The so-called “don’t say gay” law is premised on the misguided belief that, by not talking about gay people, they can simply make us disappear.
social justice
Working to eradicate inequalities by highlighting institutional, cultural and insidiously socialised biases and bigotries.
Satoshi Kanazawa is still a jackass
Every few months I read about some turds dropped by this evolutionary psychologist and his penchant for spectacularly prejudiced Just So stories. This week he let us know that he’s absolutely sure that the whole world agrees with him that black women are “objectively” uglier than other women.
Quick Hit – Two cadets removed from ADFA
Update on ADFA Skype incident. “Following this court appearance, both cadets were removed from the academy pending the outcome of administrative and court action,” the spokesperson said.
Slutwalking
The best deconstruction I’ve read yet: Sex, lies and slutwalking by Lauren Rosewarne
Shunning for your own good
This whole piece at Motherlode irked me. It is about a 17 year old school student who faked a pregnancy for several months as an investigation into stereotypes and discrimination for a school project. It is an amazing social experiment… Read More ›
Hands up who thinks these (and other) prejudices are over
“Virginity tests for immigrants ‘reflected dark age prejudices’ of 1970s Britain”
Neoliberal welfare and gender inequality
I suppose that by now, everyone in Australia has probably come across some version of the latest iteration of the hatin’-on-teen-mums discourse, which comes up with frightening regularity. This version of course, is part of the ‘tough love’ strategy being… Read More ›
Quick Hit: Today in ‘equality’
Her refusal to cheer for him in basketball games led to her being thrown off the team, and she then sought to sue her school (specifically for infringing her freedom of speech).
Systemic Imbalance and Marginalised Voices: Feminism FOR REAL
This anthology was launched in March, but in a fine example of its major theme regarding whose voices get sidelined in the feminism movement, most of the femosphere appears to not have heard of it until it was centred in a blogstorm this week.
Quick Hit – Friend with benefits
Two ADFA cadets involved in the recent Skype incident have faced court in the ACT today.
Hoyden About Town 