Yep, still getting my regular APOD fix.
Month: June 2011
Thursday Cheezburger and Delurking day- Bad Boys
Today’s theme is Bad Boys.
Is it okay just to lurk?
I was turning this question over in my mind last night, after spending the evening catching up on feminists blogs. There is currently a stoush on between a couple of blogs which began last week (I think) and is ongoing…. Read More ›
The Grauniad on Bachmann et al
Bachmann, 55, believes her country needs to be reclaimed from a socialist president, a gay mafia, and treasonous liberals, responsible for, among other things, robbing Americans of the freedom to choose their light bulbs.
Sleeping is not consenting.
Why does the myth that a woman can consent to sex while asleep still persist? Why should it matter that the man rapist may not have been aware she was asleep. If she has pushed you away twice when she… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader June 14, 2011
Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments. Shameless self-promotion entirely welcome!
Anybody who says crap like this? Avoid them and warn others about them
*** TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR RAPE APOLOGISM, VICTIM BLAMING, SLUT SHAMING AND VIOLENT IMAGERY ***
Quickhit: Gay Girl in Damascus Amina Arraf is a pseudonym for American Tom MacMaster
Now the regime is going to be able to cast everything MacMaster wrote about what was happening in Syria as pure fiction, and real people who trusted Arraf have been endangered.
An Open Challenge to mainstream media re SlutWalk Sydney
Does a single one of you have the guts to forego predictable titillation and let the public know the truth about Slutwalk and the hundreds and hundreds of other women and male and queer allies who will be marching in non-skimpy wear, and why they are there? Or will it just be more sad head-shaking misrepresentation from your pundits?
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Today’s otter was taken by BlueRidgeKitties at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina, USA.
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?
Hoyden About Town 