Image credit. I have been dying to do Hole for a Sunday Singalong because they’re easily my favourite ‘angry young women’ (and one man) band of all time. Courtney Love, who loves word play and drilling into the sexism of… Read More ›
Sociology
About #ditchthewitch
Image credit. Last night on Twitter, amongst the heated debate about Julia Gillard versus Kevin Rudd for Labor Prime Minister of Australia emerged the hashtag #ditchthewitch. It is a belittling, sexist slogan borrowed from the far right of Australia, who… Read More ›
Labor leadership spill thread #respill #kevenge
I just wish Labor as a party could put more people into Parliament who know how to tell their arse from their elbow.
Thursday Internet Tradition: Not Quite Feminist Phil
Hoydens are aware of all Internet traditions! But we share our hard-won cultural knowledge! This week, we introduce you to the tradition of Not Quite Feminist Phil!
Living as a feminist
When Rachel Cusk wrote about motherhood in A Life’s Work: On Becoming a Mother, I felt heard. It wasn’t my story, exactly, but it was closer to my story of the early days of motherhood than others were writing. This… Read More ›
Big Shiny Public Tech vs Little Nifty Domestic Tech
Which sort of tech actually makes the most daily difference to the largest number of people?
Whoydensday quick link: new feminist Doctor Who blog!
For Doctor Who fans, a new blog has launched, Doctor Her. Doctor Her is the brainchild of Courtney Stoker, who has also written about Doctor Who for Geek Feminism.
How Gay Marriage Could End Humanity
Jimmy Kimmel Live – January 2012
Quicklink: These jokes aren’t benign
With them, the president is normalizing a patriarchal, sexist, adversarial take on parenthood — and on fathering daughters specifically.
Sunday Composer: Zoë Keating
Try singing along to this? You can’t, no lyrics, so it’s not a singalong exactly but she’s a composer and we all need a soundtrack for the movie of our lives and I think I choose her to compose mine…. Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 