I wrote a bit about the intersections of gender, nostalgia and fiction here: http://theoncominghope.blogspot.com/2011/08/on-gender-and-fiction.html
Guest post from a Happy Bodies mom! Marybeth shares the story of the last time she breastfed her daughter: The Last Time
After dropping my summer math studies due to not being a speed calc/morning scholar, I have begun again: http://onefemalegaze.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/mathochism-rinse-and-repeat/ Why not only one loudmouth, but two, may make learning precalculus miserable: http://onefemalegaze.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/mathochism-the-trouble-with-blurters/
Going back a few weeks, since I’ve been moving and haven’t participated in SSPS for a while: Who Is A Woman?, in which I explore some long-stewing thoughts on my gender identity in relation to a question feminism hasn’t been asking for probably thirty years. The Pursuit of Bootstrappyness, in which I am not impressed by Will Smith movie The Pursuit of Happyness. And, having successfully moved to the US (yay!), In Which All My Dreams Come True, Provided I Never Get Sick.
Hi Everyone, My name is Sophie and I run a blog called Voices from the Cracks for anyone who is incarcerated in the US. The purpose of the blog is to promote a Voice towards visibility in an effort to end the systemic silencing, oppression, and abuse of prisoners. If you know anyone (female, male, youth, cis, trans etc…) that is incarcerated please give them my address and let them know I will publish anything they send. Thank you for reading and enjoy! Sophie Inchains http://www.voicesfromthecracks.wordpress.com writingfromthemargins@gmail.com PO Box 2900 South Portland, Maine. 04116
A fun review of scientific study doing some good old fashioned mom-blaming: http://poopingredguy.blogspot.com/2011/08/ill-save-you-money-snark-study-review.html#.TmPiwagU2So
Let’s promote autism-friendly gynecology! http://clarissasblog.com/2011/09/03/autism-friendly-ob-gyns/ On the economists who believe that it’s tragic when women join the workforce http://clarissasblog.com/2011/09/04/why-women-work/ The assault on the reproductive freedom in Russia http://clarissasblog.com/2011/09/03/where-is-russia-headed/ Oral sex as a feminist issue http://clarissasblog.com/2011/09/03/oral-sex-as-a-feminist-issue/
A post on Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, two women artists who identified as photographers, writers, Jews, queers, active surrealists, performers, and radical activists working to play with and expand upon our way of thinking about gender and sexuality. And on top of that they protested German actions in WWII. They were badasses. A post on Art Works for Change’s virtual exhibition, “Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women, and Art”, a show by 28 contemporary women artists addressing the issues of violence against girls and women around the globe On the Voices and Faces Project, a nonprofit national network for survivors of sexual assault in which they collect survivors’ stories and created a documentary promoting solidarity and healing for victims. On my trip to the Woman Made Gallery. And did I mention that !WAR is showing in Chicago? Smart Women Thirst for Knowledge, aka, best swag ever. For all you Chicagoans out there, you can see a Guerilla Girls event at Hull House for free this Tuesday night! Also, free cupcakes. Yeah.
I tried to defend my strange obsession with the works of Philippa Gegory, but admitted that she is a massive sexist. I also talked about psychological research on letting go of prejudice, and laughed at my boss’s First World Problems.
Non-Censorship and Skeevy Novels (TW rape culture & rape apology) — What to do when a YA novel I would otherwise place in my classroom contains rape apology. (TW rape culture) — Rape Is Not Your Metaphor for Popcorn — On misappropriating the term rape. My Deal with Heels — There seems to be a disconnect: Does “professional dress” mean “performing femininity” or “dressing to do my job”? Now with bonus redux and local fashion trend! Thoughts on a Chakra: Svadhisthana — Lucille Clifton’s “homage to my hips” and my response form a chronic pain perspective. In asanas, a chair calf strengthening and some restorative twists. And in fun miscellany, a links roundup and some Taylor Mali.
What a humane world looks like: saying “I’m Sorry”: http://humaneconnectionblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-humane-world-looks-like-saying-im.html Making MOGO (most good) choices: the true price of a cheeseburger: http://humaneconnectionblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/making-mogo-most-good-choices-true.html Wild Bill and Sweet William: Transforming ourselves and the world: http://humaneconnectionblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/wild-bill-and-sweet-william.html
The Nonconsensual Sexualization of Unintending Young Women I wrote about how the actions and behaviors of women are often incorrectly interpreted as sexual (and from a disturbingly young age) and consequently used to police us.
I went to the March for Marriage in Dublin. I had some opinions. I took some pictures. A little while later, I had some other opinions, about kids these days and marriage equality. Goin’ it Alone is my somewhat socially awkward guide to sucking it up and doing things on your own. After reading that, I responded to Chally’s excellent post here on The Deficient Single Woman with Singleness, Being Alone, and Deficiency. How much of my own fears about being alone are my own, and how many are because of I can’t see what else to do? Finally, Learning to stop worrying and love my bum. Also, privilege, damnit. In which I talk about body image, ablism, and the very idea that our bodies need to be redeemed by anything.
