At Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona’s blog, we posted about latex alternatives, as up to 6% of the population is allergic to latex. There are condoms made with other materials — some of which are approved by the FDA to prevent the transmission of STIs. And then there are lambskin condoms; if you’re worried about sexually transmitted infections, lambskin condoms are all but useless. Learn more!
I wrote Scared to Ask — about workplaces, invisible disability, and accommodations — for Blogging Against Disablism Day. Real Vampires Don’t Eat Grilled Cheese sharing some of my playwriting. If you give them pancakes….: Student writing, aliens, and zombies. Hip Yoga: Why? — A new anatomy series focusing on the hips. Fun times for runners, cyclists, and/or people with pelvic and/or low back issues.
Magically Diverse, Humanly Erased: Looking at the penchant for using a vast array of supernatural creatures rather than including historically marginalized people in urban fantasy. Cover Snark: The Hip Thrust : Once again we look at the ridiculous positions women are placed in on book covers. Face off: Most Blatant Token : this week we ask who is the most obvious token in our favorite urban fantasy programs. Review and recap of Game of Thrones. Season 2, Episode 5: The Ghosts of Harrenhall
Mama Nervosa is a fledgling blog written by two feminist moms who also happen to be ex-academics (and ex-jam band groupies). This week, we are in the throes of finals, so our writing has been spotty. Lauren wrote two essays about moving to Oklahoma as a teen: one about her first (bad) impressions of Tulsa, and one about a profoundly alienating experience at a Christian youth group (pin the beard on Jesus!). Lauren also wrote about the many ways one can say sayonara to grad school, both polite (thank you notes) and delightful (pranks galore).
White people don’t have a monopoly on genetic variation. Continuing my interview series with feminists of faith with interviewing Emily Manuel of Global Comment about her newfound Judaism. And also continuing my series about Sara Baartman (aka the “Hottentot Venus”) by looking at representations of Baartman in politics.
for our flashback series we continue our review of charmed. Wednesday Reboot Gingersnaps: we have a critical look at one of the few movies to feature a female werewolf. True Blood Season 5: Vampyr Tease : A sneak peek at Christopher Meloni in his new role as vampire on Hbo’s True Blood. Game Of Thrones Season 2: Anatomy Of A Scene – Theon Being Baptized
Considering our current craziness about mothers — attempts to criminalize miscarriage, reality TV shows about terrible mothers, not-so-subtle attempts to make working mothers feel as if they’re not doing a good enough job with their kids — it’s worth taking a very serious look at the notion of motherhood as put forward in Lynne Ramsay’s recent film We Need to Talk About Kevin: Unpacking what’s “natural” about motherhood
I wondered why all fantasy up to and including Game of Thrones seems to be set in some dragon-enhanced version of late-medieval England, shared my love of voting, and waxed lyrical about the awesome that is Stone Butch Blues.
I have a podcast featuring myself and another lady comic, with a bunch of local comedian guests, it’s pretty fun!
This week I held my first webinar, which was called “How to get more women professors.” If you go to my blog and subscribe, you’ll get a copy of the recorded event. It was really fun! Lots of great questions and interaction about ways to get past structural barriers for women in academia.
I also published a guest post at University of Venus, called “Why women leave academia.” The related posting on my blog has been read more than 5000 times! Maybe that’s enough to get feministe to put me on their blogroll?!
A culture of throw-away kids: juveniles in the justice system: http://humaneconnectionblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/culture-of-throw-away-kids-juveniles-in.html What a humane world looks like: Helping people feel good: http://humaneconnectionblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/what-humane-world-looks-like-helping.html Race relations through a child’s eyes: http://humaneconnectionblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/race-relations-through-childs-eyes.html
We have some pretty funny reviews on our site about romantic comedies: This Means War Beauty and the Briefcase
This week at Yes Means Yes Blog, the fifth part of the There’s A War On series, about rape and abuse in BDSM communities. Part 5: Wallowing in the SL-Op, is about the factors that allow boundary violations to appear normal, and therefore allow abusers a “social licence to operate.”
In honor of my gay marriage this fall, I’m live-blogging a read-through of Tim and Beverley LaHaye’s The Act of Marriage: The Beauty of Sexual Love (Zondervan, 1972) and assessing my own preparedness for marriage based on its worldview (hint: after three chapters, it looks like I’m going to be an abysmal lady-spouse). I’ve also recently reviewed The Straight State by Margot Canaday and Families Apart by Geraldine Pratt.
Testifying for 3 bills to legalize same-sex marriage in Rhode Island, the opponents have no arguments left except Hellfire– It All Comes Down to Religion Because we see it up close and personal– Why Nurses Support the Affordable Care Act Buried in the back pages in the USA, a historic uprising of people power… Nuclear Offline in Japan
I’m working on developing a feminist blogging community focused on narratives of intersectionality. I posted a mock FAQ here. It’s based on my popular guest blogging series, The Powerful Woman Monologues.
