Category Archives: Solidarity & Sisterhood

Feminism Friday: two posts from Jill at Feministe on rape myths vs statistics

February 29, 2008 · by · in Feminism Friday, Solidarity & Sisterhood, violence

Both of these were written in response to an op-ed in the LA Times by Heather MacDonald. Post 1: It’s Only A Myth If You Believe That Those Sluts Were Asking For It This op/ed is one of the most ridiculous I’ve read in a long, long time (and that’s pretty impressive). Heather MacDonald argues […]

Event: MichFest Halfway Soiree (and a way to promote and organise feminist meetings)

February 20, 2008 · by · in feminisms, identity, miscellaneous, Solidarity & Sisterhood

Another event landed in my mailbox: Third Annual MichFest Half-Way Soirée party on March 1st in honor of the six month mark to the famed Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. All are welcome to join us at Cattyshack, Brooklyn, (249 4th Avenue between President & Carroli St.) at 6:30 pm-3:00 am, pre-party drumming circle 5:30-6:30 pm. […]

Feminism Friday Open Thread: Misogyny in Political Activism

February 8, 2008 · by · in feminism, Feminism Friday, gender, gender gap, Solidarity & Sisterhood

There’s been some fantastic blogging about this recently regarding the candidacy of Hillary Clinton for the Presidency of the USA. Shakesville especially has been clarifying people’s thoughts this week: Melissa: Damned if you do… Melissa: Stealth Vote Salon (a roundup of other’s responses to the post above) Kate: I Am Not Ashamed A lot of […]

Book Alert: Playing With The Boys: Why Separate Is Not Equal

February 5, 2008 · by · in gender, Sexuality & Health, Solidarity & Sisterhood, writings

I was sent a link to this last year, but I overlooked it. My apologies. Gender and sports needs more examination. An interview with one of the authors from the American Oxford University Press blog: Laura Pappano, co-author with Eileen McDonagh of Playing With The Boys: Why Separate Is Not Equal, is an award-winning journalist […]

Feminism Friday: When women who advocate for women’s rights reject the label “feminist”

January 26, 2008 · by · in classism, discrimination, Feminism Friday, feminisms, privilege, race & racism, Solidarity & Sisterhood, womanism

2nd May 2008: This post has been updated in light of the recent flare-ups in the rounds of discussion about how mainstream feminism remains inadequate in engaging with matters of race. See footnote. There are many critics who view “feminism” (and the progressive movement generally) as focussing too much on the West, and too much […]

Happy Halloween

October 31, 2007 · by · in no-sense-of-humour, objectification, oppression, sexism, sleazebags

Scare us all! Open thread for creepy stories and revoltingly sexist costume links (because strangely, we don’t see superheroes in costumes like this, at this time of year or any other). Alternatively, if you’re doing something kickarse for Halloween or Samhain, link here to your posts about it.

Reading roundup

September 30, 2007 · by · in feminism, gender, privilege, recommendations, reproductive justice, Solidarity & Sisterhood, violence

The 45th Carnival of Feminists went up last week at Feminist Philosophers. Lots of good reading there, and below are links to some more great feminist reading that I’ve found in my feedreader this last week. I can’t read all the blogs out there, so obviously I miss great stuff. If you’ve read something insightful, […]

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