s.e.smith has an important and powerful post up at Tiger Beatdown regarding our collective habit of silence about the hate mail bloggers receive.
blogging
the craft of blogging, interblog incidents, troll-patrol etc
41st Down Under Feminists Carnival!
Stef at A Touch Of The Crazy has curated a fine collection of writing from Down Under bloggers over the month of September – looking forward to catching up on the posts that flew under my radar first time around.
A Minister for Men?
Yes, we’ve heard it before. Why is there a Minister for Women and not a Minister for Men? Why is there an International Women’s Day but not an International Men’s Day? Why do we need the Orange Prize and the… Read More ›
40th Down Under Feminists Carnival!
QoT at Ideologically Impure has curated a fine collection of writing from Down Under bloggers over the month of August-
Where are the women political bloggers? redux
None of the various proposals to ameliorate these well-documented patterns of hostility and condescension online address the basic disconnect that is rooted in persistent gender stereotypes: that what many women see as being fundamentally political issues are simply not acknowledged as part of “politics” by the mainstream – they’re supposedly just personal problems.
Repost/Crosspost: because this PSA is still needed: “Can I talk to you?” troll
If you have recently received a random message or contact from an unknown person containing text similar to the title, it may be a troll.
*tap* *tap*
Helloooo! I’m being a bit cloistered, still recovering from flu and with mountains of work to do. Bad news on the stock markets and the astonishing riots in the UK haven’t helped me feel like poking my head up much,… Read More ›
Taking Responsibility For What People Say On Your Website
Without certain guidelines for acceptable content in comments the substantive arguments get buried in a flood of reactionary soundbites and frequently eliminationist rhetoric. This is not merely disturbing, it actively perpetuates partisan/ideological bias.
Quick Hit – fear and loathing in Australian politics
One woman’s experience of entering the political arena.
Updatoramadrama: nothing to report
I’ve updated to a more recent version of WordPress. A quick look around seems that everything appears to be ticking away as usual, but just to test some of our more rarely used plugins with this new version, I’d like… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 