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This week, Rebecca wrote about the town hall disrupters and how the healthcare debate is another example of the right trying to dismiss its opposition as anti-American in “Country First”.
Continuing with the healthcare debate theme, I wrote about the scare tactics being used to encourage opposition to the Democrats’ healthcare proposal in “Keep Your Government Hands Off My Medicare”.
And here’s a fun, little post from last week appropriately titled *Facepalm*.
1. Gender & Loneliness. Sometimes being genderqueer is lonely.
2. And another things that bothers me: on straight women listing themselves on Facebook as “in a relationship” with other straight women.
3. What can Jews learn from Evangelical Christians?
4. On Monogamy And Personal Growth.
I’m pretty proud of a piece I wrote this week titled “The Reverse of Discrimination is ‘Not Discrimination’” I tackle/explain/challenge the pervasive rhetoric of so-called (and awkwardly labeled “reverse discrimination” http://socialsciencelite.blogspot.com/2009/08/reverse-of-discrimination-is-not.html
Tony argues that the incarceration of juveniles with mental illness represents a new kind of “concentration effect” http://socialsciencelite.blogspot.com/2009/08/different-kind-of-concentration-effect.html
I wrote The Problem with Politeness about encouraging my daughter to accept physical touch only when she was ready for it.
I thought the concept was a no-brainer, but a surprising number of commentors disagreed.
:)
And finally, I call a spade a spade, and challenge the idea that the recent town hall outbursts are in any way “political insurgency” or some sort of new “social movement”: http://socialsciencelite.blogspot.com/2009/08/sporadic-anger-is-not-political.html
More on masculinity: a followup to a post from last week questioning what the term means to me and whether it should hold any importance at all. Someone asked some followup questions that led me to a long tangent on bisexuality and how it relates to my floating between stereotypes.
Of many things: in which I get rid of some items from my “to blog about” list, including some good things coming up on the horizon, signal boosts to a couple righteous culture-critic posts, a list of the least impressive Star Trek villains, etc.
What is “Natural sexuality,” anyway?
I still haven’t found an answer to this question and I’m really struggling with it. Because I sure don’t feel very natural sexually so what does that make me?
My first comment is in moderation right now, but in any case I think I had some link fail on #4. It should be:
On Monogamy And Personal Growth.
I wrote about slut-shaming on the t.v. show Monk (it’s official–slut-shaming is everywhere).
your weekly Fuzz Therapy (cuz sometimes the world just sucks).
I share a poem by Charles Baudelaire called Vat of Hatred, which given the week I’ve just had, is totally appropriate.
and I just had to share this video of a kick-ass dancing lady traffic cop. guaranteed smiles will result.
True Blood Time Bomb: Break down on last weeks episode including discussion of whether or not eternal virginity is necessarily problematic.
First the Burka and now The Burkini: Ce’st viva la difference dans France: Looking at how the banning of modest swimming suits in France is discriminatory and targets Muslim women.
Soup Kitchens and Life Lessons: My son accompanied his friends to a soup kitchen for lunch.
Gay Man Released After Falsely Imprisoned For 21 Years: Looking at how homophobia lead to the panic conclusion that children had been molested at a daycare.
Trans Women in Male Prisons: Cruel and Unusual Punishment: A woman is being subjected to rape and physical assault because she is being housed in a male prison and the state is dragging its feet on getting her SRS surgery.
Naomi Campbell Plays African Queen:How do you make a Black woman appear attractive when the world privileges Eurocentric beauty? You turn her in to the exotic wild African “other”. This posts looks at the pictures taken for Harpers Bazaar recently.
Do women prefer men who are “taken”? An interview with the study author. Plus, weigh in on whether feminists are ugly.
I offered my curmudgeonly thoughts on the unexamined bad news behind some recent good news on breast cancer and breastfeeding.
In a less overtly feminist vein, I proved Godwin’s Law correct once again, and wrote about the fascistic tendencies emerging at these townhall meetings/shoutfests. (Part 2 is here. Part 3 doesn’t exist yet except in my head!)
A small prediction.
And, for a limited time only!, Too sexy for my office job, a post about getting sent home from work to change my apparently inappropriate shirt. I was fired the next day, after only one week of work, without much explanation (unless you consider, “We like you a lot, but you’re not a good fit” an explanation). I’m temporarily making it a not-friends-only post so that folks here can read it, but it will become friends-only again at the end of the day, since I have to start job hunting again and don’t want any prospective employers to read it.
Posts from the past week:
The Cognitive Toll of Racism:Some Thoughts
Some reflections and a comment re: the fallout over at a body image activist blog
Is It The “Real Deal”?
This past week we discussed the difference between the ‘macho’ philosophy and the feminist philosophy, characterized by rolling with the changes in ‘waves’ and what guys could learn from the feminist approach, in the editor’s favorite: The Death of Who?
