Shameless Self-Promotion Sunday August 14, 2011 Jill Do your thing. Post a link to something you’ve written recently, with a short description. Don’t just link your whole blog — make it specific.
I’m not giving up on hope and change, or on the spirit that elected President Obama. I want to see him become the leader we need, and he won’t do it from the middle of the road, because There’s nothing in the middle of the road but… Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos
I wrote a post on Ladi Kwali, the 20th century Nigerian pottery maker who shaped international opinion of pottery through her combination of traditional Nigerian styles and European techniques.
I wrote about how the entire justice system is so broken and steeped in rape culture that not reporting rapes seems like a sensible option http://stavvers.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/when-not-reporting-a-rape-seems-like-a-sensible-option/
I wrote about the intersection of asexuality and attitudes towards sex, and also about growing up convinced I was heterosexual and then realizing I wasn’t.
Good evening from Paris, France. My thoughts regarding (the lack of) male birth control methods: http://disciplineandanarchy.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/its-your-turn-darling-whatever-happened-to-male-contraceptives/ The fascination with times in crisis: http://disciplineandanarchy.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/ode-to-the-apocalypse-or-why-are-we-so-disaster-crazy/ And yes, I was feeling quite angry and cynical when I wrote it…
Cissexism in pro-choice vs. anti-choice communities Request for suggestions on feminist events (for the feminist organization I run at my college) Challenging the idea of “development” as a standard for describing a country On television shows geared towards the lesbian community: representation, visibility, and economics
Here’s the podcast of an episode of the feminist radio show I’m on in which I break down victim blaming, expose rape myths, and look at better ways to combat sexual assault. I start with the lovely argument “If you don’t want your car broken into, lock the doors” a go from there. This is maybe a good one to get others to listen to, or to listen to on your own for the purposes of stocking your feminist-argument-arsenal! The piece starts at 9:20 in the show http://adamantevecjsr.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/july-29th-show-available/ We also have an awesome blog to peruse.
I teach theatre and creative writing to women in the Travis County jail near Austin, TX. My co-teacher wrote a post for our blog about what happens when a woman is released, and how difficult it can be for her to even get back into town if she doesn’t have anyone to pick her up: http://conspiretheatre.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/going-home/
Guest post: On Sexual pain, consent & treatment – This is a guest post by someone who prefers to remain anonymous. Post delivers what’s promised, a feminist looking back on her experiences with sexual pain and consent, and treatment.
This week I wrote about the way that my mental illness has impacted my roller derby training. http://bigbeautifulderby.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/dealing-with-anxiety/
We put out a Call for Writers for Mad Men Week. Email proposals for pieces ASAP; complete pieces due 8/26. The post has additional details–including our contact info. We’re running a Best Picture Nominee Review Series for 2009; this week’s feminist reviews include Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, and The Reader.
After writing about nothing but riots for a week, I decided a change of pace was in order: lovely Kirsty Allsopp celebrates the joys of “putting your man first”! I was unimpressed.
It was kind of a light week for me, but I did write a short post about female songwriters and what it means to be “authentic.”
My new book is now available on Amazon. With many airlines now hiring flight attendants, the competition for these jobs is intense. I wrote this manual to help potential candidates to understand what is involved and to teach the fundamentals of safety procedures and skills as well as mastering the customer focus of the airlines. Anyone thinking about flying around the World should consider this book. I assure all that this book will help a candidate succeed at the Open House and the initial, intense flight attendant training course. http://t.co/sIO2HHs Joy Sayler
I reported some old posts from my livejournal, http://cheshbitten.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/vintage-posts-this-isnt-theory/ about the selfish reasons for activism http://cheshbitten.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/vintage-posts-blogging-for-sex-education/ on the importance of sex education for me http://cheshbitten.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/quickhit-no-feminist-i-know/ no feminist I know wants to remove the presumption of innocence http://cheshbitten.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/genocide-and-dispossession/ while On Wikipedia I found the group of traditional owners of the land I live on has less than 100 members left
Let’s start with the most awful: I look at some of the truly horrible things said about the SlutWalks said by the misogynist, rape-apologist dudes on The Spearhead. A “Nice Guy’s” tumblr rant: “First they came for the rapists … .” A misogynistic Redditor asks: Are women animals who should be replaced with robots? Science corner: Why some self-absorbed douchebags hate women so much
In which I discuss my upcoming school year as a high school teacher, and how I will remain positive in spite of all of the recent media attacks against teachers. “Because teaching isn’t just imparting knowledge, it’s listening, asking the right questions, letting someone cry, laughing your butt off. All of these, every day. With style, poise, and verve.” – Never Stop Teaching
Thanks for sharing your great work! I have written an article for The Nordic Gender Institute about Slutwalks in Scandinavia and a comparative analysis of how the legal system in Norway, Finland and Denmark handles rape. http://nikk.no/Global+wave+of+protest+against+rape++++%EF%BB%BF.b7C_wljOXT.ips
I am really sick of “progressives” acting like religious faith and social justice are incompatible. What’s the problem with “I was born this way” as an explanation for being an other? Lastly, on making connections across the planet.
