Shameless Self-Promotion Sunday

by Lauren on 8.10.2008 · 36 comments

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1 Renee 8.10.2008 at 8:37 pm: .Blame It On The Dirty Prostitutes is about a community attempting to slut shame sex trade workers out of their neighborhood.

Anti-Rape Condom your Vagina and you: A condom that is supposed to prevent rape but is extremely problematic in design.

PETA Pimps Pussy: Jenna Jameson

A Hospital Decides that Maternity Wards aren’t needed and closes it down. Stop by and sign the petition to keep the maternity ward open

Finally Angelina Jolie and the Perfect Family: Where are children of color in her people magazine thread?
2 Margalis 8.10.2008 at 8:38 pm: I used McCain’s appearance at the Sturgis Motocycle Rally to point out the GOP’s and the United States’ increasing fetishization of ignorance. (And as an excuse to post a picture of Snake Plissken)

http://margalis.blogspot.com/2008/08/land-of-free-home-of-dumb.html
3 Caroline 8.10.2008 at 8:39 pm: I reviewed A WI Guide to Brothels.

I also saw a really interesting post by Natalia Antonova at GlobalComment.
4 Margalis 8.10.2008 at 8:39 pm: I used McCain’s appearance at the Sturgis Motocycle Rally to point out the GOP’s and the United States’ increasing fetishization of ignorance. (And as an excuse to post a picture of Snake Plissken)

Here it is.
5 Snarky Amber 8.10.2008 at 9:00 pm: I didn’t write it, but Her Bad Mother wrote a great piece at MamaPop inspired by the Street Carnage interview with Jezebel writer Tracy Egan after the aftermath of her now-infamous appearance on “Thinking and Drinking”.
6 Snarky Amber 8.10.2008 at 9:00 pm: (I also write for Mama Pop, but published nothing super awesome to promote this week.)
7 MamaB 8.10.2008 at 9:07 pm: I helped my daughter write an updated resume, hoping for a new, better paying job where her talents are recognized.

I think that is important.
8 Brian 8.10.2008 at 9:28 pm: I re-addressed the problem of how to make free schools reliable tools not just for the privileged
9 DaisyDeadhead 8.10.2008 at 9:32 pm: Pretty good discussion of what I have named the stealth antichrist campaign against Barack Obama, the media dog-whistling to the fundamentalists.
10 Caroline 8.10.2008 at 9:55 pm: I commented on interface design in free & open source software, jumping off a discussion at Making Light that tied interface design into a larger conversation about the role of women in open source.
11 DaisyDeadhead 8.10.2008 at 9:56 pm: Lost in moderation? I didn’t use a single cuss word in my post!
12 Cola Johnson 8.10.2008 at 10:08 pm: I don’t think I had anything new to say this week, but a friend of mine just started a blog of her own, starting with some great posts, including one about becoming an American citizen.

I can’t comment there because of a mutual (former) friend, so I’m trying to send a little love her way. =)
13 Cecelia 8.10.2008 at 10:24 pm: I am confused about how you link up your posts in this regular comment section as I would like to leave some links and not just a brief description. Please let me know folks, thank you!
14 EvilSlutClique 8.10.2008 at 10:30 pm: This week at Evil Slutopia:

~We took a look at so called “pro-life” bands from the on the American Life League’s Rock for Life site, which was mentioned last week on Feministe

~We did a little mini-series on the whole Viagra/birth control/insurance issue. First, my thoughts on Bill O’Reilly’s anti-birth control rant. Then, one of our guest bloggers did an opposing view, looking at things more from the perspective of the insurance companies to examine why they might choose not to cover BC. Then we had a big old debate on the issue, which we tried to break down into some key points.

After that, there were a couple of questions. Can you really buy someone’s life story? And, what the hell is up with men’s and women’s beach volleyball uniforms?
15 Renee 8.10.2008 at 10:37 pm: Cecelia type: then name of link
16 Bianca Reagan 8.10.2008 at 10:38 pm: This week I wrote Judge not, about John Edwards’ cheating on his cancer-stricken wife. Enjoy!
17 Renee 8.10.2008 at 10:39 pm: @Cecelia check here for how to link posts.
18 Cecelia 8.10.2008 at 11:28 pm: Thank you Renee for the links and info!

I posted a poem I wrote about annihilation, genocide, business, industry, capitalism, the land, enlightenment, healing and the soul called Indignation.

I also wrote about the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People.
19 frau sally benz 8.10.2008 at 11:30 pm: Howdy everyone!

This past week I:
urged women to stop searching for Skinny-Bride.com,
supported men’s rights to wear skirts,
tried to get some new suggestions for hair removal,
and told President Clinton about himself.

Happy reading everyone!
20 Cecelia 8.10.2008 at 11:30 pm: Okay, thought I did it right but apparently it did not work. Anyway, feel free to jump over to my blog to check out the two most recent posts from last week!

http://ojibwaymigisibineshii.blogspot.com/

Peace!
21 SnowdropExplodes 8.10.2008 at 11:31 pm: I picked up on Octo’s post about “sparkle” (and one comment in particular), and a post by Amber Rhea, to come up with “But what must they think of you?”

