Here is a piece written by Airial Clark on discussing slut-shaming with her 11 year old son. It is from Good Vibrations Magazine. I can’t think of anything amazing to say about it, too late at night here, but go… Read More ›
Life
Why aren’t there Facebook ‘Like’ buttons on everything?
Because I want a Facebook Like button on this. What would you put a ‘Like’ button on if you could? ETA: And then you find someone who’s done it so much better.
Whoydensday: Rock out with the WHOs
rtofirefly’s beautiful band featuring 4, 8, 10 and 11 totally deserves to be gazed and gazed upon to the accompaniment of the still amazing because of, rather than despite, its blatant parody of classic pop riffs – Doctorin’ the Tardis:
Enabling Femininity?
Going on from bluemilk’s post on Masculinity and the fear of losing it and Mena’s comment is allowing our girls to wear nail polish and dress up in pink enabling femininity? Are we giving our daughters the wrong message? From… Read More ›
Libya NFZ and selective support for Arab uprisings
Open thread on ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings and retaliations.
Some good news from Japan
Two tsunami survivors found nine days later in Ishinomaki City; the ‘Fukushima 50’ volunteers are gradually stabilising the reactor crisis.
Masculinity and the fear of losing it
It took becoming a mother of a son for me to realise just how fearful the world is of losing masculinity. I mean, god knows there are lots of rules about gender binary and how girls and women perform femininity, too, but I don’t think we’re as frightened of femininity being corrupted and lost as we are of masculinity being diluted.
Super Mega Monster Moon was a no-show
In two respects:
- It was pissing down rain last night, and the moon could not be seen behind the cloud cover.
- Nothing dramatic or remarkable or disastrous happened at all.
Otterday! And Open Thread
Today’s otter comes from a 2008 story in the Orlando Sentinel about a wildlife rehabilitation service rescuing baby river otters. This little one could be raising its own babies in the wild by now.
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires.
Little Niggles and Wisdom from the Spam filter
This post is a bit of a catch-all of things I’ve been meaning to do for a little while now. Firstly the niggles. I read an article on weight loss the other day which quoted the trainer from the Biggest… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 