Comments on: Shameless Self-Promotion Sunday http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/04/12/shameless-self-promotion-sunday-90/ In defense of the sanctimonious women's studies set. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:58:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eleniel http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/04/12/shameless-self-promotion-sunday-90/#comment-236705 Eleniel Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:12:23 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=12772#comment-236705 This is way late, but FYI, V's post is pure trollage about how women are destroying video games, and it contains a lot of sexist, homophobic, and ableist language. This is way late, but FYI, V’s post is pure trollage about how women are destroying video games, and it contains a lot of sexist, homophobic, and ableist language.

]]> By: Foxglove http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/04/12/shameless-self-promotion-sunday-90/#comment-236650 Foxglove Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:12:42 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=12772#comment-236650 I am putting together a play about abortion. I'm hoping to gather a collection of submitted (anonymous) monologues and write a play to be performed at my college's Women's Week. If anyone would like to submit their stories anonymously, please send an email to foxglovefinn54@gmail.com and/or join the Facebook group, "Silent No More: Women Speak Out About Abortion." The stories can be personal stories of abortion. We would also love to have stories about helping friends/family deal with abortion, what it's like to be a male helping a female partner through abortion, or even a story about an elderly relative telling their tale of abortion pre-Roe. All stories are welcome, basically. My undying gratitude goes to anyone willing to submit a story. I am putting together a play about abortion. I’m hoping to gather a collection of submitted (anonymous) monologues and write a play to be performed at my college’s Women’s Week. If anyone would like to submit their stories anonymously, please send an email to foxglovefinn54@gmail.com and/or join the Facebook group, “Silent No More: Women Speak Out About Abortion.”

The stories can be personal stories of abortion. We would also love to have stories about helping friends/family deal with abortion, what it’s like to be a male helping a female partner through abortion, or even a story about an elderly relative telling their tale of abortion pre-Roe. All stories are welcome, basically. My undying gratitude goes to anyone willing to submit a story.

]]> By: Alderson Warm-Fork http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/04/12/shameless-self-promotion-sunday-90/#comment-236626 Alderson Warm-Fork Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:54:23 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=12772#comment-236626 Given all the religious celebrations going on, I thought I'd try to discuss in more depth than I normally do how religions interact with, and form part of, patriarchy, and how their patriarchal nature distorts even the nice messages they convey. I did this for <a href="http://directionlessbones.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/passover-is-as-disgusting-as-easter/" rel="nofollow"> passover</a> and for <a href="http://directionlessbones.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/the-dialectic-of-easter/" rel="nofollow"> easter.</a> And I found a striking example of how <a href="http://directionlessbones.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/erasing-the-black-marks/" rel="nofollow"> master-race ideology was shared by both sides in WWII</a>. Given all the religious celebrations going on, I thought I’d try to discuss in more depth than I normally do how religions interact with, and form part of, patriarchy, and how their patriarchal nature distorts even the nice messages they convey.

I did this for passover and for easter.

And I found a striking example of how master-race ideology was shared by both sides in WWII.

]]> By: lauredhel http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/04/12/shameless-self-promotion-sunday-90/#comment-236622 lauredhel Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:20:17 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=12772#comment-236622 One of the <a href="http://viv.id.au/blog/20090413.4502/werribee-rapist-resurfaces-from-counselling-with-a-musical-boast/" rel="nofollow">"Kings of Werribee" gang rapists</a> has gone public with a rap piece boasting about his part in the gang rapes and rape DVD sales. The press are calling it a "sex DVD". Trigger warnings apply. And in the wake of some rather terrifying local press on what women "should" be "allowed" to do, I'm challenging feminists to support all aspects of reproductive rights, looking a bit more closely about <a href="http://viv.id.au/blog/20090411.4484/the-most-recent-official-stats-on-homebirth-and-hospital-birth-mortality-in-australia/" rel="nofollow">deprecated birth choices including freebirth</a> in Australia. One of the “Kings of Werribee” gang rapists has gone public with a rap piece boasting about his part in the gang rapes and rape DVD sales. The press are calling it a “sex DVD”. Trigger warnings apply.

And in the wake of some rather terrifying local press on what women “should” be “allowed” to do, I’m challenging feminists to support all aspects of reproductive rights, looking a bit more closely about deprecated birth choices including freebirth in Australia.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/04/12/shameless-self-promotion-sunday-90/#comment-236620 Amanda Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:09:16 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=12772#comment-236620 Check out my thoughts on Afghanistan's new marriage (aka we hate women) legislation. I discuss the role of feminism and self-liberation within Afghan society, and whether we have the right to intervene in the cultural affairs of Afghanistan. Check out my thoughts on Afghanistan’s new marriage (aka we hate women) legislation.
I discuss the role of feminism and self-liberation within Afghan society, and whether we have the right to intervene in the cultural affairs of Afghanistan.

]]> By: hexy http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/04/12/shameless-self-promotion-sunday-90/#comment-236617 hexy Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:07:55 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=12772#comment-236617 Not so much promotion, but I'm <a href="http://hexpletive.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-suggestion-transgender-sex-worker.html" rel="nofollow">trying to find some blogs written by trans sex workers.</a> Not so much promotion, but I’m trying to find some blogs written by trans sex workers.

