to this week’s arrest, is now being sorted out. Caster Semenya Is Back on Track When the test results came in, Semenya discovered that she is intersex, and the life changing news was difficult for the young track star to bear. Although the IAAF agreed to allow Semenya to keep her medal and the prize money in November, it wasn’t until yesterday that she was granted the right to compete in future competitions as a woman. The ruling is effective immediately.
Why American Apparel Sucks http://feministfatale.com/2010/06/why-american-apparel-sucks/ Sex, Virtue and Restraining Orders in Twilight’s Eclipse http://feministfatale.com/2010/07/twilight-eclipse-film/
I have been blogging for a month now. About fat. And sexism. And racism. And Sarah Jessica Parker. And boobs. And cheese. http://iamoffendedbecause.blogspot.com/
On hiatus from the math classes, I’m continuing my attempt to write a subversive feminist romance novel. Victorian cheese with a twist: http://onefemalegaze.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/the-vicar-and-the-baroness-6/
Opponents of marriage equality often spout nonsense about how it “changes the definition of marriage”. I debunk that claim.
The case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani: why we need gender-specific refugee policies in all countries today
The problem with pop feminism: why Emily Gould is right. A riff on Gould’s controversial post, and a much better received (but similarly argued) post by Tiger Beatdown’s Sady Doyle.
I’m not normally one to promote my own blog posts (except on Twitter), but I’m pretty proud of this one: I suffer from bipolar
I wrote about people who feel the need to patronise you in public, and also about Paul the psychic octopus, which ended up being about the weight of expectations.
This week in Evil Slutopia: There was quite a response to our latest Cosmo blog Why More Girls Are Kissing Girls, so we posted a Girls Kissing Girls Clarification. We noticed that the One Million Moms Have Been Reading Our Blog which led to yet another action alert on The OMM vs. Bristol Palin. We also wrote about New York magazine summing up True Blood‘s Lafayette as a Cross-Dressing Drug-Dealing Prostitute. And we put together a Totally Gay Company Boycott List For The AFA And Other Homophobes. And it’s your last chance to vote for us for Most Provocative Blog.
Apologieds for being a day late adding this, but I was really ill yesterday. Anway, last week I wrote about my birthday and something that happened on it. Posted a slightly controversial piece of my coursework for a “helping skills” course where I suggested how those skills would benefit sex work researchers. I also had a rant about the word “pervert” (and can anyone explain what’s wrong with wanking while trampolining?)
This week from Eugenia de Altura: 1. A guest post at Womanist Musings on what’s going on in South Africa besides the world cup. 2. At the home site, a story about recent allegations of police torture in La Paz, Bolivia.
I tried to think about transformative justice in the context of the Oscar Grant verdict and Palestine.