I wrote about two recent studies addressing the development of body image and disordered eating issues, as well the age of onset of body judgments.
My book, Dirty Words on Clean Skin, is a shocking expose about the real war on women…who’s buying, who’s selling, and why they get away with it. Receiving 17 5-star reviews on Amazon is just a few weeks in pre-release, this eye opening journey chronicles both Hillary Clinton’s sexism-plagued historic run and the rampant denigration of women that rages on today with impunity. Dirty Words on Clean Skin transcends party politics and is less about the treatment of one woman than the ramifications of denying equal respect to all women. I hope you’ll take a look…
New to blogging, but I’ll give it a shot: On “Girls” – another in the litany of opinions on the show. “Debts to Society” and the Current Culture of Incarceration – Henrietta Lacks, Beowulf, and the notion of retributive justice.
I had a somewhat unproductive week, blog-wise, but I added a few short posts about identity and ethnicity, and the controversy over Dan Savages bible comments.
I ranted about the poet-activist, lesbian feminist (and generally fabulous person) — StaceyAnn Chin’s article in the guardian recently about straight women. StaceyAnn Chin Nods Along with Patriarchy
“‘What Does a Lion Say’: Some Thoughts on Mediated Reality”: A look at how media impacts the way we view the world. I had two more submissions in the Identity in Balance writing series. Scott talks about his identity as a stay-at-home-dad and Danielle talks about being a feminist and a Christian who submits to her husband. Kraft responds to my complaints about their MilkBites commercial and how they perpetuate stereotypes about multiracial people. The response makes me even more upset than I was to begin with. (You can sign the Change.org petition asking them to reconsider the campaign here). I also have a response to the NYT debate series “Motherhood vs. Feminism,” where I vent my frustration with that phrase and talk about how it’s not a competition for me.
Newsflash- Mothers are feminists, too. http://guerrillamom.blogspot.com/2012/05/newsflash-mothers-are-feminists-too.html
This week, at Douche, Bag and Shoes: ‘Misreading Marilyn’ Will continuing to remember Marilyn in print appease her picture-perfect ghost? Or do we just like fawning over the bodies of beautiful women…especially when those women are dead? http://douchebagandshoes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/look-away-now.html ‘Bad Feminists’ Almost like a canon of Feminism, some are part of the inner sanctum, while others are marginalised. http://douchebagandshoes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/bad-feminists.html ‘Where Cancer Meets Capitalism’ Is real suffering just too ugly for capitalism? http://douchebagandshoes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/where-cancer-meets-capitalism.html
A bad encounter with olive oil left me computerless for a week, so I only wrote one blog post, describing my April reading list. It includes short reviews of Jim C. Hines’ The Stepsister Scheme, Franny Billingsley’s Chime, Kate Elliot’s Cold Fire, Lois McMaster Bujold’s The Vor Games and The Warrior’s Apprentice, and Maureen McHugh’s After the Apocalypse. It also includes my continued rantings on American Idol, because I didn’t know where else to put them… and an appearance by America’s Next Top Doll. (Because there is never an inappropriate time to discover an America’s Next Top Model parody)
Kent State redux http://daisysdeadair.blogspot.com/2012/05/may-4th-this-day-in-history.html Assorted http://daisysdeadair.blogspot.com/2012/05/cinco-de-mayo.html Bob Jones University Alumni Call for New Transparency in Wake of Recent Expulsion http://daisysdeadair.blogspot.com/2012/05/bob-jones-university-alumni-call-for.html
So many of us have a voice in our heads relentlessly beating us up. I wrote an article about self-compassion and Permission to Stop Beating Yourself Up.
My drash from my bat mitzvah (a week ago Saturday) is up on State of Formation: “Rules By Which They Could Not Live”: My Bat Mitzvah Drash
The highlight this week has to be my post on Refusing to be Scandalized, in which I utilize a well-known XKCD cartoon to illustrate the technical theological meaning of “scandal,” while explaining why I haven’t yet written anything about the recent Catholic news story involving the Vatican and the U.S. nuns. And my big news this week is that I’m now also blogging over at BLT! As a topical introduction for this blog on Bible, Literature, and Translation, I wrote about my bibles and how I got them all.
Last week I saw prominent Liberal Zionist thinker Peter Beinart give a talk, and I wrote about it. He reminded me of the “white moderate” MLK spoke of.
This week I dealt with more misogyny on Facebook, this time in the form of some classic mansplaning. I also wrote out my advice on how to enter into feminist discussions at the 101 level and not totally mess up.
I didn’t write much this week due to all the uni assignments due around end of semester, but I did write briefly about rape culture and being more sensitive to trigger-y things as a feminist. Which promptly got a comment from a man about how everyone knows rape is ok in some situations (aka on TV) and how when he watched a rape scene in Game of Thrones with a survivor, she was turned on, so my whole argument is void. *sigh*
Kiss My Wonder Woman! Feminist commentary on popular culture, with a nice heap of snark. This week we talked about Avengers, ladies in comics, and some cool links from the web. Coming up this week, the women of Lord of the Rings, a salute to Smurfettes, and more!
