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Daisy's Dead Air | November 20th 2009 by DaisyDeadhead
At left: Mr Cyril is now 7 months old! Like everyone else in the USA, I am presently bustling, rustling, hustling... and trying to dig out from under mounds of email (as well as real-life junk mail), Mr Daisy's comics and kitty detritus, to prepa read more
Is Newsweek’s cover of Palin in short shorts sexist?
The-F-Word | November 20th 2009 by Rachel
Even I was kind of shocked by Newsweek’s cover this week of Sarah Palin — not for the image used, which on first glance seemed both puzzling and irrelevant, but for the blatantly biased headline of “How do you solve a problem like S read more
Et tu, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists?
MOMocrats | November 20th 2009 by MOMocrats
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issued new guidelines for pap smears, which screen for cervical cancer. Previously, they suggested beginning testing after becoming sexually active and testing annually starting in yo read more
The Mr., Mrs. and Ms.: Cynthia on Traditional Social Corresponden…
Prospere Magazine | November 20th 2009 by prosperewebitor
When I was in high school, a girl in my class complained that she didn’t like how the school addressed mail to her parents. She said that because they were written to Mr. and Mrs. Dad Lastname, that they were ignoring the fact that her mother read more
Social Theory: The Multicultural and Classic Readings
Feminist Review | November 19th 2009 by Ama Lee
Edited by Charles LemertWestview PressThe fourth edition of Social Theory: The Multicultural and Classic Readings offers a lesson in sociological practice that moves beyond the atmosphere of a university auditorium. This collection is arranged in chr read more
Not Turning the Other Cheek!
Penny Bloom | November 19th 2009 by Clarisa Brown
Don’t expect a link. Don’t expect a picture. I won’t help to promote it. Look it up yourself, if you want to know what has my blood boiling right now. It’s there, sadly, on-line. I’ve just seen an article on the ne read more
What man, who's the man, when's a man a man, why's it so hard to…
Theologies | November 19th 2009 by Marika
Tina Beattie is a Catholic feminist and has, accordingly, written a book called New Catholic Feminism. Can you guess what it's about?A lot of 20th century Catholic theology defines femininity in terms of 'active reception', and takes Mary as its mode read more
Dove Evolution
love undefiled | November 19th 2009 by Robert
Dove have been campaigning for a change in understanding about beauty for a while. This video highlights the difference between fanstasy and reality with regards to beauty. read more
Times Online | 'Girls can follow fashion without compromising int…
good morning midnight | November 18th 2009 by mclrk
Times Online | 'Girls can follow fashion without compromising intelligence': BREAKING NEWS, LADIES!!!!!! THE UK NEWSMEDIA HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ACTUALLY ISN’T A NEGATIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN OUR OUR SHOE COLLECTIONS AND OUR IQ’S!! read more
the new yorker | ariel levy - lift and separate
good morning midnight | November 18th 2009 by mclrk
the new yorker | ariel levy - lift and separate: But, if feminism becomes a politics of identity, it can safely be drained of ideology. Identity politics isn’t much concerned with abstract ideals, like justice. It’s a version of the old spoils sy read more
When Women Are Attacked!
LorMarie.com | November 18th 2009 by LorMarie
A French woman is attacked by racist immigrants in her own nation. Do French males have no backbone? Posted in Feminism Tagged: Crime, France, Immigrant Racist, Life, LorMarie, Racism, Women read more
Women of Color and Feminism
Feminist Review | November 18th 2009 by Ama Lee
By Maythee RojasSeal PressIf many postmodern feminists would have it, colour or “race” wouldn't be of primary concern in theorising oppression; a woman would be seen as much more than her race, class, and sexuality. In other words, every woman's read more
Guest Blogger Michal: To be or not to be a mother
The-F-Word | November 18th 2009 by Rachel
Reader Michal picked up on my oh, so subtle childless-by-choice vibes here and wrote to tell me about an awesome project she's working on called "Motherhood Schmotherhood," which examines "women deciding whether, and when, to have kids, and the press read more
the entitlement of “ordinary men” to rape, molest, abuse
Flesh & Spirit | November 18th 2009 by Teresa Wymore
Lots of interesting information in the study released by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York about clergy sex abuse, most of it disheartening. I know it says that there is no connection between homosexual identity and sex abuse of m read more
Morrígan Reborn
Blogging Women | November 18th 2009 by Fay
Blog Name: Morrígan RebornCategory: FeminismOwner: MórDescription: Discussion of politics, current affairs, feminism and gender based violence.Blog URL:http://morrigan-reborn.blogspot.com/Feed URL:http://feeds2.feedburner.com/MorrganRebornVisit: M read more
