June 2012
40 posts
I wrote about my (sentimental) favourite book for... →
We cannot have it all because we no longer have... →
skycroeser:
“We have abandoned the creative potential of political reverie to embrace the siren call of “breaking the glass ceiling”. Mainstream feminism (and by this, I mean, the feminist discourse that has the most presence and power across media, be it corporate or independent) has become a tool to enforce the current system of inequalities. We no longer present an alternative. We want full...
“We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills, critical thinking skills...”
– The Texas Republican 2012 platform, which officially opposes teaching students “critical thinking skills.”
Read 4 more of the Texas GOP’s craziest policies.
(via think-progress)
… Is this real life? This is astounding.
(via actualcanadianfemmesherlock)
This is so infuriating. I cannot even.
...
WHEN FRIENDS ASK ME WHAT MY PLANS ARE FOR THE...
whatshouldwecallgradschool:
credit: anon ninja
WHEN THE NEW STUDENT THINKS HE WILL GET OUT IN...
whatshouldwecallgradschool:
credit: Mooneth
WHEN I GET BORED WRITING MY LIT REVIEW
whatshouldwecallgradschool:
credit: Drenkn
Pretending You’re Oppressed: The New Internet Fad →
Do you identify as a butterfly? Then you are one. Do you identify as a pie? Then you are full of buttery, fruitilicious goodness. If you follow the “to each their own” philosophy, one could almost wave the basic idea as long as it didn’t interfere with, you know, reality. But this is the dark side of the internet, and it devours all common sense like a black hole eats light. And we’ve already...
“Body-shaming is ubiquitous and abhorrent; it happens everywhere, to pretty much...”
– XOJane (via yoursinyoursoul)
All too true.
(via tallerandblueonline)
Esoterica: 50 Shades of Domestic Violence →
karnythia:
I keep meaning to do a proper post where I go through all the DV checklists & find examples in the 50 Shades series. But that requires me to re-read all three books & I’m not about that life. So we’ll go with controlling behavior & Ana’s inner thoughts and feelings. Anyone with a stronger…
leftover words: How To Promote Events in Support... →
skycroeser:
(This is just a quick statement a wrote up for a mailing list I’m on where people were promoting a vigil for Assange without mentioning the assault allegations. I feel extremely uncomfortable going to any activist event which minimises the allegations by failing to mention them or, worse, acting…
Historical Slut: Upsetting things I learned from... →
historicalslut:
WWII went out of fashion and it’s now called the Pearl Harbor War.
The Bible influenced Greek Mythology.
Catholicism wasn’t popular during early modern Europe, evangelical Christianity was!
1700-present is one year.
New York City, France, and Norway are cities in Europe.
The Founding…
“Not being assaulted is not a privilege to be earned through the judicious...”
–
Emily Nagoski. (via rapeisnotajoke)
This is My Kingdom, No Apologies Here →
What’s this, I hear you ask, two posts in one weekend? Why yes, that’s what happens on this blog: it’s anarchy, no rules! Okay, I’m being a bit silly here, but there is a reason for it. This blog is not structured the way some other blogs are. Any regular features that I do have happen when I feel like posting them, or when I’m compelled to write about them, not through a set and pre-determined...
Anonymous asked: "This is My Kingdom, No Apologies Here" is why I love you blog!!!
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Maureen Johnson: THE ADVENTURE OF THE RANDOM HOUSE →
maureenjohnsonbooks:
By popular demand* I bring you the Random House/FedEx story. This happened not *too* long ago. This is partially by memory, but I did write it down afterwards, because it was so great.
MAUREEN wanders into the local FedEx with a package she needs to send to Random House publishers. Random House…
[tw: violence against women]
mswyrr:
fuckyeahfeminists:
“Let’s hurl some acid at those female Democratic senators.”
—Jay Townsend, GOP Spokesman who went on a vicious online rant on Saturday. (via abaldwin360)
Historical Slut: An Open Letter to Men Who Cry... →
khaleesi:
bigfatfeminist:
Originally this was written as a response to a single inbox message, and then I got a couple more of them, and now it’s a letter to all of you. I am tired of you.
[TRIGGER WARNING: Rape, rape culture; eating disorders]
It must be exhausting carrying all…
May 2012
33 posts
"Sports play a societal role in engendering... →
emmapocock:
The above link is a brilliant critique from Clementine Ford about Australia’s culture of hero worshipping sportsMEN (in which she uses Cadel Evans recent victory as an example).
Having spent years contemplating this notion whilst watching story after story about sexual and other assaults against women by groups of (or individual) men from our various sporting codes being swept away...
Teaching Evaluations: The tests were too hard and...
problemsofacademics:
Getting my 9,245 phone call from a textbook...
problemsofacademics:
How I feel like college professors are described...
problemsofacademics:
Which is totally not fair. I think we all keep our capes on during class.
gif via the-absolute-best-gifs:
When I'm grading and students fill space with...
problemsofacademics:
After the students are gone, this is what the...
problemsofacademics:
(I promise, the words were already on there.)
"So class, today we'll be doing teaching...
problemsofacademics:
And the students are like:
Thanks to DJ Watts for the GIF submission!
