Category Archives: 101
Guest Post – Privacy 101: privacy, anonymity and you
This is a double guest post, incorporating two separate presentations from the recent Melbourne Crytoparty event. Cryptoparties are grass-roots data security education activism – CryptoParties are free to attend, public, and are commercially non-aligned. Some of the information provided below is specific to Australian law; find a Cryptoparty MeetUp local to you if you want […]
Reader request: Feminism 101 book recommendations for teens?
It’d be great to find a book written with intersectionality in mind which contains info on slut-shaming, body positivity, abortion rights, internalised misogyny, etc., which is easy to understand and digest for young girls who aren’t educated about things like privilege and oppression and class, etc.
Cyberbullies 101: Part 1 – muffling their megaphones
The Internet may provide the virtual megaphones for the cyberbullies, but it also provides anybody who wants them with megaphone-mufflers: there are virtual equivalents of answering machines, mail-sorters, personal assistants, roving security guards, butlers, valets, maids, bottlewashers and most importantly, garbage trucks.
Call for Feminism 101 Links I
I’ve decided to begin a new feature whereby interested readers can drop links they tend to share widely because they do a great job explaining/clarifying basic feminist concepts or debunking anti-feminist myths/factoids.
FAQ: Aren’t feminists all lesbian man-haters?
Short answer: No. Feminists come from a variety of backgrounds, with a variety of values and opinions, and (among other things) are in no way uniform in their sexual preferences. Some feminists identify as lesbian, some as heterosexual, some as bisexual, some as asexual, etc. As for the “man-hating” moniker, it has more to do […]
Feminism Friday: How can men express sexual interest in a feminist way?
It’s a question a lot of men have – they see themselves as feminist allies, they don’t want to be objectifying or creepy, but they still want to be able to express their sexual attraction to women whom they find appealing. And so they should – men and women enjoying sex together is a good thing! But I can understand why some of the things one learns as a feminist ally could make one reticent because of the possibility of putting one’s foot in it and being perceived as one of the bad guys, or even worse: appearing to be one of those predatory faux-feminist men who’s only parroting glib sound-bites in order to get laid.
What will Twitter will make of a #feminismfriday hashtag?
If you’re on Twitter, and you’ve read some terrific feminist/womanist blogging this week, please tweet the link and hashtag it as #feminismfriday. For an extra dollop of helpful goodness, if it’s a great Feminism 101 post, please also tag it as #FF101.
If you’re not on Twitter, please drop a link to a post that meets the general Feminism Friday guidelines in comments on this page.
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