Spring!

One paper down, one to go… And while I’ve been stuck inside, just look at what’s been happening a few blocks away!

It’s Gay Time!

Judith Halberstam has some of the kindest eyes I’ve ever seen. Don’t you think??
Working on a paper about queer time I, of course, discovered this interview. I say “of course” because, of course, it doesn’t help me write my paper at all, but it is, of course, at least, entertaining.
(And yes, there are [...]

Rock On! The Next Generation of Riot Grrls.

Brooklyn Museum was transformed into a feminist dance party paradise last night!
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls and the Black Rock Coalition put on an early show. The bands were great – Let me tell you, I was totally impressed with how empowered and awesome these girls are. I missed the [...]

Is the Gray Lady a Feminist?

Wow, the Sunday New York Times was stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey with feminist content. It was a feast!
Item 1: The Walker Family Feminist Side Show. Rebecca,Feminist Daughter, comes out with a new book, Baby Love. She gets profiled in the styles section and her book gets trashed in the reviews. [...]

Update CCSU “Rape Is Magical” Issue

I blogged a few days ago on the ridiculous and offensive article regarding rape as a “magical experience.”
A commenter in that post gives an update on what happened at anti-climatic Town Hall held to address students’ concerns. The author, John Petroski has resigned. The editor who ran it, Mark Rowan, has not.
Rowan says this:
“Up until [...]

First Trans fats, now this.

I know this is not a specifically feminist concern, but damn this headline is hysterical:
 New York may ban iPods while crossing street

“Government has an obligation to protect its citizenry,” Kruger said in a telephone interview from Albany, the state capital. “This electronic gadgetry is reaching the point where it’s becoming not only endemic but it’s [...]

Go Glo!

Last night I was talking to A. about waves.  How defining feminism in terms of waves neglects the contributions of women of color.  The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd waves have marked goalposts for historical advancements made by white women, but are arbitrary in a more general sense and negate the constant and persisting efforts and [...]

Betty Friedan RIP

Today is the 1st Anniversary of Betty Freidan’s death. I’m still a little mad about her lavender menace bullshit, but it isworth noting.
Diana Meehan at Huffington Post has an interesting and intimate perspective on the late feminist. Apparently, when she wasn’t being homophobic, she was fun!

Blogging extravaganza! or Thoughts on the NAPW Conference:

“I was pregnant.” Wyndi Anderson of National Advocates for Pregnant Women asked us to visualize a tshirt with this statement. Similar tshirts that say “I had an abortion” have surfaced in reproductive rights movements of the recent past. But what if we looked at the issue of reproduction not in terms [...]

Suffragettes who have never been kissed…

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Originally uploaded by expealidoscious.

Newsflash: We’re UGLY!
Discovered this today in my research about women’s suffrage. Stereotypes – I mean conspiracies against women- die hard.
On a side note, I really wished I had studied “women’s history” at some point. I”m less and less [...]