Sunday Links Round-Up!

Greetings readers! The time has come yet again for us to share what we have been reading this week! We are now making our round-ups bi-weekly (Sunday and Wednesday) with only one article from each blog writer in an effort to make the round-up less overwhelming.

Aliasmitch loved Yosimar Reyes’ “Five Tips For Queer Boys”, a collection of drawings/word compositions that “would have saved my life as a freshly coming out 14-year-old Queer over a decade ago. These are not just great, they are absolutely necessary.”

Eszenyme came across this publication randomly: “It is a feminist analysis of stereotypes in advertising and it is from a 1988 conference on journalism and mass media.  While reading the study, I found it interesting to compare the criticisms of media in the 1980s to the current criticisms we have with media (like that of the Super Bowl commercials, for instance).  Interestingly and sadly, many of the issues remain the same and it is difficult to see any progress in media since then.  This comparison begs the question of how effective our work against sexism in media really is and whether or not there is a more effective way we can try to change the current system.”

Femistorian has been reading an article in which “Jennifer Pozner at Alternet explores some wonderful, thought-provoking questions in this article about my #2 ladycrush, Melissa-Harris Perry. Not only is she the first woman of color to host her own cable news show, Harris-Perry is also the first black activist/scholar to grace the air. I hope you’ll all be tuning in to her show, it’s bound to be amazing!”

Femonfire discovered this article that “highlights the aspects of female sexuality we are honing in on when we should be putting our efforts toward equality and reproductive health and justice. It’s an eerie look at what’s been going on this week in the GOP and what their motives may be.”

Internationalcupcakebandit continues to remind us how close oppressive anti-choice politics are to home with an article about VA governor McDonnell that “talks about how in the realm of politics, that it is important to pass or veto this bill because of his potential to be the next republican vice-presidential candidate and that it is outrageous that we get our rights taken away because of job potentialities.”

Parklena has uncovered a very educational post “about subjects that most people don’t like to think about by a woman with dwarfism.”