Students justified in harassing feminist professor
My friend Michelle just forwarded this editorial from the Wall Street Journal to me. Apparently a professor at Dartmouth tried problematizing some things for her students and trying to enlighten them about feminism/ecofeminism, and the response seems to amount to heckling and bullying from the students. The quote, from author Joseph Rago, apparently a Dartmouth […]
NAAFA anybody?
So I know, in light of last year’s criticisms, it probably seemed as if there was no way, ever, hell no, that I’d go to a NAAFA conference. And of course, there are things from last year that I still wouldn’t attend… I won’t be going to a fashion show, or any of the dating […]
Sperm from female eggs/bone marrow
Alternate title for this entry: When it rains it pours, or: holy excessive posting, batman!
Colleen sent me this article about how sperm cells have been created from female embryos. They say they’ll soon be able to do it - if they get permission - from bone marrow as well, opening up the door for female […]
Recent Twitterings:
Sheana is going to start a fucking fat revolution in San Diego. RIGHT NOW.
For real, folks. You, me, a couple of my fellow women’s studies grad students, some brightly-colored fliers inspired by Big Fat Facts and the local Weight Watchers/Jenny Craig. Tonight or tomorrow afternoon.
Who’s with me?
Oh, very many things.
Today I attended a protest of a racist, sexist, rape-supporting magazine that’s distributed on campus. A few weeks ago when some pro-life goons came to SDSU and were accosting women near the free speech steps, some women from my department went out and peacefully protested with signs, and what do you know? Within twenty minutes, […]
Training the revolutionaries of the future
Colleen’s family has been visiting this past week, including her new four-week-old nephew. I’ve never spent much time with babies - or any time, really - but as they go, this one isn’t half bad.
I’ve decided to train him to be a revolutionary. He’ll be the first self-identified male feminist in the family! He’ll […]
Why the Dove Commercials are a Crock of Shit
I was perusing some of the missed entries on Livejournal’s Feminist community, when I found this little beauty:
Is Dove trying to do something they think is good? Maybe. But they’re still selling a product. And since they’re owned by a multinational conglomerate that also pushes body oppression, misogyny and violence against women via their other […]
I Live in the Worst City in California, or: A Story About El Cajon
Let me tell you a story about the city where I live: El Cajon, California.
El Cajon is situated in east San Diego County, and comprises about 14.6 square miles of land. To the north of El Cajon you can find Santee, recognized by many as one of the real hubs of racism (including the KKK) […]
The criticisms of my students would serve as a good warning to visitors of Seeworthy: she talks too fast, she's too hard on us, she assigns too much work, and you have to be a dyke to get a good grade.
In other words, I'm a big, fat, queer, feminist meanie, and I am totally out to get you. Graaagh!
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