It feels awkwardly risky posting this in the wake of #MeToo, but isn’t that the point? That something like this shouldn’t be controversial? And so: I randomly stumbled across this while searching my archives for something else, and it is salient, and it is relevant, and it is important. Men: you are not brainless sheep. […]
MEN ARE NOT BRAINLESS SHEEP (SHOCKING, I KNOW) (a repost) Read More »
Because the only things I can think of to talk about are the fact that I made a Patreon and all the craptastic garbage fire of sexual assault exposes going on both in media and social media rn, and I’m not peppy enough for a sales pitch, and I’m way too ragey to write anything
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Okay so I said last week’s post was previewing for this one. Content warning: if you’re an easily-offended white person, don’t click. Otherwise, enjoy the hilarity 😉 Happy weekend! Read more:My Best Books of 2016Fan Kits & Fan Kit MinisNew Inklet: Anamata
The Day Beyonce Turned Black Read More »
Consider this context for next Friday’s post 😀 But also, I do just love the song and the video clip. There’s a lot going on here, and I’ve actually used this several times as a class resource – and if you’re feeling SUPER KEEN, since there’s a weekend coming up and all and you might
Formation, Beyonce, and Some Lit-Crit-Lite ;) Read More »
Writers deserve to be paid. Artists deserve to be paid. The reason is this: If you don’t pay people to make art, only those who can afford to will make it. Only those who have sufficient income to allow them leisure time, time spent not actively pursuing ways to ensure the survival of their family,
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Son is 3 years and a double handful of weeks old. He never stops moving, loves throwing balls, kicking balls, catching balls; driving cars, trucks, buses, trains; makes dinosaur noises and squeals like a pig; would live in a sandpit if he could convince adults this was remotely plausible; and his current favourite colour is
Fact: Gender Stereotypes are Stupid. Read More »
So I meant to post this like a month ago when it was a Hot Topic, but we all know I’m less than timely when it comes to blogging, so meh. Better late than never. With the context that a top news site released an article essentially degrading adult readers of Young Adult (YA) fiction,
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Don’t be a dick. Don’t SHARE the photos. Because it takes more than just the girl to have the photos spread around the entire school. Unless she’s sending them herself. In which case, y’know. Don’t. *sigh* Read more:Fact: Gender Stereotypes are Stupid.Why Fighting Your Fears Is Complete And Utter Bullshirt.Formation, Beyonce, and Some Lit-Crit-Lite 😉
And, it must be said: BOYS. YOU TOO. Read More »
Just don’t friggin’ send the photos, m’kay?! http://www.ilona-andrews.com/just-life/on-being-a-teenager-in-a-digital-age Thank you. (Yes, me with my teacher hat on. Deal. 😉 ) Read more:Sporadically Banned From The Internet Because: GlutenIn Which There Is No Off Switch For Caution (A Retitled Repost)Dear Girls In Class, Round Two
Found this great project by Cambridge University today on Twitter, via a friend (I forget who, sorry). Basically, they had a bunch of personal-sized whiteboards and asked passers-by (presumably students in the main) why they needed feminism. The results are obvious, shocking, enlightening, and heart-breaking, and seriously, you should go have a look right now.
I Need Feminism Because… Read More »
