I’ve talked a bit before about Darnell in the Big Brother UK house. Darnell, a Black songwriter with albinism, spoke up for Mikey (who is blind) when a group of housemates were patronising and fawning over him. The housemates Darnell… Read More ›
Year: 2008
Zulu warriors as modelling props: Britain’s Next Top Model
Via Oh No They Didn’t and topmodel, this latest Britain’s Top Model photo shoot. As Brigitte says at Make Fetch Happen, It really boggles my mind that for some people, the first thing that pops into their mind when seeing… Read More ›
Moominland Midwinter: a start
We’ve had a bit of a Moomin hiatus, but last night the lad chose the next book in the series, Moominland Midwinter. As we began, I remembered again why I fell in love with Tove Jansson and her formidable translators…. Read More ›
Whoydensday: Villainess edition
Anyway, now that the first episode of Doctor Who’s Season 4 has aired here in Oz, it’s time again for: Marry, Shag or chuck off a Cliff? As usual, you may match one and only one of the characters below to each fate.
Two Posts on The Gruen Transfer
We are lucky to have the blogger from Fuck Politeness as a guest Hoyden this week. ~~~ Look, I should say up front I am a little grouchy of late over feeling like as a woman I am being ‘locked… Read More ›
Fun thing of the day: NAIDOC week session at the library
We went to the local library today, and a young bloke from Yirra Yaakin was there running a Didj and Dance session for the kids. The start was organic, and hilarious. There were no formal introductions – he walked in,… Read More ›
Three ferrets, one cup
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Disability Doll Distaste: More Down Syndrome Douchebaggery
[Cross-posted at Shakesville.] Why are some people so resistant to the idea of dolls with disabilities? The Times Online ran an article last week on dolls that look like children with Down syndrome, or dolls with wheelchairs or physiotherapy equipment,… Read More ›
How to Have a Succesful Mainstream Newspaper Blog
We are lucky to have the blogger from Fuck Politeness as a guest Hoyden this week. Fuckpoliteness is a blog born out of frustration over society’s obsessive commitment to formal/semantic politeness – to the empty vision of ‘manners’ in which… Read More ›
Tuesday Serendipity
Lacking inspiration while scheduling posts to be published this week while I’m on hols, I did a search on videos for “Tuesday”. I’d forgotten all about new wave band ‘Til Tuesday and Voices Carry, with that electrifying lyric “he wants… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 