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Another book question
A couple of months ago, there was a reference here in comments to a book that looks at the Cambellian Hero's Journey from the feminine point of view. Does anyone remember the name of it? -
WhedonFest and Equality Now [regional interest]
Okay, I know that we've had good discussions here before about Joss Whedon. I think we're all in agreement that his work is not perfect, and that there's room for differences of opinion about his work among feminists and other progressives.
However...the even t I'm about to post primarily supports Equality Now, a global women's rights organization.
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What the fuck?
Right, I'm reading the Family Guy thread of the twop message board where they're discussing the episode where Quagmire's dad got a sex change (I agree with those who said the ending was fucking insensitive) and they're talking about whether his dad (now mom) should tell Brian that she used to be a Man and at about, oh, page 447, we get this (my ( Read more... ) -
Oh fucking hell..
I really liked these guy's point and click games (Ben there Dan That is a nice homages to Sam and Max and the like) and now they fucked it all up ( Read more... ) -
SEP Update
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy posted an updated article on Feminist Perspectives on Objectification on Wednesday. I thought some of you might enjoy it. -
a critique of Coraline critique
Yes, yes, this is a year late,but I couldn't help but disagree with this critique of the movie adaption of Gaiman's book ( Read more... ) -
"Utah actually considers criminalizing miscarriage, my brain explodes"
I was recently directed to justira's post on the recent law passed in Utah that would criminalize miscarriage. She says it far more eloquently than I could (and she is much better informed on the subject than I am), so I'll simply link. The original post on Dreamwidth is here, and the imported-into-LJ version is here. -
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Some of you may remember this story: last spring at George Mason University in Virginia, a male student was crowned Homecoming Queen. The student, Ryan Allen, identifies as male, but entered the competition as Reann Ballslee, his drag queen persona ( Read more... ) -
David Letterman Show Promotes Trans Disgust
The David Letterman show on the CBS network has insulted Amanda Simpson, a trans woman who was recently appointed to the U.S. Commerce Department by the Obama administration. In the clip below David Letterman announces the news, followed by a guest on his show who breaks out in shock that "Amanda used to be a dude" the man is disgusted and outraged ( Read more... )