By Chally on October 3, 2011
Remember how I wrote a post about the experiences of filming an ad advocating marriage equality the other day? Well, it’s out now from the good people at the I Do campaign. It features Mim, her family, and me, if you can spot us!
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Posted in activism/charity, gender & feminism, law & order, sexuality and health, social change, social justice | Tagged activism, hoyden meetup, marriage, marriage equality, same-sex relationships |
By tigtog on October 3, 2011
On the subject of gendered insults (in this case, the use of specific terms to signal acceptable behavior):
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Posted in ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, health, language, sexuality and health, skeptics, social change | Tagged false pattern recognition, gendered slurs, gendered stereotypes, language shaping attitudes, language shaping perception |
By tigtog on October 1, 2011
Months later, the woman who spoke these four words is still dealing with cyber-harassment including rape and death threats
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Posted in ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, skeptics | Tagged atheism, cyberbullying, etiquette, intimidation, misogyny, silencing tactics, threats |
By Lauredhel on October 1, 2011
Today’s bewhiskered otter was shared by virtualreality on flickr.
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? [...] Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?
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Posted in Life | Tagged fur & fluff, otterday, otters, vicious little weasels |
By Mindy on September 30, 2011
Gender essentialism at its best.
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Posted in Culture, culture wars, gender & feminism, media | Tagged eye roll, feminists, Oh FFS |
By Guest Hoyden on September 30, 2011
In Othello, it is Emilia, unfortunate wife of the villainous Iago, who delivers the woman’s equivalent of Shylock’s more famous “Has not a Jew eyes?” speech.
Such is the focus on the central couple that it is easy to forget that two husbands kill their wives in this play.
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Posted in arts & entertainment, gender & feminism, relationships | Tagged drama, hoydens, Shakespeare, stage, tragedy |
By Mindy on September 30, 2011
A new, unflattering, book about Tony Abbott, to hit the shops 1 October 2011.
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Posted in culture wars, media, parties and factions, social change | Tagged politics, Susan Mitchell, Tony Abbott |
By tigtog on September 30, 2011
This was all over the intertubes a while ago, but I missed it at the time. Anyway, the image is not photo-manipulated – this is pure art-concept theatrical costuming executed with meticulous attention to detail.
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Posted in arts & entertainment | Tagged cosplaying, costuming, gratuitous awesome |
By Mary on September 29, 2011
Not on the front page: Air Pacific, in which Qantas is a large minority stakeholder, allegedly paid for Fijian anti-union law to be drafted, Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement to be signed by countries including Australia.
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Posted in economics, law & order | Tagged australia, copyright, fiji, industrial relations, intellectual property, labour, law, qantas, Read-ems |
By tigtog on September 29, 2011
The open car door did have some wind assistance…
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Posted in Life | Tagged ow ow ow ow |
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