Varied items this week: I talked about disliking the term ‘friends with benefits’. I tried to sort out a few of my thoughts about the London riots. I also wrote a bit more about the mathematics of rock-paper-scissors games, and have not yet given up on figuring out a general formula for the question of how many smaller games are found within a bigger game.
Inspirational Quotes: Carrie Wilkerson http://bit.ly/nbcuTF Evaluating Men For Alliances & Marriage Series #11: Don’t Get Labeled A Whore http://bit.ly/rmYaxX
I blogged! “Well, you’re pretty, too.” about Gloria Steinem’s appearance on The Colbert Report. Enjoy!
I shared Stephen Colbert’s commentary on the health care bill promoting harlotry About how l the Palin family is not walking their talk about abstinence The drive to allow Ernie and Bert to marry My thoughts on the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie Gloria Steinem as a guest on Stephen Colbert On Shakespeare and sexism And on the modern-day Fear of Flying, Bitter Bitch by Swedish writer Maria Sveland
I wrote about NYC’s new sex ed mandate and how it doesn’t have any system of accountability for The Nation http://www.thenation.com/blog/162708/sex-lies-and-michael-bloomberg
Over at A Feminist Farm, I wrote about the link between feminism and buying things used http://afeministfarm.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/buying-used/ I also wrote about going foraging for wild edibles and about the differences between a mature ecosystem and an immature one http://afeministfarm.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/foraging-for-wild-goodies/ Finally, I wrote about cooking amaranth http://afeministfarm.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/adventures-with-amaranth/
Making our children more humane: http://humaneconnectionblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/making-our-children-more-humane.html One small step for a better world: ditch “it” for animals: http://humaneconnectionblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/one-small-step-for-better-world-ditch.html Tara Mack: Planning for justice: http://humaneconnectionblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/tara-mack-planning-for-justice.html
First week of school, so a couple of teacher things: The Power of Choice — My answer to the question, “Miss, when are we going to use this in real life?” Thoughts on a Chakra: Muladhara — My changing position in school, physically and otherwise, has me feeling unsettled. Another chair yoga post, this one on account of my frustration with lots of walking in dress shoes. Finally (not teaching related), I went guest blogging about sweat and am also on the lookout for interested guest bloggers.
London riots give a lesson in how to read the news: on how being an engaged citizen often means going looking for good news and analysis, because mainstream media doesn’t always deliver. I also moved O, Pioneers! to Blogger. The new address is pioneers-blog.blogspot.com. Hope to see you there!
I argues that, when it comes to queer politics, the cost of an unquestioning unity is too high check it out! http://thenewgay.net/2011/08/everyones-a-critic.html
Just wanted to promote the fact that we won’t be having any shows at http://www.thebigcigarette.com for a while, as my co-host Dany gave birth to a baby boy called Wilder, on this Friday at 10.25 GMT.
This week I wrote: In Which I am Amused; also, puppets where I talk about the stereotyping of asexual as somehow sexually ignorant and ‘innocent’, and ask people “What kind of relationship are Bert and Ernie in?” And in Was I fired Because of My Asexuality? I explore the factors at work behind my firing at a restaurant, as well as the difficulties in being a person with social phobia in the workforce.
My op-ed for the Hartford Courant regarding some terrible comments on a sexual assault case involving a 20-year-old babysitter and at least two of her 14-year-old charges
This week, on NSWATM: I post on femmephobia. http://noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/on-femmephobia/ Noah Brand starts a series on rejection. http://noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/rejection-part-one/ Figleaf discusses feminist interpretations of Hot Chicks with Douchebags. http://noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/hot-chics-with-douchebags-straight-men-shooting-in-foot/
I’ve been incredibly annoyed with the ridiculous anti-choice nonsense about Canada’s lack of laws on abortion and how “poor little babies” are barely safe from the evils of abortion, so I decided to write an explanation about why this tactic is ridiculous and lacking any relation to actual reality. Gestational Limitations on Abortion in Canada: Disproving Anti-Choice Rhetoric
This week, my blog has been dominated by the English riots. On a somewhat poetic note: Oh, London On a very angry note: London Riots, Media Narratives, “Scum” On a more moderate note: Final (I Hope) Words On The Rioters On a spiritual note: Love The Haters
The Archetypes That Shape Us. I ask whether “our kids, as they grow up, will be able to find their archetypes among all of the noise and negativity in the pop culture that exists now; a culture that glorifies superficial traits like appearance and net worth while reducing the majority of characters to harmful stereotypes.” http://www.achilleseffect.com/2011/08/the-archetypes-that-shape-us/
Hi all! Happy Sunday! This post is about a sustainable farm in Nicaragua. I hope you enjoy it: http://www.dearpolia.com/2011/07/original-green.html?m=1
http://www.castleinthepie.com/2011/08/dollar-movie-theater-thor/ I reviewed the movie Thor. It was weird.
aaaand my links have not worked. (This is why you shouldn’t post after going to the pub!) Let’s try again: Oh, London London Riots, Media Narratives, “Scum” Final (I Hope) Words On The Rioters Love The Haters
Hey, only have one post this week, but I would really love to hear what y’all have to say on the topic of doctors and birth control: I Hate Doctors
This week I did a lil break down of the right-wing reactions to the new HHS regulations that ensure birth control will be fully covered by all insurances. http://zaewen.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/anti-choice-brigade-shows-true-colors-after-hhs-new-guidelines/
My brain tangles with the depressing yet informative Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls and the Consequences of a World Full of Men ny Mira Hvistendahl.
