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Month: September 2009
Thursday Cheezburger: Virtue #3, Justice
Post your own favourite Justice-themed Cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear.
Quick Hit – Feminism ur doin it rong, with a hint of teh patriarchy doesn’t exist
Read all about it Apologies for the lack of discussion, I just don’t have the energy today.
Marvel Fail: rape culture apologism from writer, where the hell were the editors?
Storyline summary: villain named Chameleon takes Peter Parker’s shape and has sex with his roommate Michelle Gonzalez, who thinks he is Parker. Subsequent events show that the incident is being played for laughs with the oh so hilarious misunderstandings afterwards between Parker and roommate as she morphs immediately into a super-possessive clingy and bossy girlfriend from Nightmareland.
More language nitpicking
I’ve decided that from now on I will refer to “unauthorised immigrants” rather than be complicit in the framing of these people as “illegal”. There is a huge difference between unauthorised activities and illegal activities,
Aww – Clyde the Cat
The moral of Clyde’s story – microchip your pets.
Macro meme of the week: Kanye interrupts
There are ridiculous numbers of macros around referencing Kanye West’s bizarre rudeness this week:
Femmostroppo Reader – September 16, 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. more broads on the board – “Whenever quotas get brought up, people always warn that positions… Read More ›
“How Can Feminist Mums Avoid Being Humourless Childhood-Ruiners?”
At The Dawn Chorus, Mel Campbell asks “How Can Feminist Mums Avoid Being Humourless Childhood-Ruiners?” (Without, it seems, a hint of satire): Are you going to be the kind of humourless, daggy mum who interferes in everything that’s cool and… Read More ›
SUCCESS! Breastfeeding discrimination law likely to change in WA
Remember the Perth rally against breastfeeding discrimination back in April? Mandy Crabtree was ejected from a cafe for requesting to breastfeed her baby, and the Premier responded to public outcry by saying that women should breastfeed in a “discreet, modern… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 