A post on here inspired me to write about Setting Boundaries. Also this week: My First Vlog TLC’s Big Sexy Tumblr Is Not A Blog Which Body Type Do You Find Most Appealing?
Randy Roberts, Jay Bakker and Don Lemon Talk Sexuality, Religion & Politics Blogging women and money: Is social justice blogging sustainable? Do You Agree With Dr. Maya Angelou About the MLK Memorial? : </a?Weigh in as to whether or not the paraphrase does Dr.King justice. Peter Pan and What Makes The Red Man Red : Talking to kids about racism in cartoons. Review of Fright Night True Blood Comics Give Away: With impending hiatus, I’m sure the fear of True Blood withdrawal is setting in. Enter for a chance to win the True Blood Tainted Love comics 1-6 Cassandra Clare proves that all Inclusion isn’t Good: Looking at how heterosexist stereotypes are inserted into her stories and hailed as good because she happens to have GLB characters when the genre is ripe with erasure.
This week on NSWATM… I discuss some common misconceptions about femmephobia. http://noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/femmephobia-two-misconceptions/ Noah Brand talks about height. http://noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/height/ Marc talks about age and masculism. http://noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/young-at-heart/
This week at Gender Across Borders: Drama therapy could help Lebanese prisoners Book Review: Delusions of Gender Tatiana’s Story: Trafficked into Israel
Listen to short audio clips of stories from the abortion-providing community from The Provider Project, just launched this week! With 87% of counties lacking an abortion provider, it is perhaps more important than ever to hear the hopes, jokes, fears, dreams, visions, and beliefs of the nurses, doctors, clinic workers, and others who help make a woman’s right to control her own body a reality.
I went to Pax Prime last weekend and am in the middle of a series of posts about it. The first four are up now and all are game reviews: Firefall: Jetpacks and Hot-pants take over PAX’11 Shedding some light into the Secret World (there’s a TW on this one for talk of rape jokes and PTSD) WildStar not as bad as it looks, maybe… and last, but not least Game of Exiles: Taking the Indie Path I’ve got at least two more posts I’m working on dealing with one of the panels I went to and another analyzing the massive amounts of boob-centric advertisements and booth babes that were present this year.
How to write yourself out of your own life: What happens when you’re a non-white kid who only encounters white heroes in books? Subtext revisited: Moving representations of queerness out of the subtext and into the mainstream.
I’ve had to cut my online time down the past couple weeks, but I did write a few short posts about Chelsea Handler’s transphobic remarks about Chaz Bono, and (inevitably) Lady Gaga’s drag performance at the VMAs.
Nothing much, just saying hi! I made my radio debut this week and didn’t faint. http://daisysdeadair.blogspot.com/2011/09/sing-out-louise-smile-baby.html
Here’s Why You Should Ignore The Critics And Give “Colombiana” A Chance http://bit.ly/mSlQB4 Faith’s Triple Blanco Bean Soup http://bit.ly/pSuNzu Inspirational Quotes: Winston Churchill http://bit.ly/nPG9my Evaluating Men For Alliances & Marriage Series #12: Men In Love
Since I didn’t write anything this week, and either I missed this last week or there wasn’t one, I’m linking to last week’s posts– hope that’s ok: on being alone in the dark and trying to figure out relationships as asexual and aromantic; on reducing collateral damage if you absolutely must engage in asexuality-related Oppression Olympics; and on the importance of small victories when things don’t seem to be going well.
Five questions to ask before undergoing penis surgery. Don’t be taken by surprise… Men–CNN Will Scare Your Pants Off! Needing job interview clothes that will make me look respectable, I trudge the vast wasteland of the Mall and come up empty… Two Hours of My Life I’ll Never See Again Jackie Chan wouldn’t shoot someone’s puppy, or team up with Sheriff Joe Arpaio to run over some chickens. Steven Seagal is another story. Poseur. His ex-wife, Miyako Fujitani Sensei, is the real deal. What Would Jackie Chan Do?
I wrote about the ads/commercials for Whitney Cummings’ new show: http://larkincallaghan.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/dont-pull-me-into-your-crazy/
I wrote about my experience giving birth to my son on August 9. I wanted a natural water birth but ended up with an emergency c-section. http://spaceshipnola.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-birth-story-part-1-not-what-i.html And part 2 – postpartum: http://spaceshipnola.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-birth-story-part-2-postpartum.html
I looked at the brouhaha from Thomas Beatie over Chaz Bono’s inclusion in Dancing with the Stars: http://wp.me/pij0l-De
Come see our sex blog/writing blog/erotic fiction website at http://www.adventurotica.com where we talk about porn, writing, writing porn, and other issues tangential.
When doctors lie to the patients, I talk about some of the gross views that doctors working with fat patients have. In dating and effort I talk about what turned me off on a first date, and whether or not I am being unfair. I wrote about how a death effected me, and reminded me to stay strong, keep fighting the feminist fight. Scepticism becoming denial isn’t just for climate science
Doctors debate dyspareunia part 3: Pain’s validity, con’t – Part 3 in what is now a continuing series in which I explore how doctors talk amongst themselves re: wtf anyone is supposed to do about sexual pain. Is it a pain problem or a sex problem? You don’t decide; experts do it on your behalf without your input even when it means contradicting stuff the same experts said earlier.
