Beppie is a regular commenter at Hoyden About Town who is currently organising drinkies instead of writing her thesis. In the interests of good conversation, celebrating the approaching Summer Solstice, and getting squiffy, I’ll be organising a Yuletide Drinks… Read More ›
Month: November 2008
Quick link: Hitting girls, forcing sex ‘not a big deal’: boys survey.
by Mindy, For Battler, and feminist. The ABC news website has details of a new survey up showing that there is still a lot of work to be done to educate boys about girls. A new report has found that… Read More ›
Peeve Time: “The Obese” as Walking Dead
[cross-posted at Shapely Prose.] People with disabilities have for quite a while been promoting “people-first” language to reinforce the simple, yet radical, notion that people with disabilities are people first, PWD second. “Diabetics” are people with diabetes; “disabled people” are… Read More ›
Amusing reporterly mis-step du jour
‘Health Shop’ sparks concern Australia’s first “retail health shop” staffed by nurses able to prescribe drugs and order tests will open in Perth next week amid concerns it may lead to second-grade medical care. I’m picturing a swipe of mercurochrome,… Read More ›
Quote of the Day: Dame Vivienne Westwood, anti-feminist
From an interview in The Guardian, where Westwood is asked about her elder son’s career in pornography: What does she make of his career choice? “It’s such a cliche, that pin-up styling,” she says. “I think it’s boring because of… Read More ›
“Your only chance to get inside her”: disability and that Belgian transplant porn
There’s quite a lot of chat around the femiblogosphere about this ad for organ donation, spotted at Sociological Images. (See also The Curvature, Feministe, the F-Word.) The advertisement depicts a very young, thin white woman with long blonde hair, wearing… Read More ›
“Gamers’ girls be warned”, says WA Today
Yet again, women who play videogames are rare, perhaps mythical, beings. WA Today has issued an ominous warning to “Warcraft widows”: Widows of Warcraft, be warned – you may not see much of your boyfriend/partner/husband/defacto/intended in the next six months… Read More ›
“Firewalls Under Fire”: Mark Newton talks internet censorship on Today show
Karl Stefanovic interviewed internet service provision expert and outspoken censorship critic Mark Newton on yesterday’s Today Show. Click on the eye image to see video. ~~~ Transcript: Karl Stefanovic: [Australia?]’s plan for a new internet filter has been widely criticised… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread
Today’s otters are courtesy of Cute Otters. These Asian Short Clawed triplets were born at the Chessington Zoo to parents Guinevere and Lancelot. *iz ded* Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is… Read More ›
2000!
According to the database, the previous post was our 2000th published post. I’m kinda chuffed that it honoured Liss.
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