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• Femmostroppo Reader – June 29, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-06-29

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. I Didn't Know "Rest In Peace" Came with a Citizenship Requirement! – This is what happens when hate rhetoric escalates… Read More ›

• Traumatic brain injury is not “pretending”, Clementine Ford.

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-28 • ( 40 )

  Well, this is one of the most enormous pieces of disability fail I’ve seen in the mainstream media for quite a while; and it comes not from Andrew Bolt and friends, but from someone who calls herself a feminist. I… Read More ›

• Parental notification – at nineteen?!

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-28 • ( 4 )

  What the hell is going on at St Joseph’s College? news.com.au: Sex scandal at St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill A sex scandal at an elite private school in Sydney’s affluent Hunters Hill has forced the resignation of a female staff… Read More ›

• Tech Tips: Obscuring Spoilers in Comments – Screen Reader Accessible!

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-28 • ( 1 )

  Spoilers in comments. They’re an ongoing issue. And holding back from spoilers can close off productive areas of discussion. Sometimes in comments, when I write some spoilerish stuff, I obscure it with black on black, like this: This is a… Read More ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – June 28, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-06-28 • ( 7 )

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Michael Jackson, Celebrity, Empathy, and the Culture of Silence – “The thing is: celebrities, they belong to you.” Swedish parents… Read More ›

• BBUK: Angel and Noirin: Fake-fat-shaming and the induction of self-hate as a motivational tool

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-27 • ( 10 )

  I’ll be posting the odd BB clip to illustrate a common conversation that goes on every day, as a conversation trigger. You don’t have to watch the show to join in; the issues are standalone, and I’ll put in bits… Read More ›

• Otterday! And Open Thread

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-27 • ( 21 )

  Today’s baby otter is yoinked from floflo at deviantart. The picture was taken at a safari park in Peaugres in France. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening… Read More ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – June 27, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-06-27

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. States could lose federal funding if prison rapes continue – It’s a start In Which I Fall for Antonio Banderas…. Read More ›

• Sree on Big Brother UK – harasser, homophobe, Nice Guy(tm)?

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-26 • ( 14 )

  Big Brother UK Season 10 is well underway. I’ll be posting the odd BB clip to illustrate common conversations and issues, as a discussion trigger. You don’t have to watch the show to join in; the issues are standalone and… Read More ›

• Friday Hoyden: Farewell Farrah Fawcett

  By tigtog on 2009-06-26 • ( 2 )

  I always felt that those early pin-up days overshadowed her life terribly: recognised more for personal woes appealing to the tabloid press than any work she did. Yet I still remember The Burning Bed vividly, and the discussion that it raised way back in 1984.

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