Here, Have A Kitty Amnesty Internationals Irrepressible Info campaign That new widget in the sidebar allows us to help “undermine censorship by publishing fragments of censored material” from some of the many websites around the world which have been censored… Read More ›
gender & feminism
Judge-endorsed abuse by protective services: more on the FLDS mother-child foster separation issue
In a followup to this issue mentioned under Tigtog’s post “The FLDS polygamy and statutory rape farm”, Time Magazine has a piece on the FLDS “rescue”[1] in Texas. “The Texas Polygamist Sect: Uncoupled and Unchartered” Caught in the middle is… Read More ›
Various topics I’d like to blog on if I had more time
So I’ll link you to other ozbloggers who’ve done it already! Edited to add: if there’s something you were intending to blog but haven’t got around to, or wish you had blogged but somebody else said it superbly first so… Read More ›
No, no, no, just no.
The Age: ‘Groomer’ jailed for sex with 12-year-old No. Rape isn’t sex. [cut for child rape triggers]
Quick hit: Bra-snappin’, chair-sniffin’ Liberal leader Troy Buswell in the news again
And this guy wants to be Premier of our state. Perthnow reports. The new allegations follow admissions by Mr Buswell in January that he snapped open the bra of a Labor staffer during a drunken night at Parliament House last… Read More ›
McCain prefers the injustice of the status quo to “more lawsuits”
Republican Senator John McCain, campaigning through poverty-stricken cities and towns, said he opposes a Senate bill that seeks equal pay for women because it would lead to more lawsuits.
Senate Republicans killed the bill on Wednesday night on a 56-42 vote that denied the measure the 60 votes needed to advance it to full debate and a vote.
xckd stupid
Just when xkcd does something good, they start blundering around in a sexist haze. Because women who get restraining orders are all dishonest, conniving bitches who are just out to make your life difficult. Cue Bingo commenters. Go on, who… Read More ›
“Open Source Boob Project”: Around the blogs
The Open Source Boob Project is demanding a round-up. I’ve tried to make this a fair portrayal of the buzz around the web. Original post by The Ferrett Not everyone wants to go public with it, and what happens at… Read More ›
RSPCA exploits domestic violence; yet again, women = dogs [triggers]
I found video of the RSPCA’s new campaign. Some of the ads are fine. Good, even. One of them? Not so much. Violence against women triggers below the cut. (Bad ones.)
“The Open-Source Boob Project”
This is just a post full of shameless feminist fangirling about machineplay on LJ. You may have heard by now about the Heinlein-lovin’ dude who thinks he invented objectification and groping at Penguicon, and who stormed out of his con… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 