Arseholes.
Month: December 2011
Katha Pollitt: Hitchens and his writing on Women
for someone who prided himself on his wide-ranging interests, he had virtually no interest in women’s writing or women’s lives or perspectives
Guest BFTP Post: CLITORIS CLITORIS CLITORIS!
This is a Summer Slowdown Guest Post (thanks QoT!) – a repost of a blog post from earlier this year. Clearly the media meme of the month is “won’t someone think of the children, and the imaginary innocence we ascribe to them in order to justify our lack of openness about basic anatomy because it’s ~icky~?”
Cousin It goes to Carols
I tend to not realise how big my hair is until I see a shot from behind.
Finding the traditional Nativity disappointingly low on killer metal robots from the future?
The Terminativity takes the Greatest Story Ever Told and adds time travel, a Terminator T-800, a police manhunt, lasers, pitched battles, a handful of catchy tunes and much, much more….
BFTP: Obligatory Tony Abbott Said What Now? Thread
It’s a Summer Slowdown repost. Just reminding everybody, in the midst of all the ink being wasted over a Rudd challenge that simply will not happen, that Tony Abbott still regularly reveals a mind-boggling worldview via ill-judged attempts to be charming and/or witty.
Sunday Singalong: Chicks on Speed
Here is Chicks on Speed with the ultimate anti-cock rock song; joyfully poking fun at the hyper-masculinity of the rock music scene and the way in which DIY punk-electronica is perceived as less than ‘real music’. “We Don’t Play Guitars”,… Read More ›
On having to feel embarrassed for what you love
Shed a tear for all the 6 year old girls who struggle to be able to love what they love regardless of stupid gender binary stereotypes: Look, I’m an optimist. I prefer to dwell on the positive rather than the… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? […] Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?
Weekend Womenscraft: Wrapping your presents
Hoydens are apparently going to be showing you some crafty goodness as a regular weekly feature around here so stand back. If you follow my personal blog then you know I’m a goddamn craft-cynic so it doesn’t really make sense… Read More ›