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Shameless Self-Promotion Sunday

Jill

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  3. I wrote a post about how the death penalty given to the four perpetrators of the Dec.2012 rape & murder is not the answer to address sexual violence in India. The case has been a catalyst as far as awareness about gender related crimes in India is concerned. But the death penalty awarded and celebrated across the nation this week, might act as a dramatic closure to the issue that is too diverse and deep rooted for a simple solution.

    http://indianfeminist101.wordpress.com/2013/09/14/delhi-gangrape-case-perpetrators-sentenced-to-death/

  6. Over at delagar, I did a review of the new fall series, Back in the Game.

    As I say in the review, from the trailer that’s been bouncing around, the show doesn’t look like much. But from the pilot, the show looks like it’s going to be strongly feminist. I have my hopes up.

  9. I wrote a response to that awful “Goldman Sachs Unofficial Guide To Being A Man”, about toxic masculinity:
    http://quiteirregular.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/being-a-man-the-wall-street-way/

    and on the fact that an acquittal in a rape case does not mean “she was lying”, despite how many people insist it does [CN: distant reference to a rape case]
    http://quiteirregular.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/false-witness-and-false-hypothesis-on-the-michael-le-vell-backlash/

  10. Here are some posts from Bitch Flicks last week, including feminist reviews of brand new films (spoiler alert!):

    She’s Too Old: Sexuality and the Threat of Aging in Adore

    Touch Feely Explores the Link Between Physical and Emotional Contact

    A (Bad) Teacher

    Top Ten Reasons Why I Am Thankful for Lake Bell’s In a World …

    There’s a New “Final Girl” in the House–and She’s a Beast: A Review of You’re Next

    Wentworth Makes Orange Is the New Black Look Like a Middle School Melodrama

    The Feminism and Anti-Racism of Boardwalk Empire (and the Critics Who Don’t Get It)

    An Audience on the Edge: Sons of Anarchy, Morality, and Masculinity

  11. I have a newborn faun of a project to share with y’all. TW for assault/abuse discussion.

    I have started a tumblr called “Survivors Matter” to share stories of the broader impact of sexual assault and abuse. Since there are folks out there saying that teacher-student rape=NBD and Richard Dawkins going on about “minor” pedophilia not being harmful, I felt there was a need for a counter-narrative, about just how harmful sexual abuse and assault can be, and how many of us are living with its effects today. This is a space to say “I can’t sleep and spend thousands on therapy because I was abused.” Or, “My relationship with my family will never be the same. I miss being able to trust people.”

    I hope this space will be useful not just to share these stories with and educate the broader public, and hopefully encourage journalists to talk about the impacts of abuse and assault on its victims lives, when writing irresponsible “oh the poor perpetrator” pieces, but also to provide support for one another, to say, you know what, some of us are not ok, and that’s because we were hurt, and our pain matters and our voices should be heard.

    Here’s the first post: “We get to decide how much we were harmed”, and here’s the submission link. You can also email submissions to femonomics@gmail.com to have them posted anonymously.

    Would greatly appreciate signal boosting to anyone who might be willing/able to share their story.

  16. Given that it’s both National Cholesterol Education Month and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we have turned in two new installments of our “Over 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does” series. Did you know that Planned Parenthood Arizona (and possibly other affiliates — they are all different, so call first) does cholesterol testing and prostate exams? If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about cholesterol and prostates, now’s your chance!

    Or maybe you just want more links to read, in which case, check out our roundup.

  21. My website has been redesigned and is now up and running! Check out my portfolio of naturalistic, figurative oil paintings focusing on themes of gender and sexuality here.

    Take a look at this week’s Female Gaze Friday: collage of the male figure by Elise Graham.

    And since my site was basically down since last Sunday night, here are links to last week’s posts for miniature artist Shahzia Sikander, She Who Tells a Story, and Female Gaze Friday: Shizuka Yokomizo’s Dear Stranger.

  24. This week at House of Flout:

    White-collar feminists: Non-office working women shouldn’t have to be college educated to earn your respect as peers and equals. But if that’s what it takes, then you should know that many of us are.
    Time to start really considering us your equals.

    Warning: Discussion of rape, rapists. Mention of child abuse.
    In response to the study that 25% of men in some Asian-Pacific countries have admitted to rape, here are 10 ways we need to respond.

    You ladies rock. Thanks for reading!

  29. This week I reviewed Medea, a quasi-fantasy takeoff of the classic tale that manages to simultaneously examine gender roles across this world and frustrate me with the way Medea falls into flimsy justifications based on love rather than conviction.

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