Thursday Round-Up
There is far too much going on in the world, and much too little time to write about it… But I have some good ones this week! Culture & Media The Worst Toys for Girls List This Huffington Post list...
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It’s another round-up! Today: gender & bullying, gender & socialization, little girl rant, penis mom, tropes, and did I mention a new favorite blog? If you don’t think this one is crazy...
View ArticleAfter the Fall
Back to Nabi Saleh, after the murder of Mustafa Tamimi: Sexual intimidation by the military, and the double standard for Israelis and Palestinians — even Israelis on the “wrong” side. This post was...
View ArticlePalestine-Israel Medley
Selected posts and articles from the Israel/Palestine frontier. Mostly about women, of course. Palestinian artist is removed from art competition Larissa Sansour is an award-winning interdisciplinary...
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********************************************** Two notable campaign successes: Planned Parenthood vs. Komen, and “gay cure” clinics in Ecaudor are OUT; Do women really suck at math?; Funky art stuff;...
View ArticleTransphobia is NOT Feminist!
Until recently, I hadn’t encountered transphobia from feminists. Call me lucky :) In my feminist community, a key part of our world view is a commitment to equality for all oppressed groups, according...
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Originally posted on Cellar Door:We are, each of us, functions of how we imagine ourselves and of how others imagine us, and, looking back, there are these discrete tracks of memory: the times when our...
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Originally posted on Tranarchism:There is a huge problem with the way that people are taught about gender in this society. Children are indoctrinated early to believe that there are two sexes,...
View ArticleFacebook Campaign for Arab Women’s Rights Goes Global
The intifada, or uprising, of women in the Arab world is a campaign that truly excites me. I “made friends” with the group on Facebook via the Femina Invicta FB page a while ago, but truly became...
View ArticleDina Goldstein’s Fallen Princesses
If you followed my blog in its earlier days, you know what I think about young girls’ increasing obsession with princesses, and how Disney Princesses distort their image and expectations of themselves,...
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