Pen at Pondering Postfeminism has the answer to life, the universe, and everything: DUFC #42. It’s good stuff! New Zealand’s own Deborah is hosting next time at A Bee of a Certain Age. See Deborah’s call for submissions for all… Read More ›
gender & feminism
Break the isolation, join the list
Unless you are studying at university or working in the women’s sector it can be very easy to feel like you are the last remaining feminist on the planet. Whole months will pass by without a single conversation about feminism. Nobody you meet will ever introduce themselves as a feminist.
Before we call a truce on The Chore War
Here is an article telling us that the housework war should be over already because a) men are doing just as much work as women now, b) so, women need to quit complaining and get over it, and c) men… Read More ›
One to bookmark: Slavering Beast Theory
There are ordinary guys and there are Slavering Beasts. And they are very, very easy to tell apart.
Scary good
In case you don’t follow me on twitter (why ever not?) and haven’t already seen me tweet this link from reddit… Image from reddit My 5yo daughter wanted to be a Princess Darth Vader for Halloween. So proud. submitted 1… Read More ›
Skewed Perceptions and Actual Facts
The egregiously ill-informed Charlotte Allen spouts yet another factoid blaming women for being too attractive to rapists, so all you young hussies should just stop dressing like sluts (yep);: Jill Filipovic at Feministe shreds Allen’s factoid to pieces.
FBI updates its definition of rape
This will have a knock-on effect regarding discussions of rape online…
A friendly hello and thank you to our local reproductive health clinics
I wanted them to know that there are still people who think well of them compared to the demonstrators outside many of their clinics right now as part of the “40 Days For Life” international anti-abortion campaign.
Of course the flight patches had to be pink
“Today’s flight was awesome,” Lockley said, noting it was the first time reservists and active duty personnel have flown on the same aircraft.
So who would fit?
Who is Generation X’s leading feminist?
Hoyden About Town 