Datum the First: On April 8, 2007 Tim O’Reilly wrote a Draft Blogger’s Code Of Conduct …In the nearly seven years since, many similar initiatives have been proposed.
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Friday Hoyden: Sady Doyle
Sady Doyle from the fantastic Tiger Beatdown blog gave Hoyden About Town a shout-out in a piece she wrote for In These Times – Blogging Sisterhood: How feminist blogs saved my life. So here’s a shout-out back, to one of my favourite writers!
Femmostroppo Reader November 24, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed-reader. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments.
Motion: regarding criticism of female politicians using gendered language in other forums
… the following tactic is suggested.
Dear Internets: How to make Rape Jokes that won’t make Women hate You
For all those who feel that criticism of rape jokes is horrible censorship of your subversive point of view: it’s a fairly simple test, you shouldn’t even need to write it down, just reflect for a moment.
Continuing a conversation
There was a non-whimsical segue on LP’s Wednesday Whimsy thread between one ossie and myself. I offered to continue the conversation here at Hoyden rather than derail the thread. If ossie wants to, here’s the thread to do it.
Quickhit: Read this instead
Instead of what, you ask? Instead of the latest trollery from an evpsych twonk I won’t bother linking to because he’s successfully managed to get plenty of feminist blogs to link to him already, that’s what.
Evpsych justifications of boobie bongs; and in which The Portly Dyke speaks wisdom
This Shakesville thread, “For the Discerning Gentleman: You, Too, Can Decorate Your Life With Disembodied Boobs “ has been a laff riot. The thread devolved into a circle with several men at the centre, the men shouting about how they… Read More ›
47th Carnival of Feminists is up
The 47th Carnival of Feminists is up at Ornamenting Away. Check it out.
LP in exile
Larvatus Prodeo now has a back-up blog, set up to allow comments while the main blog is being drowned in spam (and thus has had the comments turned off). Head on over, LarvyProdders! LP should be migrating to a new… Read More ›
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