First, I was busy with musical stuff: One thing was considering whether there’s a way to understand oral tradition as part of the information technology age. Another was an unexpectedly powerful emotional reaction to a performance of Tim Minchin’s ‘Not Perfect’. After that, I expressed my disagreement with David Mitchell’s theory that it’s okay to do mocking impersonations next to the waxwork of Hitler in Madame Tussauds. I had a mini-rant about people who say, “I work to live, I don’t live to work“, and how their intended meaning betrays a huge dollop of class privilege. In other news, I went to sports practice for the first time in years and wondered how it is that exercise hurts, but not when I’m competing?
This week, I reflected on some essays by Amanda Marcotte, Julia Serano, and Andrew Sullivan and what they said about the perverse social influences facing het men in my first heterosexual bar, and guest blogger Charles Bukowski shared some poetry.
This week, I interviewed Gina Gleason, vocalist and guitarist for the all-woman Metallica tribute, Misstallica. Last week, Guitareste featured an interview with female guitarist and vocalist Lisa Walker of the band Wussy.
I wrote about one of my favorite feminist singer-songwriters, Dar Williams, and linked to her interview in More magazine, talking about the original Lilith Fair and being mentored by Joan Baez: http://marie-everydaymiracle.blogspot.com/2011/08/dar-williams-on-aging-well.html And I also posted a summary of the books I read in August, including State of Wonder by Ann Patchett and Bitter Bitch by Anna Svetlana, among others: http://marie-everydaymiracle.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-i-read-in-august.html
My thoughts on the “rape joke” page on Facebook: http://disciplineandanarchy.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/facebook-facepalm-in-search-of-a-culture-of-accountability/
There is a new podcast episode and blog post up at Not Your Mama’s Gamer. Podcast: EPISODE 16: BOOBILICIOUS; OR, SHE WAS OURS: ON THE FLEETING CULTURAL MOMENT IN VIDEO GAMES http://www.nymgamer.com/?p=551 Post: THE GOD OF THE MACHINE http://www.nymgamer.com/?p=556
We can be sure of a few things in this decade. The sun will rise in the east, Andrew Blot* will be an embarrassing prat, and some clothing/shoe company or chain will publish an ad with a demeaning sexist image which they will swear on their lives is totally not demeaning or sexist, but edgy and artistic! *Andrew Bolt – Shock jocks, we have’em too.
This week I wrote about the best (realistic or no!) TV depictions of lesbian couples. I also did the usual Sunday Hustle, featuring my favourite lgbt/feminist reads for the week.
Let a journalist come in to my classroom and see what’s going on in spite of it all and paint a full picture. Until then, I’m proud to be a positive voice for my profession. Two weeks in, at least. I’m going to teach like all that doesn’t matter. Girls are too pretty to do homework, make coffee, and – once they land a husband – work. Have an engagement ring? You probably don’t need a job.
I’m late, I’m late (for a very important date)! But better late than never. Here’s a post about my son, an Aspy (Asperger’s Syndrome). I always find humor in the way he is and I love to share it with the world. http://beinglumina.blogspot.com/2011/08/dirty-laundry.html
a piece on how Virginia’s TRAP laws aim to close abortion clinics: http://hld6.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/virginia-laws-aim-to-trap-clinics/ on activist theater, Eve Ensler, and That Takes Ovaries: http://hld6.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/the-overthrow-of-existing-conditions/ the old boys club is alive and well and it still discriminates against women: http://hld6.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/the-old-boys-club-still-meets-on-the-golf-course/
Here is my contribution to menopause literature. http://hattie.typepad.com/hatties_web/the-madwoman-flies-dry.html
Been thinking and writing a bit about this phenomenon – people saying “well, it’s easy for you to (insert radical act) because (insert excuse).” http://www.samanthalifson.com/2011/09/but-well-its-easy-for-you%E2%80%A6/
Climate activism and the *other* politics of civil disobedience – The sit-in campaign to protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline (which would transport extra-dirty, unusually carbon-intense oil from Alberta’s tar sands to refineries in Texas) was really important and awesome. But I wish Bill McKibben hadn’t compared his arrest experience with Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, for reasons that are directly relevant to McKibben’s cause. How to observe Labor Day (2011 edition) – This Labor Day, 25.3 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed. So it’s even more important than usual, this Labor Day, for Americans to be thinking critically about how labor works in our economic culture.
This week I wrote Marketing Campaign Glamourizes Violence and asked people to donate to The Bad Ad Fund in support of two charities for women. Also, I think this might be my first comment here. Does it make me a bad person that it is on Sunday?
Man, the long weekend really threw me off! I just published my first short story for the Kindle. http://www.amazon.com/Life-Times-Rebecca-Walker-ebook/dp/B005L2NQAS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315323441&sr=8-1
GENaustin (Girls Empowerment Network Austin) launched a new blog whose focus is on issues facing girls grades 5 through 12. We’re just beginning creating and curating content and would love any feedback on what kind of stories & news that specifically impact young girls that people would like to see. http://genaustin.org/news-and-events/blog/