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June 2011

“Vice, virtue; it’s best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much...”

– Maude (via fuckyeahharoldandmaude) (This is my version of a bloggy dance break)

ghostdishes-deactivated20121023 asked: I'm a huge fan of both your blog and Dan Savage, and I think your reblog, "Dan Savage thinks Feminism destroyed marriage" misconstrues what Dan was trying to say.

The cited quote from the link:

"The mistake that straight people made,” Savage told me, “was imposing the monogamous expectation on men. Men were never expected to be...

Feminism inadvertently destroyed marriage,... →

ghostdishes: fuckyeahgenderstudies: jaded16india: Remind me again, why people even listen to this guy? Word. I would, however, really like to see feminism—or something—advertently destroy marriage. This is dumb. I’m a huge fan of both this blog and Dan Savage, and I think this misconstrues what Dan was trying to say. The cited quote from the link: “The mistake that straight people...

Guardian: Christine Lagarde--Would Mary... →

From the IMF through to familial Asia, author of Vindication of the Rights of Women would be fascinated by progress

Feminism inadvertently destroyed marriage,... →

jaded16india: Remind me again, why people even listen to this guy? Word. I would, however, really like to see feminism—or something—advertently destroy marriage.

It's time for the UK to support UN Women--with... →

It’s shameful that our government has not yet pledged funds to Michelle Bachelet’s gender-equality body Shameful… but unsurprising.

Five Saudi women drivers arrested, says activist →

Brazil's female construction workers set... →

French feminism is back--with beards →

La Barbe (“The Beard” – which also means “enough!” or “boring!” in old French slang) is emblematic of this resurgence. Members of the collective appear regularly on the front pages, sporting their fake beards. With 74 actions under its belt since its inception in March 2008, and with offspring organisations in Nantes, Toulouse, Niort and even Mexico (where...

Guardian: "Can a feminist rejoice in the likes of... →

I’m posting this because i think it’s interesting… but i also think it’s horrid. It’s a weirdly snarky, holier-than-thou, white feminist type article. It also uses ableist language.

Some of you may be wondering “oh, why is she posting about that?!?” in relation to the commentary on the Dutch ban on ritual slaughter. If you’re thinking it’s not directly related to gender studies, you’d be right. But it’s related to my interests. And it’s related to how humans treat other, marginalised, humans. And marginalised humans are my...

Dutch Parliament Passes Ritual Slaughter Ban →

moononwaters: but-for-the-grace: o-dapper-one: fuckyeahgenderstudies: kimberbatch: fuckyeahgenderstudies: Today in Anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim politics… The Dutch Parliament has passed a bill banning the slaughter of livestock without stunning it first, removing an exemption that has allowed Jews and Muslims to butcher animals according to their centuries-old dietary rules. If...

Anonymous asked: I've asked my Muslim friends about the ethics behind Halal, and from what I gather, it actually appears more humane than slaughter after shocking. When they slit the throat, they go directly for the artery supplying blood to the brain, which kills the animal instantly, unlike many stunning procedures which prolong the slaughter. (Not that I promote slaughtering animals either way.) Anyway,...

Dutch Parliament Passes Ritual Slaughter Ban →

kimberbatch: fuckyeahgenderstudies: Today in Anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim politics… The Dutch Parliament has passed a bill banning the slaughter of livestock without stunning it first, removing an exemption that has allowed Jews and Muslims to butcher animals according to their centuries-old dietary rules. If enacted and enforced, religious groups say observant Jews and Muslims would...

Dutch Parliament Passes Ritual Slaughter Ban →

Today in Anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim politics… The Dutch Parliament has passed a bill banning the slaughter of livestock without stunning it first, removing an exemption that has allowed Jews and Muslims to butcher animals according to their centuries-old dietary rules. If enacted and enforced, religious groups say observant Jews and Muslims would have to import meat from abroad, stop...

How to Talk to Little Girls →

Teaching girls that their appearance is the first thing you notice tells them that looks are more important than anything.

In this golden age of ageing, old people are met... →

A hatred of the elderly lies behind both the idealisation of the fit ‘third ager’ and the abuse of those in care homes

Abortion providers alarmed over counselling plans →

Government plans for women to receive compulsory counselling ‘independently’ will delay treatments, charities say

"My journey from homophobe to equality activist" →

This month Symon Hill is walking 160 miles to repent for his former homophobia and to encourage the church to support equality

Doctors vote against cutting abortion time limit... →

Doctors have rejected calls for the British Medical Association to start campaigning for a cut in the legal time limit for abortion from 24 to 20 weeks. A move to change the BMA’s longstanding policy in support of abortions up to the 24th week of gestation was rejected by about 500 delegates at the union’s annual conference in Cardiff by a margin of 61% to 32%, with 7% abstaining.

mickyalexandria asked: Hello :)
I’m making a documentary focused on sexual fluidity and the broad range of sexuality. Tumblr users express a wide range of opinions and I hope to get as many of you to share your views as possible. I have created a series of questions related to sexuality that I would like answered in a video or audio submission. My goal is to get a wide range of answers that I can edit into...

Hundreds of Indian girls are having sex change... →

[potential trigger warning for link] A shocking new trend has been revealed – Indian parents are paying thousands of dollars to change baby girls into much longed for baby boys.

