Further to Tigtog’s quickhit on Polanski, can we just clear up one point? This is not a shades-of-grey issue. This is not a “Romeo & Juliet” statutory rape case. This is not a “barely legal” case. This is not a… Read More ›
Month: September 2009
Carnivals! And DUFC roster.
Chally at Zero at the Bone brings the The Fifth Carnival of Feminists to the world. Check it out! We’re also in the last couple of days for submissions to the next and seventeenth Down Under Feminists Carnival , which… Read More ›
Whoydensday: a bitter rant summed up in one perspicacious comment
No spoilers in the rant (link below). In fact, it has anti-spoilers as the author appears to not have done his homework. Here is the perspicacious comment,
#nestlefamily: fobbing off Nestle chocolate slavery critique with Oompa Loompa “jokes”
[I’m updating the links roundup at the end, in case you’re wondering why this post keeps popping up in your RSS feed.] For those not following the #nestlefamily hashtag on twitter, it’s about a current ‘conference’ being held by Nestle…. Read More ›
Tweaks etc
I’m working on some techniques to serve the blog faster, and use less bandwidth for our server and for our readers.
Sometimes the techniques may block more than I intend them to.
Can you take this feminist seriously?
While wandering around the internet yesterday I came across a comment that said something along the lines of “if you change your name when you get married, don’t expect to get taken seriously as a feminist”. Okaaay then. Now I… Read More ›
Virtual Traveling – Our Best Friend?
Any of these fangy faces remind anyone of anybody special?
Femmostroppo Reader – September 29, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. It’s your last chance to submit to the Fifth Carnival of Feminists – So go on… Read More ›
Meta
I’ve turned off comments registration for the time being. The last few months with it should have dropped us off some target lists for sp@mmers, and we’ll see how we go.
Vag perfume – so you don’t have to fuck drunk anymore!
The news is all over new “research” purporting to show that women lurrrrve to fuck drunk. Well, no, not quite. The research puports to show that women get drunk before sex because they “lack confidence in their bodies”: Almost half… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 