ethics & philosophy

Looks like the police in Toronto have learnt NOTHING since January

By tigtog on 2011-10-13 • ( 12 )

*headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk*

a winged monkey sculpture crouched against a chimney stack

This is a reality, and it doesn’t go away if we don’t talk about it.

By tigtog on 2011-10-12 • ( 11 )

s.e.smith has an important and powerful post up at Tiger Beatdown regarding our collective habit of silence about the hate mail bloggers receive.

Black font on white background - a ligature for the three letters W T F

No, we are not interested in your text-link advertising

By tigtog on 2011-10-12 • ( 2 )

After many years of receiving only one or two such enquiries per year, all of a sudden we’re getting two or three a week.

Me and my suspicious mind

By tigtog on 2011-10-11

I just really hope that the film producers planning to turn a profit by telling of the horrors visited on one group of disadvantaged children had the grace to pass on those very robust film set buildings that they were so very proud of to people who could turn them to good use for other disadvantaged children.

Feminism – we’re doin it rong #1568454876

By Mindy on 2011-10-10 • ( 9 )

Feminists deserting the Prime Minister?

Quicklink: NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione pushes rape myths

By tigtog on 2011-10-09 • ( 9 )

If you’re drunk and get raped, you’ve got no one to blame but yourself, says NSW Police Commissioner.

Women marching behind a "Still not Asking for 'It'" sign at Slutwalk Manchester

Slutwalk: why can’t it be better than this?

By tigtog on 2011-10-07 • ( 10 )

The sentiment that whatever we wear and wherever we go, yes means yes and no means no is what got me Slutwalking earlier this year. Those campaigning to “reclaim” the word “slut”? I didn’t totally hate the idea, but it wasn’t one that particularly inspired me, because I’m skeptical regarding reclamation of marginalising slurs in concept and feel it’s of limited utility compared to actively challenging prejudices more radically.