Shameless Self-Promotion Sunday November 2, 2008 Jill Sorry this is going up late. Post a short description of something you’ve written this week, along with a link.
Prop K, the ballot measure to decriminalize prostitution in San Francisco. Here is what I think and how I’ll be voting.
I am dismayed about the expectations of an Obama landslide being pushed by the media and their post-election implications.
I wrote a final before-the-election about John McCain and his campaign and how I am sick of them, and was called “gullible” and worse for it in unpublished comments.
Some Mother didn’t do her job: Questioning why blaming mothers for the criminal behavior of their children while ignoring the social reasons that lead to criminal activities. MRA Glenn Sacks fight to get domestic violence shelter advertising removed: A feminist response. JC Pennys Doesn’t do black hair: A look at racism in hairdressing. sexism is worse than racism: The ways in which the oppression Olympics were played in the election. An Ode the unhusband and unmarriage: A look at why stepping away from traditional marriage might be good for women.
I wrote a post about how the Oppression Olympics are even more fun when it’s straight white guys deciding who’s the most oppressed.
I posted some great pics of my kid at the Obama rally here: http://krazykatknits.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-rally-10-30-08.html Also, can’t get an IEP meeting scheduled, tracking my experiences with the administration here: http://krazykatknits.blogspot.com/2008/11/still-trying-to-get-that-iep-meeting.html and here: http://krazykatknits.blogspot.com/2008/10/deja-vu.html And my thoughts, as a mother of a child with autism, on Sarah Palin’s plan for special education: http://krazykatknits.blogspot.com/2008/10/palins-special-education.html
My first post as a new mother is about my experience with breastfeeding. More mommy blogging to come :p
I don’t know about you but I was worried about “Joe” the Plumber lobbying for a position on the the House Committee of Foreign Affairs but over at Pam’s it seems he’s now making the big proclamations of someone who expects a cabinet appointment. This all irks me as much as Rick Davis pretty much announcing that the Republicans will ensure a McCain-Palin administration whether McCain is elected or not. On a lighter note, the AFA was all mad that Home Depot doesn’t love Jesus and then had to say never mind.
Must see video of AFL-CIO secretary treasurer Trumpka on Racism and Obama. I’m hoping that people with blogs will be as moved seeing this as I was and will repost to their own blogs. This is the world I want to live in, that I want my children to live in. I want all white people to think this way and realize how stupid racism is and how it harms all of us.
My blog Basket of Kisses has just posted an extensive interview with Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner. I know there are a bunch of Feministe Mad Men fans. We talk women’s roles, race, Tarot, and more.
This week on MMW, we got after The Independent’s shoddy reporting, set Johann Hari straight, reported on the Spiced Spare Ribs gathering in the U.K., introduced readers to an all-female Egyptian radio show, and rolled out a very scary Friday Links.
I looked back at some of the funniest gaffes of the campaign. Come by and vote on your favorite! http://afunnyfeminist.blogspot.com/2008/10/funniest-gaffe-this-election-season-you.html
Just posted: Shock! Australia’s youngest female MP also voted the sexiest And from earlier in the week: Deconstructing ‘Paris For President’.
Today i wrote in response to my Jewish friends and family who think Obama is a “threat to Israel“… it’s so infuriating!
Christian ‘ex-lesbian’ faces contempt charges for refusing visitation to ex-lover Pretty pictures of the Blue Ridge Mountains
Hi Jill, I had a big realization this week about Age: Time As the Fourth Dimension In Gender Politics. It’s about how traditional heterosexual age preferences can produce lower social and economic equality *inside* relationships even when there’s progress in the general population. This being shameless self-promotion Sunday I now believe the gendered age gradient is a big, big deal that deserves considerably more attention. figleaf
I’ve got a couple of pieces this week. Most recently, when I first got the feeling Obama could win http://aftercancernowwhat.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/the-moment-i-realized-obama-could-win/ Also, as someone who works with the families of children with special needs my own personal rant about Sarah Palin’s claims http://aftercancernowwhat.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/palin-and-special-needs-kids/
Nothing election related, but I’m pretty proud of this one: http://charmingdelightful.blogspot.com/2008/10/long-and-rambling-road-from-mother-of.html
I made these videos summing up McCain / Palin / Obama and their supporters. They can be gotten via Bittorrent at The Pirate Bay also. In Mac friendly Quicktime MP4 format. FIRST VIDEO! The Race We Run http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9RTKLJ8O Is race a factor in this election? Is race still a factor in America? Is the Pope Catholic? SECOND VIDEO! Hussein Hussein Hussein http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MCUPQ30T Is Barack Obama a secret muslim? Is he a terrorist? The correct answer is no. But what if he were? What does that say about how we see Muslims in this country? THIRD VIDEO! DivX version (50 megs) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N8W6S57C MP4 version (144 megs) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F7WSFOSJ DivX version at RapidShare (50 megs, will expire after 10 downloads) http://rapidshare.com/files/159902147/sarahschoice.avi.html Sarah’s Choice: John McCain Chooses Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin has strong beliefs, and she makes decisions quickly. Because when the fate of the world is at stake, you must never blink. You must make judgements as quickly as possible – in the time it takes to blink an eye. FOURTH VIDEO! http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PSGYMZXY Big Red: Is Barack Obama a Socialist? Of course he isn’t. So this video asks the question – are liberals and Democrats socialists? Are they anti-American? Are some of us more American than others? FIFTH VIDEO! http://www.megaupload.com/?d=W89W25DF John McCain: Maverick John McCain is a maverick. He doesn’t follow the rules, the standard ideas of the Republican Party. He goes against the grain. Except when he doesn’t.
