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From Shapely Prose:
Quick appeal: Stories of weight discrimination and health care -- Fat? Adult? Ever been discriminated against by a health-care professional because of your weight? Ginny Graves want to interview YOU! Click on the link to find out more.
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From SFF Media:
Why science fiction authors just can't win. (Lilnked via Shweta_Naryan, I believe...)
From Feministe:
No More Rape by Contract. About the rape of women in the military. There's some scary stuff in here.
From Shakesville:
More Polanski Stuff -- this time on a suggestion of why so many people are signing that wretched petition. Good grief, how stupid...
AND
Rape Reports Hit Two-Decade Low. Hm. Misleading?
From Slate Magazine, via Fem!n*Ally and Ilovefat:
How Fat!Hate Contributes to the Health Problems Associated with Being Fat. Good point. No, really. Go read it.
A Relatively Fluffy Piece from Pandagon:
On Wingnut Ire Over Uppity Women's... Miscarriages? Huh?
From This Ain't Livin':
An Open Letter to Feministing -- About the problem of oppressive language (in particular, ableist language) and its acceptance on the blog in question.
Related Link: Why Inclusionary Language Matters.
AND
Activism and Class -- On the economics of activism and how "living your principles" is a privilege in and of itself.
Related post, from Zero At The Bone: This is What An Activist Looks Like.
From Shapely Prose:
Schrödinger’s Rapist: or a guy’s guide to approaching strange women without being maced. Really good. Also really basic. Includes "How to understand body-language 101" because some people convenientlyignore "forget" what they learn VERY QUICKLY before the age of five, when there's a Hawt Chick involved. <*twitch*>
rom Salon:
Polanski, "Hounddog", and 13-year-old voices. On post-pubescent girls and agency (sexual or otherwise). It's very good. Go read it.
From Shapely Prose:
Quick appeal: Stories of weight discrimination and health care -- Fat? Adult? Ever been discriminated against by a health-care professional because of your weight? Ginny Graves want to interview YOU! Click on the link to find out more.
/EDIT]
From SFF Media:
Why science fiction authors just can't win. (Lilnked via Shweta_Naryan, I believe...)
From Feministe:
No More Rape by Contract. About the rape of women in the military. There's some scary stuff in here.
From Shakesville:
More Polanski Stuff -- this time on a suggestion of why so many people are signing that wretched petition. Good grief, how stupid...
AND
Rape Reports Hit Two-Decade Low. Hm. Misleading?
From Slate Magazine, via Fem!n*Ally and Ilovefat:
How Fat!Hate Contributes to the Health Problems Associated with Being Fat. Good point. No, really. Go read it.
A Relatively Fluffy Piece from Pandagon:
On Wingnut Ire Over Uppity Women's... Miscarriages? Huh?
From This Ain't Livin':
An Open Letter to Feministing -- About the problem of oppressive language (in particular, ableist language) and its acceptance on the blog in question.
Related Link: Why Inclusionary Language Matters.
AND
Activism and Class -- On the economics of activism and how "living your principles" is a privilege in and of itself.
Related post, from Zero At The Bone: This is What An Activist Looks Like.
From Shapely Prose:
Schrödinger’s Rapist: or a guy’s guide to approaching strange women without being maced. Really good. Also really basic. Includes "How to understand body-language 101" because some people conveniently
rom Salon:
Polanski, "Hounddog", and 13-year-old voices. On post-pubescent girls and agency (sexual or otherwise). It's very good. Go read it.
