Why don’t you nominate a young adult novel with some good female characters for the Cybils?
An innovative bra designer is the recipient of the Ig Nobel prize.
TroubleInChina has the text of her Take Back the Night speech up at her blog. She also questions the resistance some feminists have to being inclusive of the concerns of disabled peoples. This open letter by Meloukhia to Feministing, specifically addresses that blog’s tendency to use exclusionary language in talking about feminism. My favorite line in this letter is: “Feminism includes people with disabilities. Disability is a feminist issue.” Quoted for truth, folks, QFT.
Polanski never actually paid the civil settlement to the girl he raped. Chris Rock breaks this case down here.
This custody battle is crossing international lines. Karnythia points out that the language used in this reporting Others the non-American mother.
This is a cute movie that includes what SHOULD have happened in Juno.
Chrystos talks about her activism, poetry, and life here.
Tyler Perry talks about his experiences with abuse here.
Scott Fugita, an NFL player, talks about why he supports LGBT rights.
Reuben Baron shares the rough draft of an article on race-bending.
Reappropriate is back, and critiquing the commodification of Asian American women’s bodies!
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I think the Onion made a really good point about Tyler Perry’s past: Tyler Perry wants you to know there’s nothing funny about child abuse (except when a man in drag does it).
The Other Patrick(Quote) (Reply)
I don’t know if you guys have seen this yet, but there’s a movie about Ada Lovelace being made, and it needs support ^^
Jha(Quote) (Reply)
I hadn’t seen it. Will link to it next Fri! Thanks!
Maria V.(Quote) (Reply)
This post has been added to a link roundup. Thank you!
were-duck(Quote) (Reply)
That Feministing fail was quite the eye-opener. I don’t known what to say.
I hadn’t realized that “lame” was a slur the way “retard” is. Glad I haven’t been using it. (I prefer “pathetic”, anyway.)
Anemone(Quote) (Reply)
In Sweden a group of school kids filed a complaint about sexist advertising in the Toys’R'Us catalogue.
http://www.thelocal.se/22504/20091006/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=115
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