With the election nearing and marriage equality hanging in the balance, there’s no shortage of fundy stupidity to be found on the internets! A few favorites from this week: Nostalgia, bigot-style…. ….a brilliant analogy from an obvious business whiz….. …and a very special woman you really need to see for yourself.
Trying to get at least 200 votes on a poll about the fem blogosphere. On my mainpage: http://www.myecdysis.blogspot.com
This is my first shamless self-promotion, I’m blushing! Anyway, I was flipping through my google reader and saw this small, innocuous article in the Guardian (something I can’t find reported in other newspapers here) and wanted to break something when I read it. (Haven’t figured out how to embed the hyperlink… http://solar-powered-record-players.blogspot.com/2008/11/in-which-it-becomes-open-letter-alan.html ) Dah dah dadada daaaaah!
As I am suffering election anxiety and fatigue, I will link to one of my recent posts on religion. If you have any interest in religion then you might find this post about snake handling in churches in Appalachia entertaining/informative. http://whitetrashacademic.blogspot.com/2008/10/snake-handling-in-appalachia.html
I found the latest column by Orson Scott Card whining about how people don’t like him because he doesn’t like gay people really annoying: The awful self-pity of the self-righteous bigot. (Discussions I was having on my blog and off it as a result of that post led to a further post: Yes to freedom of belief, No to proposition 8.) I also finished and posted an open letter that had been lingering in Drafts for some time about why I get so angry at a very nice online acquaintance who is openly Islamophobic: Open Letter: why I get angry about this. My Tuesday Recipe this week was on how to cook beans. Very necessary information in a recession!
I wrote a post not about the election – trying to keep the rage down – about the weird ownership issues involved in a sporting event sponsor apologizing to the husbands of women he flirted with. It was really, really creepy. Not my post, obviously, but the whole tone of the thing.
I wrote about the educational methods and philosophies of Mondragón, the worker cooperative of 100,000 workers in the basque region of Spain – and how they tie workplace democracy to learning-place democracy.
I wrote about the educational methods and philosophies of Mondragón, the worker cooperative of 100,000 workers in the basque region of Spain – and how they tie workplace democracy to learning-place democracy. http://blog.freeschooling.org/2008/11/03/the-education-of-mondragon
This week, I wrote a piece called The act of witnessing alters, responding to the idea that oppression attitudes such as sexism and racism are too deeply ingrained in the privileged to be altered. I also wrote about what I understand by the term “triggering”, to explain why I think it’s not a word to be used lightly.
From The Feminist Underground: 1. Rwandan women in government are making big changes in their country’s laws, changes that benefit women. 2. Dueling Obama ads – what’s your favorite? 3. We finally have a woman running for one of the nation’s highest offices who has not had to be three times as qualified as any man considered for the same position – is this a success?
Last week, The New York Times ran an article that highlights the challenges women face in the individual health insurance market. In the article, the Times shared some findings from a recent report by my co-workers here at the National Women’s Law Center which found that women pay higher premiums than men on the individual health insurance market. Plus, women often cannot get comprehensive coverage that meets their needs — particularly maternity coverage. Two of my co-workers also posted on NWLC’s blog about the article.
Lately I never get to these threads until Monday. 😛 Here’s a link round-up of info about San Francisco’s Prop K and why everyone who’s voting on it should vote YES. Also, I wrote about the always-wonderful feeling of being judged and “othered” for being a woman unapologetic in my sexuality, a woman who dares to know what I want and how to ask for it.
I wrote a little something about the increasing trend of advertisements targeted at women that want us to date their products. And a little something about the connection between the anti-abortion and white supremacy movements.
I had to write about the inequality of health insurance costs for women in http://www.organizeddiva.com/2008/10/women-charged-much-more-for-health-insurance-than-men.html .
Round up on conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and More on the Congo crisis. Also, No on 8.
Kinda late, but since the election is tomorrow: an account of Liddy Dole’s vicious attack on the Christian faith of Kay Hagan.
I mused a bit about being a black child in America, inspired by Elle PhD’s post on her son’s hero worship of Obama. Was chatting with a friend from Eritrea a while back. We were supposed to be rehearsing lines, but he ended up telling us about his experiences with the Red Terror there. Here’re some quotes I can remember. And this is completely gratuitous nostalgic post where I surf IMDB and post clips of old and new cartoon intros. I think some of you will like it, and do respond to the last couple of bits about He-Man and Jem.
Usually my posts are analyses of issues, but this one is my response to a few things people I know have done today that relate to the election. I’m working on a comedic/headdesk-ic review of this very interesting campaign.
I just posted about Sarah Palin’s and the religious right’s rather childish tendency to cry that their rights are being abridged whenever someone else’s aren’t. Help, help, I’m being repressed!
I did a video blog about how veganism is neutral, not extreme: http://www.vegansoapbox.com/myth-vegans-are-extremists-on-the-fringe/