Welcome to the Fifteenth Edition of down under feminists carnival! This carnival features posts made by Aussie and Kiwi feminists during July, 2009.
Month: August 2009
Shorten’s disability shakeup – read between the lines
Anyone care to have a go at reading between the lines with this one? Given Shorten’s form on lack of interest in people with invisible disabilities who aren’t fully dependent on a carer, I’m not as hopeful as I’d like… Read More ›
Whoydensday: Waters of Mars Trailer
The Waters of Mars is the next Doctor Who special from Russell T Davies, due in November this year: David Tennant’s last before his big two-parter finale. But, as you can see from this trailer, there are many signs that… Read More ›
Gendered social interactions and rape-shaming
Just saw this post about rape linked to over at Shapely Prose, and I’m jumping on the bandwagon of making sure that everybody goes to read her perfect illustration of how everything women are trained to do in every-day interactions… Read More ›
Five Minute Cookery: Mixed Berry Tart
I’m light-on for written blogging right now, so here’s a recipe for something I made last week. I take no credit for the recipe. It’s almost exactly the recipe on the Pampas pack, except I’ve subbed in vanilla bean paste… Read More ›
Virtual travelling: who can choose?
I just realised it was absolutely ages since I did a faves mosaic, of stuff that I’ve faved on Flickr lately. (I blame Anna’s sharing of the “cute otters” tag on Flickr entirely for the otter-heavy portion near the top)…. Read More ›
Media Watch does K&J
Media Watch made a point of showing the way that K&J trade in humiliation to the point of cruelty as part of their exploitation of their audience’s voyeuristic side. You can watch the Media Watch segment, read the transcript or… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – August 3, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Disclaimer/SotBO: a link here is not necessarily an endorsement of all opinions of the post author(s) either in the particular… Read More ›
The fruits of intolerance
As the dead from Saturday night’s shooting attack in Tel Aviv are buried and mourned: In the aftermath, representatives of the gay community have met with Social Affairs Ministry officials and presented them with daunting information: According to their data,… Read More ›
Kyle and Jackie O Show Suspended!
Sky News Online: Radio show suspended by Austereo The Kyle and Jackie O radio show has been suspended indefinitely after last week’s lie detector stunt, with host Kyle Sandilands declaring he is unable to go on air. There have been… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 