Shameless Self-Promotion Sunday November 16, 2014 Jill Promote yourself. Netiquette reminders: Want to recommend someone else’s writing instead? Try the latest signal-boosting thread. we expect Content Notes as a courtesy to our readers for problematic content in linked posts and/or their comment threads (a habit of posting only triggering/disparaging links may annoy the Giraffe (you really don’t want to annoy the Giraffe)), Content Notes are not needed if your post title is already descriptive of problematic content. extended discussion of self-promotion links on this thread is counter-productive for the intended signal-boosting – the idea is for the promoted sites to get more traffic. If it’s a side-discussion that would be off-topic/unwelcome/distressing on the other site, take it to #spillover after leaving a note on this thread redirecting others there.
We did a post-election recap — very Arizona-centric, though there are several national stories at the end. Then, returning to our health-centered material, we posted a piece on the birth control patch, a nifty form of contraception that you don’t have to remember to take every day.
A totally non-serious post over at delagar: The Annual Winter Argument in the delagar Household Has Commenced
Our local paper wrote a piece about homelessness among youth and used the term “sexual preference” – sometimes, I feel like screaming. 24 year old Gizzy Fowler is the tenth trans woman of color to be murdered in the US in 2014. Pittsburgh’s score in the HRC Municipal Equality Index increased, mainly due to external factors, but I expect everyone to jump up and down about it. As they do. In spite of the fact, that we’ve made no progress on trans issues since 2002. I’m proud to announce that I’ve been invited to join Most Wanted Fine Art as a blogger artist in residence in 2015. I’ve got a great project planned.
And once again, the standard warning for anyone clicking though: Sue’s content is often cissexist and she doesn’t engage with anyone who points this out. Read at your own risk. [Moderator note for readers: bookshopcat has refused to expand/clarify on these objections in #spillover as repeatedly requested. Others have disagreed with bookshopcat about this characterisation of Sue's content and bookshopcat has declined to engage with them. The giraffe is decidedly unimpressed with bookshopcat's behaviour.]
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This week I wrote Five Reasons the Lena Dunham Scandal Has Nothing to Do With Lena Dunham and everything to do with women and success.
All very good points. It is difficult to unpack how a creative young woman creates so much fear and anxiety by making a TV show and writing a book.
I’ve been working all week. So the only blog of substances I wrote is this one, a guest blog at Lawrence Shoen’s: http://www.lawrencemschoen.com/plugs/eating-authors-angelia-sparrow/ Mr. Schoen is a writer and head of the Klingon Language Institute, and he hosts authors talking about their most memorable meal.
Last week at Bitch Flicks… The Women of ‘Interstellar’ Why ‘The Babadook’ is the Feminist Horror Film of the Year Nudging Up: The Nice Comedy of Adam Hills ‘The Theory of Everything’: A “Great Man” From The First Wife’s Point of View Where is the Female Version of ‘Whiplash’? ‘Big Hero 6′: Woman Up The Stronger ‘Vessel’
I LOVE MY JOB! I know too many people whose workday proceeds exactly like this. http://spiralnotebookcomics.blogspot.com/2014/11/i-love-my-job.html
It’s reality in insurance across the land. Cartoon is saved, and thank you for reminding me what I left behind.
This is a personal history illustrating the dire and harmful effects of the criminalization of prostitution in the US. It gives predators a lot of power to harm us, as readers will see. One sex worker dies, another is dying, and I’ve been permanently injured and raped. TW: extreme violence against women, description of rape and sexual assault Life, Death, and Trust
I wrote about the real, positive impacts the election had on people’s lives: Don’t give up on voting just yet.
I just put up part one of an article about toddlers and consent. I nanny for a girl who’s almost two and a half, and this is something I think about a lot. On a similar topic, last week’s listicle round-up focused on raising happy, confident, successful girls.
TW for frank discussion of rape/sexual assault. This Thursday at 11 a.m. PST, I’ll be hosting yet another Reddit discussion on sexual assault. This time on the common public misconception that if it wasn’t reported or charged legally that it “doesn’t count” psychologically. Link to my last discussion:http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1w4d7m/orgasm_and_arousal_during_rape_or_sexual_assault/ If you follow my name, you’ll link to the new one when it starts. Or just keep an eye on the Front Page (hopefully!). Thanks.
It just went live. Link to the discussion: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2mwgoq/legal_vs_psychological_understanding_of_rape_iama/
On February 10th, 2014, a Google Doodle of Raicho Hiratsuka graced the Google landing page. Raicho Hiratsuka spear-headed the women’s movement in Japan. Here’s her story. In the Beginning, Woman was the Sun: The Story of Raicho Hiratsuka
There are trigger warnings everywhere, so it shouldn’t be a problem. My blog is about deeply analysing board games, as Ludo and Card games, in the same vain Anita Sarkeesian does. But, if that bores you, I write about my life as well as about present issues like shirtgate: http://femicrit.blogspot.de/2014/11/why-shirtstorm-was-right.html But if you aren’t interested in this deeply sexist issue, here is the main page: http://femicrit.blogspot.de/ Have fun while reading, and drop me a note about what you think about it.