Feministe Feedback: Why is Inclusion of People with Disabilities Important?
A Feministe reader has been asked to give the “parent’s point of view” on inclusion for her city’s recreation center. She writes in looking for information, talking points and a wider context so that she can most effectively advocate for people with disabilities. She writes: Why is inclusion of people with disabilities important? Especially in [...]
...read moreFeministe Feedback: Dealing with sexism in social networking
A reader is looking for advice on how she can handle sexism in public, sometimes semi-anonymous spheres — i.e., where you can’t pull the individual aside to have a discussion: I would like to get advice and your opinions on something that I’ve been struggling with. On social networks like twitter and facebook there are [...]
...read moreFeministe Feedback: Suggestions for Anti-Racist Resources
A reader writes in: Dear Feministe, I am wondering if you would like to do a post for commenters to suggest resources for unlearning racism and the construction of whiteness. I’ve never taken sociology or women’s studies and I feel I should read a lot more in this area. Suggestions? Ideas? Post in the comments. [...]
...read moreFeministe Feedback: Navigating Race in My New Neighborhood
A reader writes in about getting involved in her new neighborhood. She prefaced this email with a note saying that it might sound stupid and borderline “please educate the white girl,” but she wants to emphasize that she’s asking the question in good faith and is sincerely looking to have a discussion about gentrification, race [...]
...read moreFeministe Feedback: A Women’s Health Platform
A reader writes in: I’m writing to ask a question about women’s health in general. My mum, who is not very political (politicised?) just got elected to her town board. I’m not sure what that means, politically (a small town in Australia, dominated by the defense industry). She said she might choose the women’s health [...]
...read moreFeministe Feedback: Stats on Cohabitating Before Marriage
A reader writes in: My boyfriend and I are moving in together and my parents (evangelical Christians) are concerned. In addition to their moral arguments regarding why we shouldn’t live together, they have read statistics that couples who cohabitate before marriage are more likely to divorce. I’ve heard this research myself, and a little googling [...]
...read moreWho Gets to Say What, Part II (Blog Hierarchies)
(This is the second part of our series of reflections on Feministe and its place in the bewildering and sometimes nauseating constellation known as “the feminist blogosophere.” You can read part one here.) This time, your hostesses start to scratch the surface of meritocracy and the lack thereof, the social economies that create “large” and [...]
...read moreWho Gets To Say What (Part I: Tokenism)
Hi everyone, and welcome to the next part of The Story of Blog. This series of somewhat navel-gazing posts is Feministe’s contribution to an ongoing conversation in this neck of blogland — a conversation about the nature and ethics of the kind of blogging we do here. This perennial topic was re-ignited by concerns raised [...]
...read moreFeministe Feedback: Anti-Rape Resources for Men
A reader writes in: This academic year there have been two different rapes on my campus and if two have been reported, then most likely there are more. I want to do some education awareness on campus to make men aware that rape is not a women’s issue, that it will continue until men step [...]
...read moreFeministe Feedback: Dealing with Bullying
Kat has a question about how to help her son deal with bullies. School administrators and teachers have not been helpful. Suggestions?
...read moreFeministe Feedback: For a feminist starting over
A reader writes in: Hi Feministe – I am an avid reader of your blog, but I’m not sure where to direct this question. My mother, who is in her early 50s, recently ended an abusive 20+ year marriage. In an attempt to get back on her feet again, she has been reading many self-help [...]
...read moreFeministe Feedback: Un-Teaching Gendered Language
A reader writes in: I’m Spanish, and I’m a trainee High School teacher in Spain. Spanish is a language with two grammatical genders: male and female, and when it applies to inanimate objects there isn’t any logic to it. Tables and chairs are female. Glasses and dishes are male. “Person”, “people” and “humankind” are female. [...]
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