On the same theme, I picked out a couple of songs by My Life Story that seem to be about sparkle (one of them is even called “Sparkle”!)

I also posted pictures of my arsenal of deadly and not-so-deadly weaponry, in a post that possibly makes me a terrorist under UK law, and also talks about why I carry a knife with me (even though it’s against the law).

Finally, I wrote about a couple of old stories that only just crossed my blogging radar today, and how people we perceive as allies shouldn’t get free passes for bad behaviour: “Sexual Assault Stories” (The stories are only linked-to, they aren’t repeated in my post, so it should be relatively safe)
22 Natacha 8.10.2008 at 11:38 pm: I posted about the cultural gap between DC’s tourists and its residents:http://theinterculturalists.blogspot.com/2008/08/inside-mind-of-dc-tourist.html, and started recruiting new bloggers for the interculturalists:http://theinterculturalists.blogspot.com/2008/08/bloggers-wanted.html
If anyone’s intereted… holla back!
23 frau sally benz 8.10.2008 at 11:40 pm: Oh! I also joined the team over at The Feminist Underground this week, so let me share our happenings too:

Habladora asked for submissions on feminist parenting and we’ve got a few things up already including the price of pregnancy, and homeschooling. These posts are starting some great discussion, so you should check them out.

While you’re there, also find out who Gwen Ifill is and the role she’s playing in the presidential race and consider our global responsibility as feminists & activists.
24 Chris T 8.11.2008 at 12:19 am: I wrote a followup blog after receiving a lengthy comment from an MRA. It was about a mayor who stalked his former partner and got off with a hand slap. Here is the link

http://shihtzustaff.wordpress.com/2008/08/09/our-justice-system-redux/
25 Lemur 8.11.2008 at 4:35 am: I wrote a post about the word “easy”, and sexual linguistics and why it pisses me off. Actually I’m kinda proud of it. =) I may do a miniseries on sexual linguistics if I get good feedback (hint, hint).
26 Lemur 8.11.2008 at 4:36 am: Sorry, forgot to close the code. here’s the link-
http://screaminglemur.blogspot.com/2008/08/easy-like-sunday-morning.html
27 Pop Feminist 8.11.2008 at 7:26 am: The Unsung Feminism of Billy Idol- Our only pop culture male to male Drag King?:
http://popfeminist.blogspot.com/2008/08/unsung-feminism-of-billy-idol.html

Black and white masculinities as shaped by the iconography of The Beatles:
http://popfeminist.blogspot.com/2008/08/black-and-white-masculinities.html

enjoy!
28 feministgal 8.11.2008 at 7:56 am: Last week i about Female Soldiers: Raped and Silenced and gave props to Dara Torres who is a 41 year old Olympian swimmer, competing in her 5th Olympic Games!
29 queerunity 8.11.2008 at 9:07 am: Fox News Does not Give Blessing to Lesbian Kiss:
http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/08/fox-news-does-not-give-blessing-to.html

No Pride for Gay McCain Supporters:
http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/08/no-pride-for-gay-mccain-supporters.html

Florida Democrats Anti-adoption stance:
http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/08/florida-democratic-rep-darryl-rousons.html
30 earlgreyrooibos 8.11.2008 at 10:11 am: I picked apart a Mona Ackerman column.
31 Lindsay 8.11.2008 at 11:50 am: Wondered why my grandma always asks me if I’ve lost weight: http://impersonated.blogspot.com/2008/08/advice-for-question-have-you-lost.html
32 Yonmei 8.11.2008 at 3:15 pm: I wrote a five-part 9000-word essay reacting to Orson Scott Card’s latest objections to same-sex marriage (this time, he’s brought out the pseudo-science) and relating this to the conveniently-timed revelation received by President Kimball of the Latter Day Saints that “Negroes” were now able to receive the priesthood (well, the men were) just as the LDS Church was threatened with losing its tax-exempt status for racial discrimination in 1978.

Orson Scott Card: homophobic Humpty Dumpty
33 Matt 8.11.2008 at 3:42 pm: Wrote about the film Sophie’s Choice. More about how it puts Jews in the oppressor role in the name of philosemitism, but it’s got some relevance to feminism.
34 BenVarkentine 8.11.2008 at 4:24 pm: Let’s see…probably the best things I ran this week were:

A little mini-tribute to the animaton director Richard Williams, with clips from his work (including that Raggedy Ann movie from the ’70s)

http://varkentine.blogspot.com/2008/08/droops-rabbits-and-rags.html

And a new “classic movies” meme:

http://varkentine.blogspot.com/2008/08/classic-movie-meme-or-how-could-he.html
35 natmusk 8.11.2008 at 9:16 pm: I finally started my own blog. I’m pretty clueless to much of the blogging world. trying to figure out trackbacks and what not…but I have my first post up about sexism in the olympic commentators.

http://mzbitca.wordpress.com/
36 Cerebelle 8.12.2008 at 6:39 pm: Not much from last week, just (finally!) a Photo Essay about a little visitor who popped up after the rain on Thursday.