What I’ve been reading – Willets, “virginity tests”, acid violence, and slut-shaming
If only I could spend all day online reading blogs, I would. I can’t, so I can only give you what I see. Recently: David Willets: feminism has held back […]
If only I could spend all day online reading blogs, I would. I can’t, so I can only give you what I see. Recently: David Willets: feminism has held back […]
Where to start. It’s been a busy week in the blogoshere. There’s been a lot to talk about. In no particular order: The iconography of French advertising (theillusionists). This is a discussion of […]
There are about 100,000 ways in which this video is absolutely filled with misogyny. Here’s a step-by-step guide for making your own. Start with the phony accent and inflection that […]
Does anyone want to join me at rolling my eyes, shaking my head, and possibly spluttering my coffee, at this? Pediatric endocrinologist Maria New, of Mount Sinai School of Medicine […]
I love The Tudors. I love the costumes, the pretty people, the scenery, and the over-wrought and oft-ridiculous performances. It’s silly and engaging telly, and I wouldn’t be without it. […]
I’m not one to defend the general British public (see forthcoming entry on culture when it, erm, forthcomes) but I feel that I should get my spake in, albeit briefly, […]
Misogyny is alive and well. As if we ever thought otherwise. From the Daily Mail: Young British women leave behind their inhibitions as well as their worries when they go […]
No shocks to hear of this sort of thing from the world’s favourite mass murderer, George W Bush. From: “Bill Hangley, Jr.” Subject: His Gift To Us Date: Mon, 9 […]
[Edit 10th May: I’ve since learned that the claims made in the Guardian piece I’ve linked to below are possibly unfounded. The piece itself has been removed from the Guardian […]
A Des Moines woman who refused to take off her top and imitate a Girls Gone Wild video had her cell phone stolen and was assaulted by her tormentors, police […]