What the hell is up with all the praise lavished on “Love In The Time Of Cholera”? While the prose describing the setting and background was competent and at times evocative, the central theme is not a great romance. It… Read More ›
gender & feminism
Melbourne Anglican Diocese supports the decriminalisation of abortion
Props to the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne! The Bendigo Advertiser reports that they have put in their submission to the Victorian Law Reform Commission‘s examination of the possible decriminalisation of abortion. And the Church is in favour. An all-woman taskforce… Read More ›
Battlestar Galactica: Feminist Or Not?
Spoiler warning: post and comments thread may contain spoilers for BSG through Season Three and the Razor movie. I’ve been pondering the feministicity or otherwise of Battlestar Galactica (the new version). I started making a list. Of course, it’s not… Read More ›
It’s Not Any Patriarchy, It’s Just Biology (yeah, right)
This is an early Feminism Friday post, as I won’t have time to write anything this long again until the New Year, probably. This post has been edited for clarity since it was first published. A thread disrupter is trying… Read More ›
More rape denial: NT AMA president
What is with the colossal deluge of rape-denial lately? This time it’s the Northern Territory president of the Australian Medical Association. The ABC reports on high rates of “sexually transmitted diseases” in children in the NT: Northern Territory AMA president… Read More ›
The Violent Triad of Masculinity: Warriors, Soldiers, Fighters
Tyson Yunkaporta, a Nungar-descended Murri man, blogs at suite101. His posts are insightful and thought-provoking. Add him to your blogroll if you’re at all interested in the Australian blogworld. Today’s post just made me sad: “Native Rites of Passage Today:… Read More ›
Amnesty campaigning on sexual abuse and victim-blaming
Amnesty International Australia has begun to campaign for a national plan of action on sexual abuse, with indigenous representation: We are outraged at the failure of the Australian legal system to ensure justice and adequate protection for a girl gang… Read More ›
The next Carnival of the Radical Feminists is at la doctorita’s – put in your submission now
la doctorita is running this month’s Carnival of the Radical Feminists. The carnival will take place on Monday, December 24th. The submission deadline is Friday, December 21st. Submissions may be left as comments to this post at la doc’s, or… Read More ›
Feminism & pop culture hits : The Hathor Legacy on Dexter, and Cupidsbow on fanwork
[image source: LA Times] Purtek at The Hathor Legacy has a great series on the show Dexter. Part One of “Learning Not to Trust” is here. [Warning: spoilers through season 2 of Dexter, including major season arc spoilers.] She focuses… Read More ›
Carnival Against Sexual Violence #37
has just been published at Abyss2Hope. There’s a link there to Lauredhel’s post “Naughty little girl”, explains rape apologist Crown Prosecutor in gang rape of ten year old girl , amongst other discussions of the recent furore over the sentencing… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 