March 2009
96 posts
champagnecandy:
My #wam09 wrapup post at BUST http://is.gd/pz6w
I’ll be doing my own, but enjoy this one for now y’all.
Jump off the Bridge: Legendary Latinas: A Song to... →
WAM!
I’m going to the Women, Action & Media conference in Boston this weekend, so my tumbling and tlogging might be light today through Monday. :)
How Will You Cope With Higher Fares? - City Room... →
If my guy and I needed any more reason to move the f’k out of Westchester, we’ve got it now.
Back Up Your Birth Control with EC →
It’s the Back Up Your Birth Control Day of Action today!
Understanding the Dialogue around Lovelle Mixon. -... →
Of course, Samhita is being labeled an apologist for what’s actually a thoughful and honest post. Such is life, it seems.
50-Plus Hacks & Tips to Get to a Real Person at... →
Completely unrelated to anything I regularly post here, but useful anyway. My favorite is #14: Press everything. By pressing multiple numbers, you can trick systems into thinking you’re on a rotary phone — or that you’re crazy. Either way, you’re in.
Viva la Feminista: Movie Review: Sunshine Cleaning →
I just watched this on Saturday and need to find time to do a review. But, for now, watch it cuz it’s nice. =)
GIRL TALK: Reinventing Women’s History Month |... →
Women, Action & the Media: A Conference for... →
This is your last chance to register, and I totally think you should because I’m gonna be there! Other cool people will be there too, but I know y’all are most excited to see me!
Jump off the Bridge: Legendary Latinas: Something... →
Appetite For Equal Rights: Teens in rural America... →
Sadly, this news is no big shocker to me. I wrote about underground abortions a while back, and there have been countless similar stories since. When are people going to realize that this isn’t going away any time soon??
tweet tweet
I’ve been tweeting it up all day, a lot about my tattoo. I’m considering new locations for it. Perhaps somewhere near the shoulder area. What do y’all think?
I also realized I never posted the pic of my first tattoo, so I’ll do that soon for your viewing pleasure. Just need to find a pic of it…
how to respond to a racist joke
abbyjean:
a suggestion from racialicious:
When someone tells a racist joke, play dumb. Figuring out how to react when a co-worker makes a racist joke is tricky. If you don’t call the person out on her racism, you seem to be condoning the behavior. But if you do say something, you risk alienating him and sabotaging your working relationship.
The best response to a racist joke should...
“I do not know what Lil’ Wayne would call his own experience, but though he does...”
– When a Man is the Victim: A Second Study in Rape Apology : The Curvature
Jump off the Bridge: Legendary Latinas: Bridges,... →
Women in Science →
This is awesome! (h/t Bitch Blogs)
“There are times when it’s hard to believe that this is how my country acts now....”
– ezra on obama’s message to iran for iranian new year. (also love that he uses ‘her’ as the pronoun for a hypothetical bureaucrat of unknown gender.) (via abbyjean)
Friday Funnies: Best Part of a Woman's Weekend →
bday NON wishes
This is a follow-up to my earlier post on what I want for my birthday… If you get me any of the following items for my birthday, I may never speak to you again:
Any wedding planning book. Even a wedding planning book about planning an elopement. Not only will I never speak to you again, but I might also cut you in your sleep, or at least give you paper cuts with the book.
A gift card to...
bday wishes
So my birthday is coming up, and I never know what to ask for. I don’t really care if I get anything at all, and whatever people do get me is usually fine with me.
But this year, in the event that somebody asks me what I want, I have come up with a list to keep handy:
Gift card for Babeland - I mean, really, who wouldn’t be thrilled to get this?! It’s the gift that keeps on...
Dating Violence Case Shows Many Girls Support... →
Am I the only one who found this terribly depressing? Not entirely surprising, of course, which really only makes it even more depressing…
Editorial Observer - Notes From the Immigration... →
Support Obama’s Proposal to Repeal Bush’s 11th... →
“These be her very C’s, her U’s and her T’s and... →
I still haven’t heard this If U Seek Amy song…
My Ecdysis: No Person is "Born to Rape" →
(via thecurvature)
Do We Need a White House Council on Women and... →
EU bans the use of ‘Miss’ and ‘Mrs’ (and sportsmen... →
“Thus, the victims who reported the crimes were dismissed as having suffered, at...”
– How did he get away with it for so long? - Broadsheet - Salon.com
On fundamentally missing the point of WOC-only... →
sylviasrevenge:
amandaw:
This, of course, is true across the board. Anybody who would tell any group that safe spaces are “self-segregating” needs slapped in the face, hard. Are you allowed to set aside spaces, like say you own home, where you can vent about, say, your boss, without having to frame everything in a boss-friendly way? Or should your boss berate you, not just for venting about...
Breaking the Silence: On Living Pro-Lifers' Choice... →
Submit a Session Proposal to the Allied Media... →
How to Save Your Marriage » Postcards From Yo... →
This is absolute genius.
"We Follow" Needs Top Feminist Twitter Users →
another time sucker
If I never have time for blogging again, you can blame abbeyjean who has introduced me to iTunes U.
Hours of geekiness at my disposal. YES!
The Not Rape Epidemic →
This is Latoya Peterson’s piece from Yes Means Yes. It’s very powerful, very real. It does come with a trigger warning.
Hellions: Pop Culture's Rebel Women - The F-Word →
Sounds like my kind of book.