In which I give up
First, I was getting hits on my personal ad from guys who are less than 10 years younger than I am looking for a “mature woman.” * Then, I got hits from guys my own age who were also looking for a “mature woman.” Well, today I got another hit from a guy looking for [...]
...read moreBack in the dark ages of 1992, I believed the gay evil eye could give me AIDS!
Ah, 1992. I remember the year fondly… Dr. Dre came out with his first solo album, Kurt and Courtney got married, and movie reviewers struggled with how to describe The Crying Game without giving away that oh-so-titillating secret. (I was more interested in seeing Jeunet & Caro’s Delicatessen, personally.) That year, my best friend Michele [...]
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I’d like to introduce you to my Romantic Companion
The Winter/Holiday/Consumption Season is in full swing: ‘Tis the time to Partay. Whether you are going to the now-cliché, Clichéd and Tacky Christmas Sweater Party or the “We’re So Lefty But We Can Make Fun of Kwanzaa Anyways” Party, you’ll have to meet the “Significant Others” of your friends, family, and that co-worker whose name [...]
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“The world is your playground”
The NY Times recently compiled the Top 53 Places to Go in 2008. I remember walking by the STA Travel office several times a week in college, where a large, obnoxious banner read “The world is your playground.” This “Top 53″ and the sentiment expressed are both annoying and somewhat irresponsible. Globalization has made it [...]
...read moreSudy brings the truth home
I have to admit, I’ve watched this video several times over the last 24 hours. Each time I’m more impressed. For starters Sudy, of A Womyn’s Ecdysis is a great natural actress. In her new project, Fem Watch 1, she works with some of the most priceless material the progressive and feminist blogosphere has managed [...]
...read moreAnd this is the part where I stumble in kinda late
Time for the last new blogger introduction: me! This would have been slightly cooler if I posted it right after kactus, but ta-da, I’m the second new blogger here at Feministe. This may come as no great surprise, since I’ve been repeatedly popping my head up to do some guest-blogging, but I’m excited to sign [...]
...read moreGuest blogger introduction #2
Hey all. My name is Christina, and I’ll be representing the B team of guest bloggers. I graduated from GW this past May and continue to live in Washington, DC. I work as a waitress in a “gentrifying” neighborhood. My Office Holiday Party is tonight– I’ll be the asshole with the veggie tray. You’ll most [...]
...read moreMelons
Amanda wrote a post about this article in Details magazine. I wanted to respond to both. I was supposed to have this up days and days and days ago, but I’ve been busy. And lazy. It’s difficult to know what to write when you’e so late to the party, but I’ve been thinking a lot [...]
...read moreThe Archives of a Genocide – Where do they Stay?
I recently attended a conference that was co-hosted by the East Africa Law Society and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The conference was held to discuss the legacy of the ICTR court. Established by the UN in 1994 in order to prosecute those responsible for genocide in Rwanda, the court’s mandate is up [...]
...read moreGuest Blogger Introduction
As the guest blogger for this week, I thought I would provide a short introduction. I recently put off attending law school for one more year in order to further explore my interest in international human rights and health/reproductive rights. My first internship has been at a legal organization in Tanzania. While here I have [...]
...read moreAnd this is the part at which I wander through the door
Hi all. My name is kactus, and as of today I’m officially a blogger at feministe. I used to run a somewhat popular little blog called Super Babymama, til I went through a midlife crisis one day and exploded it. In one magical un-doable POOF I deleted almost two years of writing, and lost almost [...]
...read moreThe Big Announcement
I said last week that we have a Big Announcement coming up, so here it is: We have two new bloggers joining Feministe!* I’m going to let them introduce themselves, but I couldn’t be more excited. Just so no one gets confused, we’re also continuing our Project Guest Blogger while I’m finishing up my exams, [...]
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