January 2011
At least 7 dead in Egypt protests →
verbalresistance:
The week’s death toll reached seven on Thursday, after two more protesters were shot dead in North Sinai, in the third day of nationwide anti-government protests.
The nationwide protests, which are calling for democracy, the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and more employment opportunities, are some of the largest since Mubarak took power some 30 years ago.
Internet access was...
Genderbitch Lite: Now With More Rambling!: What's... →
panasonicyouth:
promotingpeace:
The basics: Egypt is a large, mostly Arab, mostly Muslim country. At around 80 million people, it has the largest population in the Middle East and the third-largest in Africa. Most of Egypt is in North Africa, although the part of the country that borders Israel, the Sinai…
If you’re at all interested (and you should be) in what just happened in Egypt. Read...
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“While we’re at it, can we stop trivializing decency in discourse by labeling it...”
– Evolution, rape, ovulation, and how to get your opinions labeled “Science.” | Holly, The Pervocracy
THANK YOU for so perfectly articulating why the current use of the phrase “politically correct” drives my ass up the fucking wall!
(via feministlibrarian)
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When people blame female characters instead of...
pikitis:
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“I listened to a recent “Fresh Air” podcast wherein Terry Gross interviews two...”
– Boy Story, bolding mine
I haven’t seen Toy Story 3, so I can’t comment on it. However I was struck by the Hollywood Guys seeing Ken as pitiable because he has to undergo the humiliation of being played with by icky girls.
(via sunisup)
The thing that really bothers me about how Pixar approached...
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“Coming into a feminist conversation with, “Have you considered that sometimes...”
– The above is a great excerpt from a post at Fugitivus a couple years ago. The post is longish, and definitely worth a read, but this particular quote stood out.
You can probably imagine the stupid ass shit that doesn’t get out of The Border House moderation queue. ”HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THAT MEN ARE...
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“America talks about race like scared parents talk with their kids about sex....”
– Elon James White
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Not social justice from where I'm standing →
glamaphonic:
acewatch:
Post from Chally on Feministe on the treatment of asexuality in social justice discourse, particularly the oppositional position many feminists may take due to assumptions that asexuality stands in direct conflict to sex positivity.
SO SO SO IMPORTANT.
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“The problem with sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ableist,...”
– I Don’t Care If You’re Offended by Scott Madin (via inherhipstheresrevolutions)
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“Political Correctness” is a reactionary term... →
panasonicyouth:
Laurence Berg, Canada Research Chair for Human Rights, Diversity and Identity, disagrees with the idea that PC language and policies are oppressive. Why? Because he doesn’t really believe that PC policies existed in the first place.
“What [they]’re calling the ‘PC movement’ I would call a social movement by marginalised people and the people who support them,” he said. “[A...
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