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• This my axiom, by me, which is mine

  By tigtog on 2016-11-28 • ( 1 )

  

  Axiom: Recklessly broad generalisations lead to arseholery.

• QOTD: on the blaming of progressive scolds/shamers for the rise of Trumpists

  By tigtog on 2016-11-25 • ( 3 )

  

  I wish all of you celebrating Thanksgiving a day that you feel good about afterwards, however you’ve decided to make that happen. Good luck. Here’s some jolly kittens to inspire you.

• Read This OTD: Feminist Frequency & Lauren Chief Elk on Beyond The Safety Pin

  By tigtog on 2016-11-15

  

  This call-to-activism post from Anita Sarkeesian lists useful resources for those who want to become more politically engaged as they contemplate President-Elect Trump. So if you’ve been wondering what you can do, here’s some food for thought. Lauren Chief Elk and others have some thoughts as well.

• Follow @ShaunKing to see how President-Elect Trump has emboldened haters

  By tigtog on 2016-11-12 • ( 3 )

  

  Mashable shares a depressingly long list of hateful attacks shared online since Trump’s election: just a sampling of reports tweeted by Shaun King. Read it and weep, because it’s only going to get worse.

• Media Circus: 4chan meltdown has begun #electionday edition

  By tigtog on 2016-11-09 • ( 5 )

  

  I’m basically just following my poliwonks list on Twitter today while considering switching away from the repetitive News24 coverage and getting in some Netflix. How about you?

• QOTD: Daphne du Maurier

  By tigtog on 2016-11-07

  

  “There’s nothing so dangerous as a headstrong girl who knows her own mind.”

• Cheesy Sunday Monday

  By tigtog on 2016-11-07

  

  My favourite of the current crop of “replacing movie weapon with selfie-stick” memes – Conan selfie!

• Otterday! And Open Thread

  By tigtog on 2016-11-05 • ( 9 )

  

  It’s ages since we’ve had an Otterday! This week’s Open Thread is hosted by an otter who learnt to use an asthma inhaler last year at an aquarium in Seattle:

• Myths about alpha males redux

  By tigtog on 2016-11-05 • ( 2 )

  

  “Of course, even if the lupine origins of the alpha-male trope weren’t obsolete, the notion that the term can even apply to human social structures is inherently absurd.”

• So my plans for writing today didn’t quite work out

  By tigtog on 2016-11-04

  

  I really wanted to vent about politics on my keyboard today, but it didn’t happen. However, one of our Geek Feminist friends Valerie Aurora had her ally-training work profiled in the Guardian, so that’s a happy happening!