Eyes around the country are on Los Angeles County after a series of revelations about conditions in its jails, and the outcome in the George Rosales case is not surprising, but it speaks volumes about the attitudes of people working within the system. Rosales was caught in a web of circumstances that ultimately led to his […]
A reminder (and roundup) of upcoming events featuring the fabulous Tiger Beatdown crew! On 11 March (two days away!), you can catch Sady in Austin at SXSW in ‘Curing a Rage Headache: Internet Drama & Activism.’ Other panelists include Jay Smooth and Irin Carmon. The one hour panel starts at 12:30 PM. On 22 March, […]
Today, I woke up feeling uneasy. See, it is International Women’s Day and I am supposed to be celebrating. Several people have wished me “A happy Women’s Day”. However, I cannot be happy. I do not know how to celebrate a day that media promotes through a hegemonic, universalized category of “woman”, presenting issues of […]
News broke last week that Disney World chose to close its ‘Habit Heroes’ attraction at Epcot Center after taking considerable heat during the soft launch phase. I’m counting this as a significant victory in the war against social stigma, because ‘Habit Heroes’ was basically House of Horrors: Obesity Edition, designed to shame, terrify, and manipulate […]
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Pinterest has suddenly exploded in the last few weeks, becoming the new hip social media site everyone’s talking about, now that the shine has worn off Google Plus. Despite the fact that it’s been in existence since 2008, the site was relatively low-traffic until quite recently, when it reached the flashpoint it needed to attract […]
Monday, February 27, 2012
When I was a freshman in high school, some of my friends started a Gay-Straight Alliance, and I was one of the first people to join. That year, we observed the National Day of Silence by wearing black t-shirts, printing out those little speaker cards, and refusing to talk all day. (For some of us […]
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
This is a guest post from the fabulous Annaham! Please note that the post includes some discussions of graphic violence as depicted in the film. So here’s my deep, dark, not-quite-feminist secret: I think Lars von Trier has made some great films. Just to be specific from the outset: I’m not here to defend his […]
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
I thought I would write about the myth of choice. How when we talk about choice in a feminist context we mean “We want people to have a choice in terms of how and when they get pregnant and if they carry that pregnancy on”. How we want people to have a choice on their […]
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
I. We Own You I’m taking classroom driver’s education at the high school, a class that is technically open to the public, although no one seems to take advantage of this. I figure, why pay for classes when I can schlep to a high school at seven in the morning for six weeks. I am […]
Friday, February 17, 2012
Downton Abbey is the best show on television at the moment, is it not? Or at least, it has the best frocks and hats on television at the moment (sorry Mad Men, you’re so whatever year it was that everyone was into you). There is romance! Hats! It has the glorious Professor MacGongall Maggie Smith! […]
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