—The author is a screenwriter (single) who divides his time between London and Los Angeles Thanks (I think) to RPG for the link, who was incoherent with rage. This guy is the poster child for Arsehat Central, and the shame… Read More ›
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LJ and the Scunthorpe Problem: No Spice Girls or Doo-Wop for you!
kwoff_id = 7474; So Russian outfit SUP have taken over Livejournal. As I discussed last week, there has been much concern about their rumblings about “taste”, “decency”, and “political concerns”. elfwreck has just discovered that they have already started blocking… Read More ›
Daria and other rebels
In comments to Lauredhel’s post about the princessification of Dora the Explorer, Helen and I have been discussing other animated girl characters whom we enjoy. We’re both fans of Daria, whom Helen epitomises beautifully as “dry as dust”. Daria is enduring high school until she can get away to further studies outside her conformist suburban community.
“Rape Victim Rita”
Via Shakes and Feministing, the “Lusty Linda” doll. The malformed Linda has a fixed smile and a mood switch. In her “good mood”, plungings of the pen elicit encouraging remarks. In her bad mood, she yells “OW!” and “HELP! HELP!”… Read More ›
“Plus we sell fair trade coffee!”: Say No to WHO Code Offset Attempts
[all images courtesy of promom.org. Click for larger versions.] There’s been a bit of discussion about the traps about whether carbon trading offset schemes are of any real use, or whether they have the end result of not-so-covertly encouraging resource… Read More ›
Is Missy Hillary a lipsniger?
Crossposted from LP in exile. I’m surprised that detailed lesbian slurs against Clinton have taken this long to arise, actually, given that her sexual preferences have been questioned since long before Gennifer Flowers’ memoirs put the allegations into print. The… Read More ›
WTF du jour: “Milkbar” breastfeeding pillow ad
I’ve ranted before about advertisements normalising and idealising artificial infant feeding. You can read more about the World Health Organisation Code on the marketing of breastmilk substitutes here at IBFAN (the International Baby Food Action Network), INFACT (Infant Feeding Action… Read More ›
Time for someone to get chucked off the ABC Board (oops – if only I hadn’t got my coalition cheerleader pundits confused)
It was always a joke having Caroline Overington appointed to the Board anyway – surely they have an excuse to chuck her after this? Update: How Embarrassment! I was getting her confused with Janet Albrechtsen! (Must have been more affected… Read More ›
Careful there voters! You can’t return the Boogieman like an unwanted Christmas present, you know! But Unca John can keep your economy safe…why won’t you trust me?
Now our Prime Minister is treating voters like heedless children who simply haven’t thought carefully enough about what change might mean. Mr Howard says there is always a risk with changing Government. And he warns voters flirting with the idea… Read More ›
The Costello factor I sincerely believe will cost the Coalition this election (too bad, so sad, cheerio!)
CK sums Costello up over at LP in exile: He always was a gutless wonder. Couldn’t go two rounds with Winnie the Pooh. The most effective Labor ad out there, to my eye, is the one where she talks about… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 