In the writer’s favorite post this past week, we discuss how camera subjectivity and male fantasy play into the uniquely sexist ways Hollywood films depict female action heroes: I Miss Sarah Connor
I wrote a reaction piece to this:
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/08/10/abortion-and-health-care-is-there-common-ground/
It’s here:
http://thisfieldisrequired.com/2009/08/14/feminism-abortion-and-universal-health-care/
I’m not a hater or a troll, and would like to hear any of your thoughts on the matter. Thanks.
A Male Perspective on Interracial Relationships
http://actsoffaithinloveandlife.blogspot.com/2009/08/why-black-women-make-great-relationship.html
Should rape be classified a hate crime?
http://actsoffaithinloveandlife.blogspot.com/2009/08/should-rape-be-classified-as-hate-crime.html
I wrote a post about my anxiety and confusion around putting myself in the cisgender/transgender/genderqueer/binary-identified nexus.
What I learned from watching to T.O. reality show.
http://actsoffaithinloveandlife.blogspot.com/2009/08/lessons-african-american-women-can.html
Street harassment is gendered racism.
http://actsoffaithinloveandlife.blogspot.com/2009/08/street-harassment-is-part-of-dbr-war.html
Tameka Raymond discussing black on black skin tone racism is an important message to get out.
http://actsoffaithinloveandlife.blogspot.com/2009/08/tameka-raymonds-huffpo-op-ed-on.html
Are smart accomplished women punished with a smaller dating pool?
http://actsoffaithinloveandlife.blogspot.com/2009/08/interracial-dating-options-vs-doomsday.html
Words of encouragement go far when things get tough for us
http://actsoffaithinloveandlife.blogspot.com/2009/08/life-may-not-always-be-fair-but-it-can.html
This week in commentary at Deeply Problematic, I:
- examined partner privilege and issues of safety,
- wrote on Joan Holloway and Christina Hendrick’s construction and the erasure of beautiful fat women
- considered thin privilege and the word fat, and how I can own my thin privilege and find more comfortable language.
-analyzed a news article’s construction of rape as “sex”.
- thought about the phrase “get raped” and how it reinforces victim-blaming.
- meditated on the conflation of feminism and cooking, and inaugurated Tasty Thursday with a recipe for garlic tomato grilled cheese.
- reviewed the New Riders of the Purple Sage
- covered two tasering incidents: one in which a 76-year-old was tasered during a parade, and a case in which a mother was tasered in front of her children.
Here are some of my favorite reads for the week.
A Health Care Debacle, How Politics is Trumping Politics. A question about our ethical obligation towards others.
http://feministsforchoice.com/a-health-care-debacle-how-politics-is-trumping-ethics.htm
military spouses, freedom & choice.
http://feministsforchoice.com/military-spouses-freedom-choice.htm
I also just had to suggest this article from newsweek. It’s about Dr. Carhart.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/212017
In 50 Books for Problematic Times (apologies for the lack of italics, and thanks for the shoutout in the roundup!):
- Good Catholic Girls by Angela Bonavoglia,
- Plain(s)Feminist covered Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks
- Melissa of Shakeville wrote on No Telephone to Heaven by Michelle Cliff
- The Middleman and Other Stories, by Bharati Mukherjee
- What Happened to Lani Garver, by Carol Plum-Ucci
- The Lioness Rampant series by Tamora Pierce
- Strange as this Weather has Been, by Ann Pancake.
A Health Care Debacle, How Politics is Trumping Politics. A question about our ethical obligation towards others.
http://feministsforchoice.com/a-health-care-debacle-how-politics-is-trumping-ethics.htm
An article by Mrs. Mastro, that I couldn’t help but share! military spouses, freedom & choice.
http://feministsforchoice.com/military-spouses-freedom-choice.htm
I also just had to suggest this article from newsweek. It’s about Dr. Carhart.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/212017
What i intended to say was “how politics is trumping ethics.”
Here are 2 recent posts from my blog, Abyss2hope:
Safety & crime prevention tips for new college students with emphasis on sexual violence was written in response to tips which are recycled each year and which rely on controlling the behavior of students perceived to be potential victims.
Carnival against sexual violence #76 has a collection of posts on a variety of subtopics.
Does the Oedipus complex idea still relate to people’s actual fathers?
Why is equality worth pursuing?
And for the theoretically inclined: will the advancement of feminism lead to communist revolution?
Only partly in my own cause (though I was honored to be included): The Third Carnival of Feminist Parenting is up at Mothers for Women’s Lib. Anji has gathered a bunch of great posts, so do check it out!
Hi folks!
I’ve got reviews for The Time Traveler’s Wife, the book and the movie.
I also have a post about travel tips for women, particularly street harassment.
