150 years for Mr Darwin’s Big Idea! I’m rather attracted to the idea of this special edition: Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation.
Sociology
Update: Sydney Same Sex Marriage Rally, November 28th
Just a reminder that Sydney Hoydenizens will be meeting this Saturday, November 28th, in order to attend a rally in support of same-sex marriage. The rally begins at 1pm, and we will meet at Cafe Rosso, on the ground floor… Read More ›
More for the “sex workers can’t be raped” file
Cara blogs on the acquittal in Sydney of a US Marine charged with rape even though he admitted using physical force against a woman to coerce sexual intercourse:
Does Twilight deserve any “feminist defence”?
There’s been so much criticism levelled at fans of the Twilight series of supernatural romance novels (as the publicity machine has cranked up for the release of the second film in the franchise) that feminist hackles are rising, because the criticism tends to be along the lines of “See! We told you women are just stupid! Look at what they’re doing now!”
Blegging: links for FF101 FAQ on Intersectionality
I’m finally back in an FAQ-writing headspace, and one on Intersectionality is long overdue. I have a few links, but I could do with more! Please feed the FAQ.
Rape is now a girl’s “Secret Sex Shame”, says Brisbane Times
Come ON, Brisbane Times. Is someone doing this deliberately? This one deserves a screenshot, because I barely believe it myself, and I’ve come to have mighty low expectations over these past few years. Schoolies’ secret sex shame MARISSA CALLIGEROS November… Read More ›
Pinch me
Fairfax has a piece on myths about obesity that is sensible and properly science-based, and which they are promoting in the banner area of the front page? Maybe there’s something to all this approaching-2012-apocalypso after all.
So, is a certain athletic shoe company just trolling the feminist blogs?
I think they might be, so I’m not giving them linkjuice by linking to the ads (web videos only, not shown on broadcast or cable TV) and I’m not mentioning their name for the search engines either.
Quickhit: “a criminal organisation that hides behind its so-called religious beliefs”
Australian Independent Senator Nick Xenophon takes on Scientology.
Hot off the Press Release: Family-Friendly Workplace Policies Enhance Competitiveness
“There simply is no negative relationship at all between decent working conditions and competitiveness or job creation. In fact, we found that a number of these guarantees are associated with increased competitiveness.”
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