Tag Archives: Personal Is Political
With great passion comes deep ambivalence: Saturday’s SlutWalk and me
This Saturday October 1st, SlutWalk hits New York City. I’ve been following the SlutWalk movement for awhile now. Back in April I had the opportunity to interview the original SlutWalk Toronto founders. I’ve also written previously about my involvement with some of the SlutWalk NYC organizing efforts, and my disappointment in the media coverage around [...]
“You’re a fucking slut,” and other things you should not say to a stranger on the subway
A few weeks ago, I was on my way back from a long, hard run through Manhattan. I had had a really shitty day, and while the run had been hard, I was hoping that it would send some welcome endorphins pumping through my body. I stood on the subway, sweaty but pleased with myself, [...]
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When dads hollaback
On Wednesday of this week, a man – we’ll call him Shmobert, to protect his anonymity – was returning walking through downtown Sydney on his way back from his lunch break. On the corner of a street, he came across a gaggle of young women handing out promotional fliers to passing pedestrians. Across the road [...]
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Guest post: An open letter to my male friends who make sexist “jokes”