December 2011
Anonymous asked: You're awesome!!! Hope there will be more on novel gender, sexuality, body politics & related issues soon!!!!
A girl's gotta eat: about the adverts etc. on FYGS →
I’m still getting questions about this so i’ve addressed it at some length & i’ve made a permanent link on the blog homepage. Please read at your leisure.
Sincere thanks for your support.
Ker-pow! Women kick back against comic-book sexism →
Good stuff!
As you might know from the section of my books list devoted just to comics and the post i did just before Christmas on the very excellent Paying for It, i’m something of a comic book fan—and i’m also trying to increase the proportion of books i read that are by women (it’s remarkably difficult!). This is a very heartening article.
As far as my own adventures...
“In 1992, women accounted for less than 10 per cent of the adult retail...”
– Sex sells: the business of pleasure (Sydney Morning Herald)
Smells like sexual revolution.
(via workingsex)
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Chester Brown on Choice & Sex Work
Here’s an interesting excerpt from on of my favourite comic books. Just to preface, Paying for It is a really great comic. It just is. But it also garners (amongst much praise) the following review from Sasha:
“In Paying For It, Chester Brown not only makes a compelling case for the decriminalisation of sex work but he also seems like an excellent client. Sex workers and sex worker...
Anonymous asked: Also, I'm curious about your inclusion of "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" on your list, as I wasn't aware that it really engaged with feminist issues much at all.
Female privilege?
dearestandqueerest:
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
stfufauxminists:
brightblackdaylight:
As feminists, we tend to think a lot about male privilege (stuff like the fact that men are more likely to be bosses and CEOs and less likely to get raped), but not very much about female privilege. I stumbled across this, a list of female privileges:
As a woman …
1. I have a much lower chance of being...
Female privilege?
stfufauxminists:
brightblackdaylight:
As feminists, we tend to think a lot about male privilege (stuff like the fact that men are more likely to be bosses and CEOs and less likely to get raped), but not very much about female privilege. I stumbled across this, a list of female privileges:
As a woman …
1. I have a much lower chance of being murdered than a man. 2. I have a much lower chance...
Anonymous asked: I see slash fiction being brought up and I'd like to offer a different perspective on it. Slash fiction is, typically, fanfiction that pairs up two male characters. The most common reason I see behind this isn't an objectification of gay male sexuality or anything of the sort, but rather that male characters in popular fictions tend to be more developed and "real" compared to...
Classic novels reinvented with genderswitching →
In spite of some grammatical errors in the byline (seriously?! apostrophes in plurals?! ugh), this is cool, fun article.
You can also read way more about Kate’s genderswitching here.
And Shirley Holmes here.
Related: ReGender.com & the Book of Genesis regendered.
Me and poo.
As i don’t need to go right now, i thought i’d stop holding in some truths about myself and ablutions instead, in light of my previous post.
Like most women, i’ve held in poos and farts. I still haven’t done an audible fart in front of my SO. It’s a problem. And it so shouldn’t be—it’s just a psychological obstacle i can’t currently...
Pooping is a feminist issue →
This is a thought-provoking article. Especially in light of this section:
According to Dr. Jack Morin in his book Anal Health and Pleasure, “holding it in” is not okay. Ignoring bathroom calls can cause serious damage to your internal sphincter — the muscle whose job is to relax, allowing for quick and easy bowel movements. Ignoring the need to go causes the internal sphincter to stop relaxing...
Gay footballers
I had the dubious pleasure of going to a premiership football match last night and among many conversations i had (including one about gender variance in in international sporting events!) was one concerning prejudice in football. It was something of an education (thanks, Charlie) because i learnt that in spite of what Simon Callow said in the article i posted the other day, there are actually no...
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My thoughts on Alan Turing & the pardon petition
As many of you may know, there is currently an active e-petition for the UK government to grant Alan Turing, Nobel laureate, general genius and the father of computer science, a pardon for his conviction of “gross indecency” that led him to undergo forced chemical castration which in turn (probably) led to his suicide two years later.
The thing is, whilst i support his pardon, why...
Anonymous asked: TW: Discussion of rape. Do you know of any good and reliable studies for the number of rapes that go unreported? I've been skeptical on the accuracy of some recently, not to say that the methodology applied to a study of its kind. If you knew any, for any place really, it would be appreciated.
Anonymous asked: yes!! please do a xmas tag! what is a FYGS christmas like? do you think mistletoe is sexist??? have you ever kissed under mistletoe?
Anonymous asked: Is it bad that I like the color pink? I also buy pink "for girls" stuff sometimes because since I like pink I also like my stuff to be pink. Am I being sexist/a bad feminist?
Anonymous asked: Can you do a Xmas tag?
Anonymous asked: I read your stuff on Disney movies & how you think their really sexist, especially the princesses. My question is, what are your favourite disney characters?
Annie Sprinkle and the Founding of December 17th →
violenticecream:
Interview with Annie Sprinkle about the founding of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
Pilot scheme to protect sex workers | The Press... →
tooyoungforthelivingdead:
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
workingsex:
The UK is using a new scheme to protect sex workers from abusive customers. They’re launching a website that includes the faces of historically abusive customers. This is going to be done on a 12-month trial period.
Right on!
Too right, right on! This seems like a very good idea.
this… actually seems like a good idea. though...
Pilot scheme to protect sex workers | The Press... →
workingsex:
The UK is using a new scheme to protect sex workers from abusive customers. They’re launching a website that includes the faces of historically abusive customers. This is going to be done on a 12-month trial period.
Right on!
Too right, right on! This seems like a very good idea.
'The day I came out': Celebrities reveal their... →
aptonym:
misterstibbons:
aptonym:
mareadriaticum:
Buying gifts for the holidays? Check out my growing list of gender studies-related fiction, non-fiction and film recommendations!