Why more men are taking their wives’ last names
day dreamin' | November 18th 2009 by Shae Baxter
I had an interesting conversation with a male colleague the other day. I learnt that when he was married to his first wife he did the unusual step of taking her surname. I was surprised by this as I have never encountered any man taking his wifeR read more
Men of the World Unite
Fight for Justice | November 17th 2009 by Crusader
Written by P K Surendran The “dominant sex”— male — is not so dominant after all. Forming solidarity on the eve of International Men’s Day (IMD) on Thursday, pro-men activists in Bangalore are set to launch an All Indi read more
The Round Up – New Feminist Links
Nice Work If You Can Get It | November 17th 2009 by Jarrah
I’ll be posting a longer commentary on a couple issues later this week but to tide you over here are some interesting links to news items and commentary of particular feminist interest. From BitchMedia – “The Gender Wars are over a read more
Anthony Abbate Trial Summary
Chicago NOW BLOGS | November 17th 2009 by Michelle
Chicago NOW attended today’s long overdue police review board trial of Anthony Abbate. The entire proceeding lasted from approximately 10:45am to 3pm. I was able to see Anthony, Karolina and several other key witnesses and we learned some new a read more
Odds and Sods - St Elizabeth of Hungary edition
Daisy's Dead Air | November 17th 2009 by DaisyDeadhead
At left: St Elizabeth of Hungary, traditional holy card. In the Catholic calendar, today is the Feast of St Elizabeth of Hungary. She exemplifies the time when the lives of saints sounded like fabulous movies by Cecil B. DeMille:In her short life El read more
Hipster Ableism’s Surprising Proponent
Feminist Scribbler's Notes on Life | November 17th 2009 by FeministScribbler
meloukia over at FWD/Forward has an excellent post describing hipster ableism in detail – in essence, the act of making fun of people with disabilities and wrapping this humor in a package of what some hipsters deem as ‘edgy’ and &# read more
Beauty and the Beast
The Third Estate | November 17th 2009 by Salman Shaheen
This week the identity of one of the internet’s most infamous bloggers was revealed. Belle de Jour, who wrote anonymously about her life as a highly paid call girl turned out to be Dr Brook Magnanti, 34, a research scientist in Bristol. Cue moral o read more
The free pass for judging parents
blue milk | November 17th 2009 by blue milk
Kate Harding’s piece Screaming toddler on a plane is looking for a free pass to do some parent judging. Harding doesn’t want to be a shit about it, so could you cut her some slack? By the time she lists her caveats you probably can. No ju read more
Sixth
blue milk | November 17th 2009 by blue milk
The Sixth Carnival of Feminist Parenting is up over at Mothers for Women’s Lib. This is a carnival with quite a few blogs I am not familiar with so happy clicking for me. You can click too. Yes you can. And here’s a picture for you. A be read more
I’d rather be a whore than a Madonna
Accidental Academic | November 17th 2009 by Azad Essa
So Belle de Jour, the London call girl who blogged anonymously about her salacious exploits, has come out of the lingerie closet — she’s a scientist who needed to pay the bills while writing her thesis. After being painted with a scarlet read more
Making an Entrance - Unforgettable Pinup Film Appearances
The Pinup Blog | November 17th 2009 by Tali Shapiro
>First impressions matter, and as film makers know, one way the ultimate way to make a woman attractive, is to give her a dramatic, well produced entrance. When a sexy woman enters the room, for the first time in a film, she can’t just come in. read more
Attention Kids: A Chemical Gender Bender
distinct thoughts | November 17th 2009
Its a global fact that plastics are most harmful for human beings as well as animals and it is almost banned in many public places and hotels. Even though most people are still not aware of that, the usage of plastics in the public places are far red read more
Do mothers want to be at home?
blue milk | November 16th 2009 by blue milk
Leave a draft post long enough and the discussion will move on entirely from your half-completed thoughts and you can scrap the entire piece. So without further fuss, and while the baby is reluctantly occupying himself in the playroom, here is my qui read more
Tom Hayes: Another gender barrier drops
Zennie's Zeitgeist | November 16th 2009
Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore is the first non-male pilot to join the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team. Moore was already exceptionally familiar with the Hawk aircraft used by the Red Arrows as she's a Qualified Flyin read more
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Egotisitical Whining | November 16th 2009
White feminists are discussing the sex lives of beauty queens. While personally, I don't like the word 'prudery' here- as it's usually used as a slam towards women who have their own sexual boundaries, I do agree with the bit about how female genital read more
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