It was a work trip, reviewing comedy shows, so I was out every night doing exactly that. This meant that I missed a by all accounts legendary blogmeet on the Friday night – if I’d been organised enough to get a phone number or two I could have at least joined in the portion of it that rocked on after midnight, but who knew it was going to be that huge? Nabs will have to get me nissed as a pewt another time – maybe next year.
Month: April 2009
More outrage over sex ed for youngsters: The Hormone Factory
Ostrich parents in Queensland are said to be up in arms today about a sex education website aimed at Grade 7 students. The site, thehormonefactory.com (warning:website sound), contains a selection of pubertal anatomy and physiology, basic sex information, talk about… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – April 8, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed (lots of links today, after a catch-up when I got back home yesterday – so I’m putting them behind a cut):
Word of the Day – Hyperbole
Hyperbole (pronounced /ha??p??b?li/ hye-PER-buh-lee; “HYE-per-bowl” is a common mispronunciation) comes from ancient Greek “????????” (meaning excess or exaggeration) and is a figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – April 7, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed India Knight Mirrors Attitude Behind Afghan Law Legalizing Marital Rape April 7, 2009 – Quote: “The defense’s claim about exactly what happened is just as much of an allegation as the… Read More ›
Perth Feminist SF Unconference Invites YOU to attend!
This guest post is by Sarah Parker, who blogs at Saucy Sisters. * Perth’s longest running Feminist Convention, Gynaecon, is running this weekend! * Panel Discussion on Strong Female Characters in the Whedonverse and Whoverse * Discussion on the new… Read More ›
The Eleventh Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at Why I’m Bitter!
The Eleventh Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at Why I’m Bitter’s Weblog. Yay! If you’re a regular reader, or especially if you’re featured in the carnival, please place a link to it and spread the word. You’re welcome to… Read More ›
Quickhit: Needs More Glitter
Girls Red Comics – And They’re Pissed! has a new post up! Check out Needs More Glitter, by Karen Healey. She is responding to this article, “Marvel Debuts Female Apparel and Cosmetics“. Karen writes: Anyway, I’m back, lured by the… Read More ›
Saturday Night Caption Contest
Whatcha got? Caption this photo here.
Femmostroppo Reader – April 4, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Mmmm… Sciencey! April 3, 2009 – reinforcing gender stereotypes, one study at a time!