Roll up, Roll up, The Down Under Feminist Carnival is town to wake this blog out of a slumber. I’m still blogging just more over here these days.
But welcome one and all to the Fourty First Down Under Feminist Carnival.
Identity
The Hoydens celebrate The new Australian passport regulations while Scar proclaims We are winning (but we haven’t won yet). Meanwhile The Hand Mirror ponders Who needs the toilet training? and Gladly, the Cross-Eyed Bear tells the world You Ain’t Never Had a Friend Like Me.
Men and their Oval balls
New Zealand is currently hosting the Rugby World Cup. Julie declares why she embraces Rugby Game but not Rugby culture. The Lady Garden declares why I fucking hate the Rugby World Cup and Luddite Journal reminds us of the Homophobia of rugby culture in Flaunting at the Rugby World Cup posted at The Hand Mirror. Football and feminist parenting posted at Maintaining the Rage Makes Me Tired.
Politics – douchebaggery edition
Julie over at the The Hand Mirror ponders How to lose your own political identity in one easy step after being described as a ‘Labour Wife’ but a Sunday paper. Deborah adds wise words to the issue On being an un-person, otherwise known as a wife. Ideologically Impure takes to task political parties in action on child povert Gimme an E, gimme an N, gimme a ? TITLEMENT! Meanwhile Blogger on the Cast Iron Balcony grrrs that At Home with Julia: didn?t fail to disappoint and the Hodyens answer the old question A Minister for Men? Maia counts the The cost of court costs.
Politics -awesomeness edition
The Hoydens post approvingly on Elizabeth’s Secular Sermon Quicklink: Getting Rich Is a Group Effort. While stargazer notes approvingly at the eid celebrations in the New Zealand parliament and Mim’s Muddle finds a great way to spend a Sunday in “I Do” or How I spent my Sunday. Scuba Nurse writes up the Suffrage Eve Debate on her blog.
Politics – International Edition
Zero at the Bone reminds us People don?t need solutions, be they Pacific, Malaysia, or Nauru. While this GUEST POST: Gender based violence and the Pacific Island Forum at The Hand Mirror and Girls Not Brides, a new campaign against child marriage is presented by the fabulous Hoydens. Stargazer observes the September 11 commemoration at The Hand Mirror.
Social Media
Rebecca protests the banning of pseudonyms in her post, Google Plus and why I left. The Hoydens again try to answer the ongoing Where are the women political bloggers? redux but note the apology from a gaming company after a developer code was left in That “Feminist Whore” code in Dead Island game: nice to see a proper apology and the Fat Heffalump proclaims in awesome fashion You Have No Power Over Me ? The Futility of Trolling~
Disability
The view from down here reminds us again why Language matters: offspring while the Hoydens worry that Parking Permit scheme collecting sensitive medical information – for no reason.
Sex Ed – ZOMG moral outcry!
Ideologically Impure declares war against the moral outcry generated by the New Zealand media screaming CLITORIS CLITORIS CLITORIS while LadyNews ponders is Calling it a ?va-jay-jay? is being frank and honest?
Reproductive rights
Mothers For Choice Aotearoa NZ thinks the moral stigma is real The distress of abortion while Deborah at A Bee of a Certain Age ponders Is there a right to choose C-sections?
Body policing
Fat Heffalump has some awesome posts this month including Keep Telling Your Story Until Someone Listens, Breaking Down Fat Stigma: Greed, Breaking Down Fat Stigma: Anger and Working Your Way Out of the Self-Loathing Land. Bri rages at douchebaggery exhibited by the naked chef at Jamie Oliver may know about sauces but not so much about sources and that fat kid does not equal child abuse. Queen of thorns right rages at zomg bra sizes are getting bigger at Bendon advertising: not news, also angry-making at Ideologically Impure and feminaust ~ for australian feminism wonders about the topic of control underwear: Panther Responds ~ Control Underwear.
Race
Chally reminds us that Whiteness is no blank slate and takes on the practice of using food names to describe racial identity in When food groups go very wrong.
Hollaback
Maybe it means nothing takes on the idea guys can’t help it meme in attention while the news with nipples takes on the lady tradie on The ipecac post.
Intersections
Gladly, the Cross-Eyed Bear.
proclaims I am not ?anti-Christian? Chally ponders how we go about Building community at Hoyden About Town.
Whanau
The awesome blue milk counts the costs of Motherhood costs and notes that even the act of getting to work is tough: When the getting to work is as stressful as the work itself and finally asks an important question: Who?s afraid of feminists raising sons? While the Hoydens ponder: Repost: Nice Guys (TM) redux and what makes an ideal husband and father. Anne at Elesewoman makes a special birthday.
General Feministing
Penguin unearthed examines the Travelling Feminist: Gráinne Ní Mháille, blue milk declares that Feminists are not your enemy and that Women are raised to have low self-esteem. Chally examines ?A Motive More Human?: The Alice Mitchell Case, Part One, Luddite Journal examines the The Fear of Fear at the The Hand Mirror, The Lady Garderners wonder why women give up sexual pleasure so easily in Getting Off and Maybe it means nothing speaks of On feminism and privilege.
A hearty thanks to @blue_bue, Queen of Thorns, Mary and Chally for all the awesome links you sent my way. It made putting together content a breeze.
Ka kite
Stef
Fabulous! I’ve got to run, so I’ve no time to read through everything yet, but the carnival looks just great!
Thanks Chally, means alot!
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Brilliant carnival, Stef. And many thanks for the linky love.
Most deserved!
I’m going to be reading for a week with all of this! Well done everyone up this month, and thank you to anyone who nominated me (I’m chuffed!)
you wrote so much awesomeness it was hard to choose just one so thought why not more than one?
Great carnival stef, thanks for putting it all together and for the acknowledgement
Thanks for the inclusion. Looks like an illustrious list
That’s a lot of great links (and thanks for all the ones linking to us at Hoyden about Town – I’m very fortunate in my co-bloggers).
So much cool stuff in one place makes the hoydens my must-read
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Wow, quite surprised to be linked on here. Thanks – and great reading all around. Loving the stuff from Gladly The Crosseyed bear.
It was my pleasure, a great post!
Fabulous job, Stef! Thanks.
Thanks so much
Love the work you’ve done with this carnival, there are some terrific choices here. And thanks for including me, too.
Thank you so much, your work is always so wonderful blue milk.
Thanks so much for including us! A brilliant round up of links, can’t wait to read through them all!
My pleasure! Hope you enjoy.
Great stuff Stef, well done, and thanks for the linky lovin.
Thanks so much and my pleasure!
also loving this & thanx for the links. looking forward to getting some time to read over the weekend. take care
Thanks stargazer, was my pleasure to include you.
Thanks Stef! So much brilliance, and for linking to TLG. <3
My pleasure!
Cheers for including me, looking forward to getting stuck in to all the other exciting posts.
My pleasure. Thanks for stopping by!
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Awesome job! So much good stuff to read.
thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoy the reading!