Tag Archives: Deep Thoughts
Happy birthday to my “feminist spotter in action”
TweetWhen I was little, my father used to do my hair for ballet class. Every Saturday morning, Mom would get up and go to ballet, and when the adult class ended it would be time for the kids’ classes to start. So while Mom was dancing, Dad would get me and my sister into our [...]
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Fear Factor: Mansplaining edition
TweetSo, I’m dating a feminist. It’s a relatively new experience for me; I’ve dated guys who were “not feminists, but” and guys who called themselves feminists but who, when push came to shove, had pretty traditional beliefs about gender. This is the first time I’ve dated a feminist who rightly calls himself one, and who [...]
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Lebron, Family Honor, and Yo Momma
Tweet Over the past few weeks, I’ve been following the Lebron James story with great interest. For those who don’t follow sports (or live under a rock), Lebron recently announced that he would be leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to play for the Miami Heat, after much hype, speculation, conspiracy theories, and an hour-long ESPN special. [...]
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Twilight, tweens, and abstinence
TweetSo you might have noticed the latest installment in the Twilight film series came out a couple weeks ago. A lot has been written about the anti-feminist messages of the Twilight books and films. Stephanie Meyer wrote a very thinly disguised book about Mormon dating from a fundamentalist pro-abstinence perspective. Her books normalize gendered violence, [...]
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The Struggle for Transgender and Genderqueer Legitimacy
Originally posted in Community Blog