Strip for This is my personal blog about stripping, anarchism, feminism, sex, etc. First Night at Crazy Horse, Myrtle Beach– another two-part strip-trip report-back. The peculiar feeling of leading someone on. The conflicting sense of empathy and disgust for guys who would cheat on their wives for you, the happily-married-but-unhappily-monogamous. Unaccountable male-adventurism. Stay tuned for part two- chock full o’ customer-urine, unexpected cocks and hardcore porn. Seriously, this place was weird.
I wrote about how the TSA handles transgender passengers when they fly — comments are more than welcome! http://www.theepicadventurer.com/2012/05/tsa-blog-and-how-they-handle.html
A compilation of stories from this past week, including some Balancing Jane, Hannah Mudge, and Sarah Bessey about her forthcoming book Jesus Feminist. Mark explains for The Last Name Project why he took his wife’s last name when getting married because she was established in her career and how their families reacted to their non-traditional decision. Emily Matchar of the forthcoming book on New Domesticity and blogger at a site of the same name explains for The Last Name Project why she kept her own name as a writer when getting married. If you’d like to participate in The Last Name Project, drop me an email at danielle [at] fromtwotoone [dot] com.
I’ve written a (favorable) review of The Body Hunters by Sonia Shah (about the medical testing industry, mostly pharmaceutical) for my “Book Club of One” at my More Women in Skepticism blog.
Long-time Feministe reader, first time self-promoter. This week, I’m organizing an event centered around action, awareness, and activism where I am challenging all who take part to do at least one positive thing for the LGBT community. In memory of those who lived and died in a world where it wasn’t safe to be LGBT. It begins tomorrow and runs through Sunday, and I wrote about it here:
…And clearly I am a noob who does not understand how to make links. *facepalm* Let’s try again. This should be the link to the event page here.
I wrote about my obsession with internet research and how it affects my decision making process, especially when it comes to parenting issues: http://spaceshipnola.blogspot.com/2012/05/curse-of-questioning.html
Posting stuff from MMW this week in two parts, so that it doesn’t get stuck in moderation. The first part of the week was spent responding to the recent “Sex Issue” of Foreign Policy magazine, and specifically Mona Eltahawy’s article on violence against women in Arab countries. On Monday, I posted a round-up of many of the other responses from other blogs and news websites. Later, we posted a conversation among five MMW writers about our thoughts on the issue. The next day, Sharrae wrote a post on how to look critically at our responsibilities when speaking about problems within our communities.
Part two of MMW’s week: Merium looked at Pakistani politician Imran Khan and his stance on women’s issues. Safiyyah wrote about activism in support of Aafia Siddiqui among Muslim communities in South Africa, and the ways that this activism feeds into conceptions of gender and women’s honour. And as usual, our Friday post by Anneke contained a number of links related to media coverage of Muslim women around the world.
Okay, technically it’s Monday, but I just wrote this 🙂 Some guys really don’t get it Fine, but why the hostility? An ex wonders why I don’t greet him with open arms, like a loyal collie, seven years after I hung up on him and told me not to call again.
Hidup Rakyat: my blog post from Kuala Lumpur on tear gas and police brutality at last weekend’s Bersih protest, and the subsequent media censorship.
I tackled the paper in press about dating website match algorithms and why they don’t work, mansplaining, and misrepresenting yourself on your dating profile.
Video clip from NY news on how eating disorders affect African-Americans, Hispanics, and Caucasians at similar rates and Recent research shows certain types of therapy help reduce binge eating
As a woman and feminist, I got sad that Lingerie Football is coming to Australia. http://canbebitter.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/bitterness-by-request-so-lingerie-football-is-a-thing-in-australia-now/
I post about the differences between ideal sex and good sex. http://noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/3235/ I summarize the statistics about teenage boys and virginity. http://noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/virginity-loss-and-teenage-boys/ Monkey critiques geek culture. http://noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/cant-geeks-all-get-along/
Sherlock and Sexism My recap on the first episode of Sherlock Series 2, “A Scandal in Belgravia”, which just aired in the US. Not an uncontroversial episode…
Playwright and Hollywood director Neil LaBute took umbrage with my review of his latest play–I pointed out he doesn’t write convincing female characters. We got into quite the little tiff!
Here’s an email I sent to many public officials urging for an investigation into claims of sexual assault by the NYPD against OWS protesters. I included links for other people to do the same.
Late with posting this week since I was camping at my local Beltane Festival. But I did manage a few posts in the midst of packing. I hope you all had a blessed Beltane and made sweet love with your partner(s) On Being a Queer Sapphic and Celebrating Beltane I is for Inked is my weekly link for Pagan Blog Project. I discuss the magik in some of my tattoos 3 Years with my Boifriend celebrates our anniversary