Submissions for the Inaugural Down Under Feminists Carnival are rolling in nicely! There are only three days left in the month – two and a half, in some timezones – so get submitting. You can find the carnival information page… Read More ›
Month: May 2008
Non-scandalous photography: classic farm cat shot
image source (via Lauredhel) Lauredhel sent me the link to this pic yesterday, and while it made me chuckle it also made me sniffle a little. My dearly beloved two passed pusscats, Bella and Poco, were respectively a tabby and… Read More ›
For the record
This is a photo taken of me when I was 14. It was taken at the social nudist club to which my family belonged, in a quiet area of bushland, and I was nude. It was part of a photo-shoot… Read More ›
Beijing Olympics “Volunteers’ Guide” lays into people with disabilities
The Beijing Olympics organisers have released a Volunteers’ Guide for the upcoming Olympics. And the guide has a chapter on volunteering skills, including a guide on how to interact with people with disabilities. This is good, right? Education, sensitivity training,… Read More ›
The Poison Dwarf scrapes the barrel: now a comedy act is a “sex storm”
He’s trying to manufacture a scandal over the fact that the ALP candidate for the upcoming by-election for the seat of Gippsland did, as part of his duties as a cultural festival organiser in the region last year, support and… Read More ›
“Women are treated better than men online”, says NerdBoobLoot-man
This post is cross-posted at Shakesville. [image source] From a CyberPsychology & Behavior issue earlier this year: “Gender Swapping and Socializing in Cyberspace: An Exploratory Study” [1][fulltext PDF available free]. The goal of this small online survey was to examine… Read More ›
Auntie ABC passes the “biased reporting” test
Today’s Age: THE ABC’s flagship radio current affairs programs — often the source of tension and controversy in the Howard years — have won overwhelming endorsement from a landmark report by an external expert. An audit of AM, PM and… Read More ›
The Henson photo scandal: so many knees jerking, so little real debate
I haven’t written about the matter here until now because I’ve had to sort out my feelings on this one: as someone who grew up in the social nudist movement I hate the way that nudity in any context has come to be automatically associated with pornography, and yet I see the necessity of ensuring that minors are not exploited for sexual imagery as well.
So, how’s your Sunday?
I’m still recovering from the excitement of seeing the Super 14 rugby semi-final last night at the Sydney Football stadium with a capacity crowd. I came home and celebrated the Waratahs’ win, so I’m ever so slightly still fragile. After… Read More ›
“Any tendency to self-handling at its earliest manifestation will lead the wise mother to at once adopt means for its suppression.”
Another instalment in the 1905 Ladies’ Handbook series! The original post is here. Chapter IV is titled “Sex Physiology and Hygiene“. It’s long, so I’ll break it up into parts. It opens with a passionate plea for early and vigorous… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 