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• Quicklink: Internet Activism Matters

  By tigtog on 2013-06-26

  

  So. $25,000 donated to RAINN by Kickstarter, a new Kickstarter policy banning “seduction guides,” and an apology from Hoinsky along with a commitment to work with anti-violence organizations while rewriting his book.

  Not bad!

  I don’t know how else to say this: Internet activism matters. The next time someone tries to give you shit for “just blogging” or “just signing petitions,” point them to this and dozens of other examples of small things adding up to make a big difference.

• An article about domestic violence in the Guardian in which it’s OK to read the comments

  By tigtog on 2013-06-24 • ( 1 )

  

  I wish more online media premoderated comments like this article by Jill Dawson about how publicising celebrity incidents of family violence helps all of us to better name abuse.

• Shame File of the Day: SMH headline is pure bafflegab about “Supermoon”

  By tigtog on 2013-06-24 • ( 9 )

  “Super moon to bring wild weather to Sydney” – oh no it didn’t.

• Happy June Solstice!

  By tigtog on 2013-06-22 • ( 5 )

  

  It was technically about 10 hours ago, but I was otherwise engaged.

• On ya bike Notpology, Metapology has taken over Gutless Rhetoric Town

  By tigtog on 2013-06-18 • ( 9 )

  

  wishes to express its unhappiness with the controversy

• Not Even Trying To Figure Out If Someone Wants Your Attention Is What Makes You Creepy

  By tigtog on 2013-06-17 • ( 9 )

  

  most people can tell by looking at a cat that it doesn’t want their attention; the only thing that makes it hard to figure out whether a woman want[s] to be talking to a man is literally not even trying to.

• Farewell to Pam’s House Blend

  By tigtog on 2013-06-17

  

  Pam Spaulding is ending Pam’s House Blend after 9 years of blogging.

• So how many times have you watched this video today?

  By tigtog on 2013-06-14 • ( 6 )

  

  I could listen to people repeating these sentiments across all institutions day after day after day after day.

  Message from the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General David Morrison, AO, to the Australian Army following the announcement on Thursday, 13 June 2013 of civilian police and Defence investigations into allegations of unacceptable behaviour by Army members.

• Friday Hoyden: Fictional Female Protagonists

  By tigtog on 2013-06-14 • ( 17 )

  

  In the wake of a bunch of recent posts, I’ve been thinking about women’s characterisation in fiction a lot. My next fiction purchase will be Grimspace by Ann Aguirre, and I’m sending an Open Call for guest Friday Hoyden post pitches featuring female protagonists, because I need recommendations for the gifts I’m going to give everybody this year.

• Quicklink: The Feminist Hivemind

  By tigtog on 2013-06-12 • ( 4 )

  

  It’s a new blog! Full of secular women!