This post is part of our Summer Slowdown repost series, and is revisited in solidarity with 15 year old Reddit user Lunam: comments on the original version of this post in October 2008 showed how often a dim view is taken of women reading in public.
Sociology
Reminder: submit now for the 44th Down Under Feminists Carnival!
Reminder: submit now (by Jan 2 at the latest) for the 44th Down Under Feminists Carnival!
Submissions must be of posts of feminist interest by writers from Australia and New Zealand that were published in December. Submissions are due on 2 January at the latest, but the earlier the better!
Yes, you are awful too
Kate Harding: if your solution to sexist abuse on the internet is, “Just don’t let anyone know your gender, or see a picture of you, or ever mention where you live”, you are so fucking awful, I can’t even.
“But it’s Christmas!” “But I don’t care!”
This is a Summer Slowdown Guest Post (thanks again, QoT!) – a repost of a blog post from last year.
I don’t intend to hassle the Vegetarian Society here as I think they’re offering some good, calming advice to their members. I just want to provide the more bolshy advice on stuff like this:
Reclaiming ‘cunt’ with kids
I remember being with a group of feminist friends talking about the names we use for our vulvas. (Yes, such conversations really do happen among feminists, we’re that cliché). A radical feminist in the group, most of us were, explained… Read More ›
Quick Hit – Grown men spitting at 8 yr old girl
Quick hit: How not to get your point across.
Thought for the Day: Political Correctness
Disdain for “political correctness” is often positioned as a concern that some important truth is not being spoken for fear of offending someone. But that concern is nothing but smoke and mirrors.
Why you will want to love The Mountain Goats even more
Because The Mountain Goats do anti-LEGO sexism rants on twitter: Dear Legos dudes, the regular Legos are cool for girls you don’t have to condescend to the awesome little girls of this world #liberateLEGOs when you’re a new dad &… Read More ›
Friday Hoydens: The Women of AbFab
New AbFab coming – can you believe it’s their 20th anniversary season? Christmas special in the UK, followed by Olympics specials-themed – should be on Auntie ABC in late Jan/early Feb.
I missed the solstice!
It was about seven hours ago, and I meant to schedule a post to publish at the exact time, but life got in the way. Whatever your cultural/religious/astronomical orientation, may the turning of the calendar lead only to better things for you.
Hoyden About Town 