Modern Surgery and Patriarchy
Right now, JusticeWalks has a post on her blog called “Anxiety” where she discusses her feelings about an upcoming procedure she will be undergoing. In it, she makes a connection between the body trauma associated with surgeries and the experiences of those women of color from our past who have suffered under patriarchal systems. She [...]
...read moreSouth Central Farm to Forever 21?
This just in: Turns out the former site of the South Central Farm – where low-income, indigenous/immigrant Latino farmers grew food in the midst of a toxic industrial area for 14 years before being evicted two summers ago in one of the saddest, most maddening examples of private business interests trumping community and environmental good [...]
...read moreThe Sex Workers Rights Thing: An Overview
I am one of those people who often believes in “never say never”. So, as such, I can’t say that maybe, one day, there will be no sex industry. Could be in the future there won’t be one. Who knows? I do not posses the ability to gaze into what has yet to be. So, [...]
...read moreGreetings from Mexico City/Brooklyn!
Hey, everybody. I’ll be guest blogging here for the next two weeks. Coincidentally, the timing of this guest blogging stint will expose the somewhat fractured (maybe “varied” is a better word) focuses in my life right now, which currently span a time-zone, language barriers, and a wide array of interests. For the next week I’ll [...]
...read moreGet It Straight, Sil Vous Plait
What the deal with how Elizabeth Edwards is being portrayed in the reports about her husband’s philandering? It might not seem like a big deal to other people but, I just want to yell into the television every time I hear someone refer to Elizabeth Edwards as “terminally ill”. This woman is not dying, at [...]
...read moreWhat the hell is in a name anyway, and watch your damn language!
Wow, I think I might have set a record here yesterday for most controversial “Hi there/introduction” post ever! Would you guess that I’m not surprised in the least? Hell I haven’t even said anything actually controversial here yet… I know it’s not even Tuesday, but it looks like it’s that time, eh? Yep, [...]
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Where have all the role models for girls and young women gone?
It’s a question that gets asked a lot, in all kinds of circles, from feminist ones to the family around the dinner table ones; where are the good role models for girls today? In the eyes of some, the female youth of the world have nothing other than Disney Princesses, Pop-Princesses, Super Models and (erm) [...]
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