This piece by Paul Strangio is right on the money. Labor has taken the left for granted and while this hasn’t cost them government it has cost them desperately needed public support. Last Federal election some Labor campaign organisers told… Read More ›
Sociology
The 42nd Down Under Feminist Carnival is up!
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 ›
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.
Flemington Avoidance Thread
Pull up a comfy chair and a cup of tea and talk about something (anything) else!
Things I have learnt about moving while helping my parents
…because life would have been much easier these last 2 weeks if we’d thought to make sure these things were done a few months ago:
FBI updates its definition of rape
This will have a knock-on effect regarding discussions of rape online…