I’m willing to bet that (almost?) all of you have seen this sign in some public place (insert handicapped pic). This week’s Bitchin’ Table features parklena and eszenyme as they discuss issues concerning disability and sexuality.
Read More Bitchin’ Table: AbelismTrigger Warning: Content includes profanity, and discussion of violence against women. After this week’s recent report that Nicki Minaj deleted her Twitter account after several songs were exposed before the official scheduled release, I thought it only appropriate to review her latest album “Roman Reloaded” and see what all the hype is about. “Pink Friday […]
Read More Nicki Minaj’s Roman Reloaded: A Look Into the Pros and Cons of the Pink Friday SequelMuch to my surprise and sadness, this will be my last (scheduled) solo post for the semester. I’m still not sure where the time went, but between classes and life happening, this semester flew by. I still have a slew of working women I want to tell of you readers about (perhaps a continuation of […]
Read More Working Women and Feminism: Final Thoughts and FrustrationsEszenyme thinks: “This link is great! It features a discussion of what is patriarchy by Ashley Judd. I think it’s great that she takes a more general definition of patriarchy instead of just labeling it men v. women.” Femistorian uncovered: (TW: Discussion of rape and sexual violence) “quite possibly the best article I have found regarding The Hunger Games. […]
Read More Wednesday Links Round UpHello readers and welcome to another edition of “In Search of Our Queer Gardens,” my running column that examines various artists whose art that I have found to be compelling and speaks of Queer experiences. Two of my personal goals in writing this ongoing column is to a) come to my own, personal definition of […]
Read More In Search of Our Queer Gardens: Live Homosexual ActsHey readers! Unfortunately the Dominion Lecture that was scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled because Joan C. Williams suffered an accident. The Madison Caucus for Gender Equality is looking to reschedule the lecture for Fall of 2012.
Read More Quick Hit: Dominion Lecture is CanceledRecently, I have been looking for the next exciting book to read after finishing the Hunger Games hype. As always, the internet has provided in an interesting way. While searching for interesting reads, I stumbled upon something interesting. Kate Harrad has undergone the task of editing books in the style of “genderswitching,” which is exactly […]
Read More “Prejudice and Pride”: One Editor’s Poignant Use of Genderswitching[Trigger warning: discussion of violence against women, racism, pornography] On the whole, being anti-porn is a pretty unpopular position to take. In feminist circles, the anti-porn movement has a pretty bad rap, in no small part due to anti-porn activist Andrea Dworkin’s collusion with the religious right. Her strange bed-fellows and desire to ban porn made […]
Read More Mythbusting Monday: Being Anti-Porn Means You’re Anti-SexWelcome to another links round-up as yet another week begins and the end of the semester rapidly approaches! Ths week: Aliasmitch found this: “must read list of cisgender privileges. Think of it as a nice companion to the list of white privileges Peggy McIntosh used in her essay “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” — Also, if you […]
Read More Sunday Links Round-upSexism and online video games has been a hot topic recently. Bloggers like parklena, grrir, ensenyme, and anncoulpable have written about this issue on Shout Out! in the past. They, among others, have done a wonderful job outlining not only the sexist behavior of people on these games, but also the inherent masculinity projected in […]
Read More Video Game Harassment: It’s a Win for Team Shout Out!
