Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed

• Jim Carrey loves the pro-disease movement

April 28, 2009 – just in case you needed a solid reason not to watch another Jim Carrey movie

• The Australian antivax movement takes its toll

April 28, 2009 – just vaccinate.

• Please Don't Disturb My Complacency!

April 28, 2009 – zuska on how some folks think socially constructed “norms” equate to “real life”

• Sexual health sites for teens spread misinformation

April 28, 2009 – ends with links to 4 reliable websites for sexual health info

• When Spring Is In The Air

April 28, 2009 – covers all the bases on an arsehat article from Mr Regnerus

• Race, Entertainment, And Historical Borrowing: The Case Of Lindy Hop

April 28, 2009 – the surprising sociological layers surrounding the revival of lindy hopping

• The Privilege of Just Being a PERSON: Whiteness and Race Anxieties

April 28, 2009 – more food for thought

• Sex-ed to be made compulsory(ish)

April 28, 2009 – pearl clutching ensues

• WHAT’S NEW ABOUT REYNOLDS WRAP?

April 28, 2009 – astroturfing strikes again

• Recommended Reading: Disability & Accessibility Edition

April 28, 2009 – excellent round-up

• More Fat-Hatin'—and Assvertising

April 28, 2009 – more size bigotry

• Open Thread

April 28, 2009 – suggestions for how to counter urban legends about abortion

• Hate crimes bill passes out of committee, wingnuts pass out the BS

April 28, 2009 – Dave Niewert explains (again) why hate crime legislation is not about thought-crime, and offers up a linkfest as well

Categories: linkfest

Tags: blogging, Read-ems, urban legend