Changing the gender agenda: who decides when new... →

[Trigger warning] Iran giving out condoms for... →

'How old is old – and does it still matter?' →

Feminism in the 21st century →

Caitlin Moran writes about her body, Rachel Cusk dissects the aftermath of her divorce and Sylvia Walby addresses ‘raunch culture’. What do their books reveal about feminism today?

Testosterone and high finance do not mix: so bring... →

Gender inequality has been an issue in the City for years, but now the new science of ‘neuroeconomics’ is proving the point beyond doubt: hormonally-driven young men should not be left alone in charge of our finances…

Pregnant? Wait till the boss hears →

Just days after telling her employer she was pregnant, Danniella McClain was made redundant. And the number of similar cases of sexual discrimination is rising

World turning blind eye to 10 million child brides... →

UK must help to cut level of forced marriages for girls under 18, says Plan UK report

What's That Ticking Sound? The Male Biological... →

Intriguing stuff from the Wall Street Journal

raspberryfeministbarbie asked: is the difference between greed and gluttony that gluttony is when your actions are greedy? thankyou for your information, i don't think of either of the examples you gave as being distinct. i can see how they differ but i don't think people's experiences with being called 'spaz' or 'retard' are going to be that different, because when people use such insults...

Why did Google hide their Gay Pride feature? →

It's time to cut 'retard' from use →

raspberrybutterscotchbun: fuckyeahgenderstudies: boiiing: Woah, I never knew “spaz” was a synonym for “retard” :C Dang I always thought it just meant someone hyper and clumsy, I always call myself a spaz. Spaz isn’t a synonym for retard. Spaz is short for spastic, which is a term formerly used to refer to people with cerebral palsy—the cerebral palsy charity in the UK, Scope, used to be...

So apparently today (Sat 24 June) was World...

Who knew? Not i. http://www.worldfemininityday.com/ What do you think?

It's time to cut 'retard' from use →

boiiing: Woah, I never knew “spaz” was a synonym for “retard” :C Dang I always thought it just meant someone hyper and clumsy, I always call myself a spaz. Spaz isn’t a synonym for retard. Spaz is short for spastic, which is a term formerly used to refer to people with cerebral palsy—the cerebral palsy charity in the UK, Scope, used to be called The Spastic’s Society, for...

It's time to cut 'retard' from use →

Living with death →

What’s it like to know that you are dying? Four people share their experiences of living with a terminal illness – from a 25-year-old who has learned to love life, to a biker who’s angry as hell. Stunning, arresting piece in The Guardian.

TRIGGER WARNING - The untold stories of rape... →

the-madame-hatter: Saidel, Hedgepeth and others who share their passion know they face obstacles in bringing attention to sexual assaults during the Holocaust. They say some people believe that focusing on gender-specific experiences takes away from the overall human and Jewish experience. Others have suggested that sexual violence against Jews wasn’t a real issue because racial purity laws...

Benefit cuts: single mothers are the biggest... →

QUE SUPRESA! The coalition doesn’t care about anyone, least of all women. Lone mothers “can expect to lose up to 8.5% of their annual income - equivalent to a month’s income every year - as a result of Coalition changes to tax and benefits” Another day, another study which shows that the effects of the cuts will impact hardest on those who are, collectively, some of...

What sex are you?

In the wake of recent debacles such as the Gay Girl in Damascus expose, and VS Naipaul’s wazzocky remarks about female authors, a team from the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey claims to have developed software that can identify the gender of writers with an 85% accuracy rate. Apparently there are 157 discernible differences between male and female writing, including words...

Lesbians and STDs! →

According to a report in the Journal of Adolescent Health, lesbian and bisexual young women are less likely to have check-ups for sexually trasmitted diseases/infections and similarly less likely to have smear tests than their heterosexual peers. Researchers at the Harvard School of Medicine alaysed data from 4,224 women aged 17-25 and concluded that lesbian women are significantly less likely...

Barack Obama's real record on LGBT rights →

We worked hard to elect Obama in 2008. Now we learn his view of same-sex marriage is only just ‘evolving’ – in time for 2012

The world must support its widows →

Anonymous asked: I though I might weigh in on the (male) circumcision debate. I don't think the question should be whether or not the act hurst, but rather that circumcision at an early age removes the male's ability to choose to not have foreskin. Which it does. That's all.

Courtney Martin: Reinventing Feminism Blogger Courtney Martin examines the perennially loaded word “feminism” in this personal and heartfelt talk. She talks through the three essential paradoxes of her generation’s quest to define the term for themselves.

Fit guys are less floppy: no shit, Sherlock... →

Elizabeth Pisani keeps it real yet again over at the Wisdom of Whores. Do we really need research to demonstrate the blindingly obvious? Yes, if you believe that people who call the political shots will change their mind on the basis of a published study (something about which I am skeptical) So here we have it: research published in the International Journal of Impotence Research shows...

Some things: AdSense, charity, thanks.

I’ve just installed Google AdSense. Most of you reading this blog do so from your dashboards, so you won’t notice anything difference (and, in any case, i’ve tried to make them as unobtrusive as possible with my severely limited technical capabilities). For those of you reading this externally, let me know what you think. I really hope it’s not too distracting. I...

coelestinus asked: Hi FYGS!

Thought you might be interested in this: http://esciencenews.com/articles/2011/06/07/first.its.kind.study.conducted.busm.finds.women.resilient.combat.stress.men

"Contrary to our hypothesis that associations between combat-related stressors and post-deployment mental health would be slightly stronger for women than men, only one of 16 interactions...