The NY Times takes on asexuals
Theyre a ways behind other media outlets, but oh well. The Times has an article on asexuals finally “outing” themselves.
...read moreFriday Random Ten – The Quick and Dirty Edition
If it’s Friday somewhere, it’s time for the Friday Random Ten. Load up your mp3s, set to random play, and list the first ten to grace your pretty little ears. The better to hear you with, m’dear. 1) Elliot Smith – Southern Belle 2) The Clash – English Civil War 3) Jimmy Wakely – Tennessee [...]
...read moreFeminist Ad Network?
[UPDATE: The response so far seems positive so far, at which point I have two more questions. 1) Is anyone directly opposed to the idea of running advertising on feminist sites even if the advertising runs parallel to a general consensus of feminist and progressive thought? and 2) Who with a blog would be willing [...]
...read moreThe Kids Are Fine
At XX, Ophelia Payne writes on something the experts have been saying forever: The children of gay and lesbian parents are as healthy and well-adjusted as the children of heterosexual parents. What is the only thing that presents a challenge across the board? Homophobia.
...read moreMassive Link Round-up
Feminism Green Gabbro is “shocked! that people who call themselves liberals could be so eager to distance themselves from feminist arguments. I mean, no, wait, what the hell did you expect? That people would magically acknowledge the legitimacy of an argument that attacks the ethics of their income stream?” In another post, she suggests a [...]
...read moreATTN: Hoosier Liberals
See HABIT, a blog meant for “Indiana based bloggers to talk about George W. Bush in general and The Downing Street Memo in particular. Are you a Hoosier who wants to join us?”
...read moreHousewife Theory of History?
I’m not much for the title, but this article brings up something important for all of us to remember, especially when feeling discouraged:
...read morePigeon Cam
I should be ashamed that this is so funny. via After School Snack
...read moreDailyKos, Women, and the Margins
Sarah left a link to a study that her husband did on gender and dKos. His findings and analysis are quite interesting: For my study (MS Word doc) I looked at the comments thread associated with Kos’ January 17th post on blog ethics. Male participants dominated the discussion, being both more numerous and more frequently [...]
...read moreSardinia pictures!
It really is a beautiful place. My apologies if these pictures are formatted in a weird way, or if theyre too big… Im trying to figure out how to do this on a computer where all the directions are in Italian, and its a little challenging. The beach at Poetto, where I go every day [...]
...read more“Net Nanny” bars Feministing
No joke… I just tried to go to one of my favorite blogs, Feministing, only to get a message in Italian telling me that the “net nanny” on this computer — which, notably, is a public internet point in an Italian postal service building — is barring me from visiting the site, which may contain [...]
...read moreLactivists take to the streets
Really, what is the big deal about breastfeeding in public? Good for these “lactivists” — a public display of breastfeeding is just what we need. Babies need to eat, and breastmilk is whats best for them. People need to get over whatever sqeamishness or fears they have toward a lactating breast. “We’re all told that [...]
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