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By tigtog on May 14, 2012
If, after saying something, one feels the urge/need to say: “I don’t mean that in a creepy* way“, THEN ONE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER THAN TO SAY IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
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Posted in ethics & philosophy, language, relationships | Tagged being an ally, creepy |
By tigtog on May 10, 2012
Malia and Sasha, it wouldn’t dawn on them that somehow their friends’ parents would be treated differently. It doesn’t make sense to them and, frankly, that’s the kind of thing that prompts a change in perspective.
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Posted in culture wars, ethics & philosophy, relationships, social justice | Tagged LGBTQ, marriage equality, same-sex relationships |
By tigtog on May 2, 2012
There isn’t much in the entire package that doesn’t feel shamelessly manipulated to incite an old-fashioned chick fight here.
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Posted in ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, media, parenting, relationships | Tagged media manipulation, mummy wars, stoushes |
By Mindy on May 1, 2012
Links I am loving today.
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Posted in gender & feminism, Life, media, parenting, parties and factions, Politics, relationships, social justice, Sociology, work and family | Tagged linky love |
By tigtog on April 27, 2012
The footage showed the Duchess making happy faces at a baby and stroking ou’s head while ou was being held by the father, while the Duke was shown holding a baby and chatting with onlookers, yet the commentary was about how “Kate” was showing her natural motherly side. Which one of them was actually shown as being relaxed and comfortable holding a baby again?
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Posted in media, parenting, relationships | Tagged celebritism, gender essentialism, gender stereotypes |
By Guest Hoyden on April 24, 2012
Here be SPOILERS!!!
I’m interested in addressing it as an instance of popular culture that again has kids tearing through books, hungry for more, at the controversy and ‘moral panic’ that it seems to be creating, and in looking at the elements of what, for me, made it something out of the league of the ‘Twilights’ of the world.
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Posted in arts & entertainment, crisis, ethics & philosophy, relationships, violence | Tagged books & writing, female-centred fiction, film adaptations, moral panics, oppression, rebellion, survival |
By tigtog on April 14, 2012
I’ve long made pained expressions whenever I hear that “high school is the best years of your life” pablum expressed, and I was one of those people who did actually have a pretty good time at high school…I know now how lucky I was. After high school, LIFE GETS BETTER.
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Posted in education, ethics & philosophy, relationships, social justice, Sociology | Tagged bullying, exclusion, expectation of conformity, LGBTQ, marginalisation, myths, social inclusion |
By tigtog on April 11, 2012
The SF authors of the past might well have been surprised by the essential triviality of the way most of us use this amazing worldwide communication system we enjoy, but should they have been?
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Posted in arts & entertainment, fun & hobbies, media, Meta, relationships, Sociology | Tagged blogging, books & writing, internet, remixing, SF, trivia, video |
By tigtog on April 10, 2012
Australia’s big purple poliblog will no longer be publishing new posts. The archives will remain, and that goodbye post is filling up with nostalgic comments.
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Posted in culture wars, media, Meta, relationships | Tagged blogosphere |
By blue milk on April 7, 2012
Before beginning your rant, and it will be a rant because you’re a woman writing this, always start that post with an apologetic, introductory paragraph about how truly nice your partner is and how he (and he will be a ‘he’) ‘helps’ you around the house and ‘helps’ you with the kids, a lot; really, [...]
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Posted in gender & feminism, Meta, parenting, relationships, social justice, work and family | Tagged gender roles |
By Mindy on April 4, 2012
What one man’s refusal to listen when she asks to pay for her meal tells a woman on a first date.
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Posted in Culture, gender & feminism, Life, relationships | Tagged equality, respect, Schrodinger's rapist, traditional gender roles |
By Mindy on March 29, 2012
Excellent takedown of The Punch’s anti-feminist article by tallulahspankhead at The Lady Garden.
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Posted in Culture, culture wars, ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, language, Life, media, parenting, relationships, work and family | Tagged anti-feminist, feminism, FFS, The Lady Garden, The Punch |
By Mindy on March 29, 2012
A Judge in the [Family] Court in Australia rules that the Court does not have the power to compel a woman to continue a pregnancy.
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Posted in gender & feminism, law & order, Life, parenting, relationships | Tagged abortion, trust women, women's health, womens rights |
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