Hello all! Check out my Curly Hair Proclamation: http://goldleafstrokes.wordpress.com/2011/08/06/a-curly-hair-proclamation/ A tidbit: “Let’s get this straight: curly hair is not lazy hair. It boggles my mind that I even have to type this. The majority of the world’s population has curly hair, yet this hair type is so hopelessly misunderstood….” Feel free to add to the proclamation!
On Global Comment this week, we had: Flaviz Dzodan on what failing Western countries could learn from Argentina’s post-2001 economic crisis Mark Farnsworth reviews Sawako Decides, an interesting Japanese film with a very ordinary heroine me on the London riots and why people riot rather than revolt and Kristin Rawls on Move On’s attempt to build an equivalent to the Tea Party
I wrote a post called Sexpectations: Purity, Courtship, and Dating demolishing the entire idea that if you don’t “save yourself” for your husband he will be hurt or disappointed. I was raised in the purity-ring-courtship-culture and grew up to learn that it was all BS. This post describes how I came to this conclusion, and argues that what is important is not “purity” but rather expectations. Here it is: http://lovejoyfeminism.blogspot.com/2011/08/role-of-expectations-in-courtship-and.html I also wrote a similar post on Courtship, Dating, and Regret: http://lovejoyfeminism.blogspot.com/2011/08/courtship-dating-and-regret.html
Feminism and mental illness. Not what most people are likely to think. Sex work and porn in the time of kyriarchy: a sociological analysis from my personal perspective.
This past week on Daylight Atheism, I received a hopeful e-mail from a future version of America – one that takes reproductive rights a lot more seriously than the present!
I’ve written a bunch of stuff lately, but I’m most happiesterish with this essay about getting lasered in the crotch. Technically it’s about all the work that many of us have to go through to navigate a medical system that doesn’t particularly want us to be well.
This week I was fairly quiet on the blogging front, but I do have my usual Sunday Hustle! Featuring slut-shaming, escort services for women, mental illness and some LOLS. Can’t wait to get back into writing some real meaty stuff!
Neal Gabler hypothesizes in the New York Times that big ideas are going out of style, and that somehow the internet is responsible. I disagree (and make fun of him a little) here: http://bit.ly/qMClZJ
My post this week on the Jewish Currents blog: What You Don’t Need To Justify, about how constantly prefacing criticism of Israel with how it is for “Israel’s own good” erases the oppression that Palestinians face.
I have a local women’s alternative healthcare muckraking blog, shedding a light on information for consumers that may be hard to find and giving women a space to tell other women about their difficult or frustrating experiences, views often censored in “natural” forums. For instance, the dangerous record of a local midwife and her creepy, unprofessional behavior: http://oregonmidwifereviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/what-you-dont-know-about-jennifer.html Or another one, with bonus privacy violation: http://oregonmidwifereviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/laura-erickson-of-alma-midwifery-logs.html
A critique of Hidden in Plain View, a historically worthless book on African-American quilting. An appreciation of a funny book on bad movies.
Mix Racism, Classism, and Vigiliantism and You Get: The Ho Patrol. A group of people in Vallejo, California take to the streets to stalk and harass women of color they think are sex workers. TW for racism, classism, and dehumanization of sex workers.
On whether or not all hetero sex is rape, and if so, how much time should every single sexually active heterosexual man have to serve in prison for his heinous crimes? A blog recommendation; Should a rape victim have to pay child support for a child conceived during an alleged rape? On “Sugar Daughters,” and my thoughts on whether or not we should be concerned with the young women who are choosing to exchange sexual relationships with much older men for a monthly allowance. On how that stupid Newsweek cover picture of Bachmann was NOT sexist. FFS. With examples; On American aristocracy and the return of prosperity. A guest post by Thomas Dufour; We discuss porn, yet again, because it seems to be on our minds quite a bit lately. This time, about respect, disrespect, and certain sexual proclivities; Another round of the weird-ass things people Google to get to ethecofem.
Late to the game… On Jadey’s advice I went ahead and wrote a feminist review of one of my favorite kids books The Paper Bag Princess Also, Enrique Iglesias sounds like a rapey pig and some stuff about radio censorship
I wrote about being a female security guard in Toronto: http://phonaesthetica.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/protect-and-defend-lite/