Nothing of seriousness this week
Dragon*Con approaches. my plans, and costuming the free aeronaut, part 1 and 2. There may be a post later on cigars, male and female drag on someone who has no mental gender, and stuff like that. But during the assembly phase, it’s all about the shiny.
Trying to make a writing blog more interesting.
Nothing of seriousness this week
Dragon*Con approaches. my plans, and costuming the free aeronaut, part 1 and 2. There may be a post later on cigars, male and female drag on someone who has no mental gender, and stuff like that. But during the assembly phase, it’s all about the shiny.
Trying to make a writing blog more interesting.
Last week I visited the Creation Museum, a multimillion dollar establishment created to preach the literal Biblical creation story and show how evolution is a lie. These are the kind of people who believe the universe is 6,000 years old, that dinosaurs coexisted with humans, that scientists are evil…I documented my visit (including refuting some of their sillier claims) in a 9 part series: start at Part 1.
Movie Monday: Julie & Julia: For the first Movie Monday post I reflect on the new movie Julie & Julia.
Am I Overreacting?: I love when people tell me that I’m overreatcing.
A First Name Basis: have you ever noticed how we refer to powerful women by their first name but powerful men by their last name or title?
Being a Virgin Forever: reflecting on the meaning of virginity through True Blood.
Silencing in Schools from 10 Things: looking at how feminists are silenced in a school setting through a scene from the tv show 10 Things I Hate About You.
Feminist Flashback Friday: Amelia Earhart: looking at the life of Amelia Earhart through a feminist lens.
Posts on my blog:
“It’s Been A Long, Been A Long Day”, about another from the sequel to Steve the Penguin.
I’m not old. Yet., about the latest Sarah Haskins video.
Enjoy!
Egg Babies – a story about a time when I started to see how class privileges could shape even the smallest of experiences.
Writing Violent – in which I reflect on why I’ve been writing fiction through the eyes of some pretty terrible characters of late.
1. Third Wave Feminism Survey on Spirituality – A link to a survey on that topic, with some interesting discussion in the comments between myself and Daisy about connecting to Judaism.
2. Video from The Homo Show – Video from the recent variety performance I participated in. (I’m near the end of the video…sorry it’s not more footage!)
3. Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me – Random revelations of a trans woman
4. InCISting on Labels – Because, even though the whole cis-usage debate has died down, who doesn’t like fanning the flames?
Book Review: Picking Bones from Ash by Marie Mutsuki Mockett cross-posted with Feminist Review.
Intersex Bodies, Trans bodies, and the Media about Lady Gaga’s recent scandal.
Class, Women, & Restrictions on Martha’s Vineyard
Rewinding back history for las muertas de Juárez? A report of recent disappearances of women from Juárez in Mexico.
I wrote a post on environmentally-friendly sex toys and such.
This week my co-blogger wrote Hi I’m a homosexual how can I serve your heterosexual existence.
I wrote about how un-fun weeds is and about the first episode of Drop Dead Diva.
Good little blog that touches on feminist issues, like this one: http://thecrashiscoming.blogspot.com/
At Natalie Does New York:
I wrote about one of the reasons I’m often frustrated with the feminist blogosphere.
I also rambled on about strap-ons and my “type.”
We started off our new blog with a high-in-rhetoric post on Mad Pride 101 on Friday.
Then, a lapse in my usual mental state resulted in a post about limiting myself so I can live “normally”: Limitations, or being Daedalus.
At the Abortioneers blog, we wrote about the kind of exchange we often have in which our interlocutor Doesn’t Believe In Abortions: http://bit.ly/W5caO
Hola toda!
Would Walmart really bulldoze an ancient Native burial ground to use as fill for a new Sam’s Club? Yes. Great to see that the American tradition of colonialism & imperialism is being kept alive by our largest corporations.
What do opposite-sex marriage and hot dogs have in common?
Shame on those lazy, lazy displaced public housing residents in New Orleans, showing up to the employment office with résumés and protesting the fact that it is literally barred shut. Silly evacuees, trix are for kids!
This week Combatqueer examined what the “The Language of God” and “Living Jesus” have to say about science, Christianity, loving one another, and how we shouldn’t approach the Bible.
http://combatqueer.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/two-roads-converge.html
Brandee Sanders of MetroGypsy focuses on high quality original mini top hats, tilt hats, feather fascinators, custom Sally Rand feather fans and one of a kind vintage and up-cycled pieces created for stage performance, burlesque and anyone who loves standing out.
http://www.suchcoolstuff.net/2009/08/metrogypsy.html
Does anyone remember autograph books (for 11 year old girls, not celebs)? http://annieem.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/autograph-book-circa-1975/
Like Sungold, I wrote about emerging fascism, which morphed into a criticism of Netroots Nation.
