I thought the BoobyWall was objectifying and tacky. I thought “Save the Ta-Tas” was dehumanising, and missed the point badly. I thought the “every mouthful” nipple-water-bottles were eyeroll-worthy. I thought that instructing us that if only cismen had boobs, they’d… Read More ›
breasts
Gone too far?
Those who think that society has “gone too far” in supporting breastfeeding, that mothers who formula feed are demonised and breastfeeding mothers aren’t: Show me the women who are losing their jobs for formula feeding. Show me the women who… Read More ›
“Prehistoric pin-up”? Paleolithic fertility carving dubbed “pornography”
The back-slapping homosocial bonding continues. This time, it’s over a Palaeolithic sculpture. You heard right. This Aurignacian mammoth-ivory carving has been found in Germany by Nicholas Conard, and published in a letter to Nature. It’s thought to be the oldest… Read More ›
Some women are afraid of being mummy-tracked; others are afraid of being fired.
One of the ways of starkly illustrating an aspect of the gender divide is DeBecker’s quote: “At core, men are afraid women will laugh at them, while at core, women are afraid men will kill them.” I think there’s a… Read More ›
Antibreastfeeding Bingo
We’ve done the other Bingos, and this one’s long overdue. With a nod to all the misogynist trolls out there who’ve provided the material for this card, I present: Antibreastfeeding Bingo! It’s focussed on public breastfeeding conversations, not “mommy wars”… Read More ›
Faves: Bodies, Breasts ‘n’ Birth edition
Hoyden About Town is looking forward to the finalist voting in the 2008 Weblog Awards. Because it’s school holidays and tigtog and I are family-focussed right now, I’ve put together a few of my posts from the past, in the categories Feminism, Breasts, bodies and birth, Bad science, Big pharma, and Disability. They’re not chosen for any strict criteria – just the posts I found memorable, the ones linked a lot, the ones that attracted lots of comments. I’m not sure whether tigtog will find time to do the same (but I hope so!) This should be fun for relative newcomers to Hoyden About Town as well as for people cruising the Weblog Awards nominees.
If you have a favourite Hoyden post, do please feel free to add it in comments for the appropriate category. Enjoy.
Bodies
“It’s just like a normal external bra!” Snoopy-nosed Redundant Skin Envelopes
Vaginas are not “disgusting”. The Be Cervix Savvy campaign
Peeve Time: “The Obese” as Walking Dead
Birth
Salma Hayek “still” breastfeeding – world can’t decide whether to jerk off or prosecute
This is a montage of images from hyperventilating stories about Salma Hayek “Still”! Breastfeeding! At! 13! Months! The world has burst into a babblefest of gossip about how bizarre this is. There has been an outpouring of shock and disdain,… Read More ›
“Bring breast awareness back to the workplace”
Remember Rethink? With all their huh-huh-boobies advertisements? Rethink, who thinks that the main focus of “breast cancer awareness” should be sexualised breasts and men? They’re at it again. This time, they’re exhorting us to “Bring breast awareness back into the… Read More ›
For those who followed the Norks Thread of Doom
Those who followed the Norks Thread of Doom on LP might appreciate this amazing poem by Karen Healey. Karen was asked this by some creep who reads her blog: I am apologizing to you in advance if you find the… Read More ›
Ksubi topless party
This guest post is from Mindy, a regular commentor here and a contributor to the For Battle! group blog. It’s not often that I applaud the actions of a brewery, but in this case Fosters deserves a mention for taking… Read More ›
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