ethics & philosophy

Quickhit: freebies, kickbacks and Disclosure by Bloggers

By tigtog on 2009-10-06 • ( 2 )

Interesting: FTC to Fine Bloggers up to $11,000 for Not Disclosing Payments

That’s an $11,000 fine per non-disclosing post for those bloggers coming under the US FTC’s ambit.

Que(e)rying Sex Ed

By Wildly Parenthetical on 2009-10-03 • ( 52 )

Each year, I teach a course on gender and sexuality to a bunch of second year uni students. It’s focussed pretty firmly on challenging heteronormativity, in a way that most of the students, even those who are queer in some… Read More ›

Nestlé moves from obfuscation to outright lies

By lauredhel on 2009-10-01 • ( 14 )

This seems a good point to start a new post. Many Nestle-bloggers seem to be continuing to believe that by taking their questions straight to the company, they will get honest replies, and will clear up all these decades of… Read More ›

#nestlefamily: fobbing off Nestle chocolate slavery critique with Oompa Loompa “jokes”

By lauredhel on 2009-09-30 • ( 88 )

[I’m updating the links roundup at the end, in case you’re wondering why this post keeps popping up in your RSS feed.] For those not following the #nestlefamily hashtag on twitter, it’s about a current ‘conference’ being held by Nestle…. Read More ›

Quickhit: Roman Polanski arrested in Zurich

By tigtog on 2009-09-28 • ( 15 )

I always thought that he should have served his time upon his conviction for statutory rape 31 years ago. For a start, why should someone with the money to flee from law enforcement just be able to get away with it?

Horrendous autism “advocacy” video

By tigtog on 2009-09-27 • ( 16 )

Because Kids with Autism are just that Difficult to Know and Understand, and that Huge a Burden to Real People, apparently. Also, the message is that supporting Autistic people here and now is not nearly as important as raising money for cure/prevention some many years in the future.

Marvel Fail: rape culture apologism from writer, where the hell were the editors?

By tigtog on 2009-09-17 • ( 6 )

Storyline summary: villain named Chameleon takes Peter Parker’s shape and has sex with his roommate Michelle Gonzalez, who thinks he is Parker. Subsequent events show that the incident is being played for laughs with the oh so hilarious misunderstandings afterwards between Parker and roommate as she morphs immediately into a super-possessive clingy and bossy girlfriend from Nightmareland.