Open Squeaky Fromme/Manson Family thread
Jenny has finally moved out on Mark Sanford
John Edwards fesses up at last
State Quarter Necklace: While twenty-five cents doesn’t get you more than a Ring Pop or a Wacky Wall Walker in the States, on the streets of Kolkata I can get a kati roll and a cup of cha with that loot. I could buy two kilos of aloo or 500ml of Amul dahi. And the thought of wearing a symbol of American economic imperialism around my neck in a place where millions are starving… well, let’s just say I won’t be wearing this chain around my neck until I’m back on US soil.
The Time Traveler’s Wife (book) / The Time Traveler’s Wife (film): Shortly after I started reading The Time Traveler’s Wife, I found out that there was a movie coming out, and was interested in seeing how the two would compare…I was curious as to how Henry and Clare’s interwoven story would translate to the big screen, and if the problems I had with the book would be present in the film.
The Mosque in Morgantown: Asra Nomani fights a personal battle with an established mosque community in her hometown for the right to pray alongside men at congregations. But Nomani’s anti-extremist impetus for change is best described as misguided.
District 9: While always unacceptable, racial stereotypes definitely don’t belong in a movie with an anti-xenophobia message. However, that did not deter the filmmakers from presenting extremely negative images of sub-Saharan Africans. Every black person in District 9 was either: 1) an unthinking toady of white authority figures (Mandla Gaduka), 2) a violent criminal, 3) a believer in witchcraft and superstition, or 4) some combination of 1-3.
Julie and Julia: What I especially loved about this film was the random, unexpectedly hilarious dialogue that popped up every now and then. In one kitchen scene, Julia, who we have seen for more than an hour in her prim, silk two-piece suits, bursts out that the cannelloni “are as hot as a stiff cock!”
Is CouchSurfing.org Safe for Women?
Since 2004 CouchSurfing.org has provided a way for budget travelers to connect with people across the world to take advantage of free hospitality—from a place to sleep to acting as a tour guide to simply meeting for a coffee. But do the site administrators go far enough to ensure its members aren’t sexual predators?
Mad Men, I Love You, But Your Fans Are Freaking Me Out
I, too, think that there is a lot of feminist merit in Mad Men – more on that in a second post this weekend, and I’ll have thoughts on the premiere next week, it’s gonna be a Mad Men heavy guestblogging experience – but I find it really problematic as a show to recommend to people who aren’t feminists, or who aren’t, at the very least, what I would call ready for a serious discussion of gender roles.
Breastfeeding is Best for Baby… But for Babydolls?
Are the US media objections to Spain’s Bebé Glotón further evidence of American’s sexualization of the healthy, natural, and nurturing relationship between mother and child?
Why Aren’t You Watching Nurse Jackie?
I am just about the only person I know – and certainly the only feminist – who has been religiously watching Showtime’s Nurse Jackie…Nurse Jackie is the closest thing to an unqualifiedly feminist television show airing anywhere at the moment.
Says Self magazine: Sorry, Kelly Clarkson, but fatty-fat-fat-fats don’t sell magazines.
late to the game but
http://skeptifem.blogspot.com/2009/08/hate-crimes-and-masculinity.html
its a post about the aerobics class shooting and how it isn’t labelled a hate crime, how no one describes the killer as misogynist or sexist, and how there is not a conversation about the cultural context of the killing instead of his family dynamics or personal failures. Its so much like a school shooting.
Just two posts to share this week, but they’re both biggies:
Firstly, I continued my series looking at the Epistles of St Paul by writing up my impressions of Ephesians. Including the infamous passage that starts, “Wives, submit to your husband as to the Lord”.
Secondly, I joined Ren Ev’s armies of the night to take on the slut-shaming hate-speech of Donna Hughes’ “Campaign Against Trafficking”, who decided it was absolutely cool to lie about, threaten and verbally abuse Elizabeth Wood.
I mostly posted fluff this week, but I did write a little post on Criss Angel’s use of the anarchist symbol: Appropriation: Anarchist Edition.
I also wrote Princesses and Cowboys and Knights in response to some of the comments on this post on feminist weddings.
The link to my Blog: http://sinamore6.blogspot.com/
It’s written in German, and focuses on Politics, Feminism, Sex Work and just about everything that comes into my mind that i’d like to share with the world.
Check us out! http://theactivist-pprm.blogspot.com/
This week, I considered my attraction to flawed men brought on by my love of Andy on “Weeds”.
This week, my focus has been on objectification and writing letters
I’m late to the party but this week I wrote about Sony Ericsson’s attempt to capture the lady market (and it got picked up on Deeply Problematic and Jezebel, Yay!)
I also wrote about the recent study reporting that 50% of American’s believe women should be legally required to change their last name. I was so enraged, I wrote about it twice.