There’s SF in blogtopia’s air lately, it seems. Whee! says my internal geek-meter. PZ Myers of Pharyngula has put up a list he found via tikistitch of the “Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years” …. Read More ›
gender & feminism
Finally, A Feminism 101 blog
called Finally, A Feminism 101 blog. This is an idea I kicked around with a few people in email about a year ago. At the time we let it slide because none of us wanted to write the original content… Read More ›
Jill Filipovic and internet searches
This is a crosspost to effect a Googlebomb, correcting an injustice against a fellow feminist blogger. Apologies for the length, but putting any of it behind a cut would kinda defeat the purpose. Jill Filipovic, who blogs at Feministe and… Read More ›
Ready – Set – Obstreperate!
A round-up of my favourite Blog Against Sexism posts, because as has been said on more than a few feminist blogs, every day is really Blog Against Sexism Day. Shakespeare’s Sister: Today is also Blog Against Sexism Day, which I… Read More ›
Blog Against Sexism Day: good guys and gold stars
Caveat: I hesitate to open this line of argument, because I’m sure there will be a fella or two who, after the Hoyden/LP Coultergeist misogyny threads last week, might think that this is aimed squarely at them. Please be assured… Read More ›
Happy International Women’s Day
Check out the gallery of women celebrating IWD around the world at the IWD website (click on the logo). A friend just sent me the message below in an email. I’m not usually a fan of chain emails, but I’ll… Read More ›
Midweek musings: The Rule
Firstly, regarding those who still argue about “staying the course” in Iraq: image from despair.com (check out their cluelessness poster) Secondly, I’ve been thinking about applying the Mo Movie Measure Bechdel-Wallace Rule to reorganising my SF collection, giving pride of… Read More ›
My my, LGF has bounced by
Perhaps that’s why, although you don’t like people on “your side” being described as such, I have to say that the Bigots, Homophobes, Sexists, Racists, etc – as evidenced by their very own words – can cry me a fucking river of boohoohoo about how they are being oppressed by being accurately described as Bigots, Homophobes, Sexists, Racists, etc.
Blog against sexism
This Thursday, March 8th. Coordinated by vegankid, who inaugurated BASD last year. Think about writing a post, and if you do, let vegankid know that you’ve done so. I’m probably going to be riffing off this excellent comment left on… Read More ›
Ad hoc hoyden
This time around: Suzi Q. On A Mailing List I frequent of which most members are USAns, we were having a long discussion of names and nicknames. Susan and its derivatives came up, which led to the discussion of Susie… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 