Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader – #MooreandMe, Naomi Wolf trivialising rape allegations, #talkaboutit, negotiating consent and a couple that aren’t about Assange at all (how did that happen?). What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments.
Month: December 2010
Quicklink: December Lights Project
via the marvellous Karen Healey at Attention Rebellious Jezebels, news of the December Lights Project, promising “Short stories to light up the winter season…”:
Silly Season post 1
Welcome to the Silly Season. This (I hope) series will be about silly things that will hopefully make you smile. Currently the weather here is quite silly for December in Australia.
Femmostroppo Reader December 19, 2010
Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. Yet more Wikileaks traincrash dominates, sadly. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments.
Great news to wake up to
The US Senate has voted to repeal the 1993 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” bill that banned same-sex-attracted military personnel from being open and honest about their sexual orientation under penalty of dismissal.
Stop looking at my Mom
Bugs me to think that our children are introduced to sexual objectification so young by watching it happen to us. But on a positive note, how fantastic is this kid? Here is an interview with Astronomical Kid. (Do not read… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Are you feeling gifty? Or just after a treat for yourself? I went looking for otter stuff this past week, and thought I’d share what I found.[…]
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires.
Maintenance Note: offline for a while
Something in the backend is going a bit off-kilter. I’ve put the blog into maintenance mode while I try and sort it out. That means only those of you on feed-readers will see this post for a while.
It’s not the PM’s job
There is a media article out today accusing our PM of “sucking up to Americans” (i.e. Oprah) instead of helping Julian Assange*. Just so we are clear – Julian Assange is entitled to consular assistance while overseas, which I believe… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader December 16, 2010
Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments.
Hoyden About Town 