Junk Citizens: Men Who Feel the Need to Tell Women What's Wrong with Their...
Also by Lindy West, this Dating Manifesto. I'm less interested in the article than the comments that accompany it. I reckon they would call for a trigger warning for abject cruelty? But if you are up...
View ArticleLong Sigh
I don't even know what to say. A feeding tube diet, popular among brides in America(?!), has made it's way to Britain. A feeding tube diet? Really? This makes me very sad. I just don't have...
View ArticleAnother Shallow Post!
It's not that I don't have things to write about! I do! It's not even that I don't have time (for the next two weeks at least, I have a little bit...). It's mostly that I'm more interested in...
View ArticleGender Junk: Are You Hot Enough to Go to the Gym?
So yesterday, I had to go out and about for work. I was scouting out a part of London that I'm not terribly familiar with. It was gray and cold and a bit drizzly, but pleasant as ever and such a...
View ArticleRandom: Cycling Uphill
Too busy to post, as usual. But! A little accomplishment I'd like to share:I recently bought a bicycle and started braving the London streets. It's great fun, and I'm much more assertive than I...
View ArticleHit and Run: Louisiana's For-Profit Prisons
I have no time to write/rant! And A-Gran, I know I owe you a response to your very excellent comment about man-bashing! But until I have time again, I'm just here on a hit and run. New Orleans'...
View ArticleRandom, Random
I hope to be back soon! For now, a couple of links that have got my wheels turning (not that I have time for turning wheels at the moment):Soc Images on gendered survival guides for kids (It deserves a...
View ArticleRandom Update
There are so many things I'd like to rant and rave about, if only I had the time! But I don't. So.General update:I'm reading Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of...
View ArticleRandom Update, Again
I should write, but I just don't have time. I finished reading Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" and it was outstanding. A 5-star book. If...
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More Randomness
For some strange reason, people love this photo of me. I call it "The face I make when I think about America, conservatism, patriarchy, racism, capitalism, etc." I was reminded of it by this post...
View ArticleToo Busy To Blog!
Too busy in the first instance with: Work. Work I enjoy, at last!Too busy in the second instance with: Working out! Which doesn't sound nearly as fun as it is to do my yoga, rush down the hill on my...
View ArticleMusic!: Rolling Nowhere
So, a guy I know has lately been growing into a moving musician. I have to admit I love a lot about this song:
View ArticleJunk Blog Post!
Well, it's 4.30 and I'm having a glass of wine out of sheer boredom. The weather isn't great today (rain every other hour and after last week's glorious respite, back to our usual summer mid-50s...
View ArticleWell Hello There....
Hmm, according to analytics, it looks like my old post, 8 Myths About Welfare Queens, Debunked, has become something of a facebook hit. I should probably take advantage of all this new traffic to...
View ArticleAn Actual Blog Post: On Women and Athletics
Since the Olympics are on in my city and all, it seems like a good time to write a bit about women and sport. Or women and athletics. Or women and physical fitness. Whatever you want to call...
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On Empowerment
Let's talk about (women's) empowerment. Long a central tenet of feminism, empowerment is about increasing women's political, social, and economic power in human societies. Back in the mists of (U.S.)...
View ArticleA Perhaps Charming Story About What Innocuous Pop Song "Canned Heat" Means to...
**This post really must be read in full to be fully appreciated!I often write blog posts in my head as I'm drifting off to sleep. I pretty much never get up and start writing my frenzied thoughts....
View ArticleMusic & Me: A Breakup Story
So I want to write a little bit about music. That is, my relationship with music. It's a curious thing, but the truth is, my relationship with music has changed pretty dramatically since about the...
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On the Difference Between Appreciation and Objectification
Consider these scenarios:Scenario 1I'm reading an article in the news and Eric Stoltz is mentioned. "Oh Eric Stoltz!", I think. "Man, I used to think he was so hot! And he almost always made such...
View ArticleNew Blog
Won't you join me over at my new blog, Stuff Women Don't Like?I'm not exactly abandoning this one (and much of my feminist-related 'Best of' material is simply being reproduced over there), but I...
View ArticleHello, Hello!
Can other people see ads when they visit my blog? I just visited poor old Junkland for the first time in ages and I've got ads running down the side. I certainly did not put them there, so I'm...
View ArticleElection Night.....
7pm London time. Work finally put aside for the evening, gin and tonics mixed by my lovely partner, and now waiting for the election returns coverage to begin. (Note: I support Jill Stein, but still...
View ArticleRandom Nonsense from a Tipsy Lady
The end of a crazy busy work period is nigh, (after the 21st), and maybe I will blog blog blog again.In the meantime I am busy busy and when I finally finish for the day I am relaxing with a gin and...
View ArticleThis Is It
The patriarchy I blame isn’t people, it’s a system. It is a hierarchical system of dominance at the gilded pinnacle of which pink-faced male captains of industry luxuriate, and at the rat-infested...
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