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
I’m working on improving the links for US and other international readers. It’s quite time-consuming so please bear with me—and thank you for your patience!
[their link, of course, not...
By the way:
Some of my more eagle-eyed readers have noticed (and one has complained… grrr) that the links on my books list go to amazon. This is because I have an affiliate account there, meaning that i get a tiny percentage of any purchases made via one of my links (although there are a bunch of conditions that go with that). The reason for this is that it’s a way for me to potentially make a...
Anonymous asked: have you ever seen a dead body?
Anonymous asked: Cool list. What was the last book you read?
Anonymous asked: Your list of books is amazing! Is there a particular book you'd recommend? One that you found most inspiring? (And preferably one that's quite accessible to the average person). Thanks! :)
Buying gifts for the holidays? Check out my... →
I’m working on improving the links for US and other international readers. It’s quite time-consuming so please bear with me—and thank you for your patience!
Want to know if you carry the virus for genital...
If you live within travelling distance of Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, you can.
They’re looking for sexually active men and women aged 16-60 (i think 60 is the upper limit; apologies if this is wrong) who do not have an active case of warts to participate in a study.
I don’t believe there’s financial remuneration of any sort, but for women aged 21ish and over (i.e.,...
Anonymous asked: You're one of the first SJ bloggers here I've seen make the jump to philosophical and ontological issues in relation to gender studies. Has anyone else been guiding this approach for you or are these solely your own relations and thoughts? Really fascinating, keep it up. This kind of discourse is needed in SJ communities.
Thinking out loud:
If we recognise a mind/body split, why do we locate the self as within (or of) the corpus? Why are acts that disrupt traditional conceptions of corporal wholeness deemed self-destructive?
I mean, what kind of fuckery is that?!
mynameislyddy replied to your post: My vagina hates me: adventures at the sex clinic part 2
surely punarnia? or is it also spelled poonani? ive only ever seen the word as punani. unless im getting a whole other joke from that title.
Hmm…
I thought it was poonani. Like poon or poontang. But Google has 2.1 million for punani vs 750 lousy thou for poonani, so i guess you’re right.
...
**Trigger warning for rape culture**
Regarding this news story about RAG/SSB rape joke.
flapjackstate:
fuckyeahgenderstudies replied:
what was the “joke”?
I’ll put it under a cut, as it is disgustingly triggering.
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Stay classy, Exeter(!)
Readers, my Alma Mater.
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My vagina hates me: adventures at the sex clinic...
AKA the Chronicles of Poonarnia: part 2
And so continues the section of my increasingly large body of writing on vulval pain etc. in which i discuss my treatment. Elsewhere, if you’re interested, you can find discussions of how this condition (provoked localised vulvodynia, AKA vestibulodynia, previously known as vulvar vestibulitis) has impacted my personal and sexual life and how i still have...
France to vote on outlawing prostitution →
mrshowardhughes:
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
Fucking ass-backwards business going down on the continent…
Today French MPs will be discussing making prostitution a crime punishable by six months’ imprisonment (and a €3,000 fine for those caught buying).
One Paris sex worker, Christiane, comments:
“It’s just blah, blah, blah, because there’s an election coming up. They’ll forget about us...
Eva Wiseman on studies in sexism →
Guardian: Is the Muff March such a cunning stunt? →
By focusing on porn, British activism against designer vaginas gets the headlines but obscures the real issues
… The Muff March in London became undeniably and inevitably about porn. That will certainly help it get press coverage for a couple of days and get the commentators apoplectic. But it will also alienate a lot of women who do not believe all their personal choices about their body...
Anonymous asked: Thank you for the primary sources ( and databases) for how sociology is actually a major contributory factor in the ageing process. I'll look into them. Thanks you!!!
Anonymous asked: "There’s growing evidence to suggest that the main reason ability decreases as we age is because of sociological, not biological, reasons. And this ‘biological fact’ business is dodgy…" Would you care to show the evidence against, as you say, "reason ability decreases as we age is because of sociological, not biological, reasons" ? Primary source full...
Anonymous asked: Regarding the ageism discussion, I am likewise confused (and similar to the other ask ageism is not something I have much experience in studying). I see how what you are discussing is ableism (I'm not arguing that) but how is it ageist? Not meaning to offend but I am trying to see how the discrimination is age based opposed to ability based (that the reason that age has comes into play is the...
happiz0mb13 asked: About the ageism post, what is so wrong with the italics? Ageism is not something I have studied on much, and I hope you aren't offended by the question because it is just an honest question of mine. I'm just a little confused because what I notice day to day with the elderly being discriminated against is mostly just that. The results of their bodies getting older and not being able to...
Ageism: a few words
name-redacted:
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
A few times now i’ve been really surprised to hear people discussing ageism as though it’s a terrible thing that not even primarily but only affects children and teenagers.
Ageism doesn’t only affect children. Ageism doesn’t even mainly affect children. It mainly affects (by a very long way) the elderly. And i think it’s so fucked up that that’s somehow...
Ageism: a few words
mrgearmond:
name-redacted:
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
A few times now i’ve been really surprised to hear people discussing ageism as though it’s a terrible thing that not even primarily but only affects children and teenagers.
Ageism doesn’t only affect children. Ageism doesn’t even mainly affect children. It mainly affects (by a very long way) the elderly. And i think it’s so fucked up that...
Ageism: a few words
A few times now i’ve been really surprised to hear people discussing ageism as though it’s a terrible thing that not even primarily but only affects children and teenagers.
Ageism doesn’t only affect children. Ageism doesn’t even mainly affect children. It mainly affects (by a very long way) the elderly. And i think it’s so fucked up that that’s somehow been...