]]> By: Martina Nicolls http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/04/12/shameless-self-promotion-sunday-90/#comment-236611 Martina Nicolls Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:03:01 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=12772#comment-236611 I posted an article, "Combating Child Labor - Some Lessons from West Africa" on http://mgjack.wordpress.com I also posted a few blog responses on human trafficking and my publication "The Sudan Curse." I posted an article, “Combating Child Labor – Some Lessons from West Africa” on http://mgjack.wordpress.com

I also posted a few blog responses on human trafficking and my publication “The Sudan Curse.”

]]> By: Fatemeh http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/04/12/shameless-self-promotion-sunday-90/#comment-236602 Fatemeh Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:11:31 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=12772#comment-236602 This week, we take a look at how a South African Muslim magazine has been <a href="http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/04/06/al-huda-guidance-for-a-disunited-community/" rel="nofollow">revitalized by its new female editor</a>, how a Canadian immigrant<a href="http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/04/07/just-look-at-our-women-or-how-to-use-female-bodies-to-prove-your-point/" rel="nofollow"> uses women's bodies to prove the "I'm not like them!" spiel</a>, how the Financial Times gets <a href="http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/04/08/random-wtf-financial-times-edition/" rel="nofollow">sidetracked in its story about Dubai horse-racing,</a> how a Canadian documentary <a href="http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/04/09/the-muslims-of-india-reborn/" rel="nofollow">looks at Indian Muslims</a>, and at the <a href="http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/04/09/the-whipping-girl-examining-the-video-of-the-flogging-in-pakistan/" rel="nofollow">misplaced concern</a> generated by the video of the girl being whipped in Pakistan. Plus: <a href="http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/04/10/friday-links-april-10-2009/" rel="nofollow">LINKS</a>! This week, we take a look at how a South African Muslim magazine has been revitalized by its new female editor, how a Canadian immigrant uses women’s bodies to prove the “I’m not like them!” spiel, how the Financial Times gets sidetracked in its story about Dubai horse-racing, how a Canadian documentary looks at Indian Muslims, and at the misplaced concern generated by the video of the girl being whipped in Pakistan. Plus: LINKS!

]]> By: Elaine Vigneault http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/04/12/shameless-self-promotion-sunday-90/#comment-236600 Elaine Vigneault Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:56:15 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=12772#comment-236600 From a NY Times article by Nicholas Kristoff: "A distinguished philosopher, Thomas Taylor, reacted to Mary Wollstonecraft’s 1792 call for “the rights of woman” by writing a mocking call for “the rights of brutes.” To him, it seemed as absurd that women should have rights as that animals should have rights." my (vegan) commentary: http://www.vegansoapbox.com/the-rights-of-brutes-are-now-mainstream/ And... Rape threats via meat promotion... Check out the rampant misogyny, heterosexism, and other fucked up shit said by anti-vegans: http://elainevigneault.com/worse-examples.html For example, YouTubers are telling me "Why don't you shut up you old bitch, I'll make you eat my meat." It's nothing new, really. I just got a bigger dose than usual this last week. From a NY Times article by Nicholas Kristoff:
“A distinguished philosopher, Thomas Taylor, reacted to Mary Wollstonecraft’s 1792 call for “the rights of woman” by writing a mocking call for “the rights of brutes.” To him, it seemed as absurd that women should have rights as that animals should have rights.”
my (vegan) commentary:
http://www.vegansoapbox.com/the-rights-of-brutes-are-now-mainstream/

And… Rape threats via meat promotion…
Check out the rampant misogyny, heterosexism, and other fucked up shit said by anti-vegans:
http://elainevigneault.com/worse-examples.html
For example, YouTubers are telling me “Why don’t you shut up you old bitch, I’ll make you eat my meat.”
It’s nothing new, really. I just got a bigger dose than usual this last week.

]]> By: Jennifurret http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/04/12/shameless-self-promotion-sunday-90/#comment-236598 Jennifurret Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:34:31 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=12772#comment-236598 I reviewed one of the <a href="http://blaghag.blogspot.com/2009/04/book-review-professor-and-dominatrix.html" rel="nofollow">worst books I've ever read, which was insanely sexist</a>. Basically, you're either a young hottie sex bomb or a disgusting old woman. Wonderful. I also include some of the <a href="http://blaghag.blogspot.com/2009/04/purple-prose.html" rel="nofollow">horrible purple prose</a> in the book. It's all quite hilarious, in a sad way. I discuss <a href="http://blaghag.blogspot.com/2009/04/repetitive-learning.html" rel="nofollow">repetitive learning and low standards</a> in university courses. I also talked about the story of a <a href="http://blaghag.blogspot.com/2009/04/sperm-bank-sued-for-supplying-bad-sperm.html" rel="nofollow">13 year old girl with Fragile X syndrome suing a sperm bank for giving her mom donor sperm that caused the disease</a>, and genetically why this is a horrible idea. I reviewed one of the worst books I’ve ever read, which was insanely sexist. Basically, you’re either a young hottie sex bomb or a disgusting old woman. Wonderful. I also include some of the horrible purple prose in the book. It’s all quite hilarious, in a sad way.

I discuss repetitive learning and low standards in university courses. I also talked about the story of a 13 year old girl with Fragile X syndrome suing a sperm bank for giving her mom donor sperm that caused the disease, and genetically why this is a horrible idea.

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