Here’s a little taste of the articles i’ve been reading online lately. Firstly, i’ve been curious about what obama is gonna do as the new emperor of the world. I think it’s a good bet that the character of his appointees will indicate his direction. Along those lines, check out what Paul [...]
As seen on infoshop news: Anarcha-Feminist Magazine RAG #1 - Rape Culture. It discusses some important things about when sexual assaults happen among those who consider themselves “progressive”, and how the ways that they deal with it often reflect the same societal myths about rape that exist elsewhere. I liked the quote at [...]
I don’t feel particularly talkative today, but i’ve read a few blog postings that i thought were really insightful and interesting. I’ll post a few snippets below, but i recommend you check out the full text of each of them. They’re all on the theme of oppression (such as white-supremacy and patriarchy) being [...]
I just read a nice article by Robert Jensen, one of my favourite authors with regard to politics: Masculinity: Where we are stuck. In the article, Jensen recounts 3 situations in which he was involved, each of which display some aspect of conventional masculinity. What i like about it is that it shows [...]
I just ran across this article about masculinity in high schools. The author did an interesting investigation into the usage of the word “fag” amongst teenage boys, and found that it was not just used in homophobic taunts, but was more generally used to enforce masculinity.
In a culture of hostility where certain acts and [...]
I was inspired today by the list of Core Beliefs on Insurgent American. It combines nicely with their 35 point practical guide for action.it’s inspired me to learn more about some pieces that i hadn’t thought of as connected before, but i now see as part of a whole strategy for social change.
My political [...]
K, if you read anything today, read this: Enemy Women, Part 1: Left Behind. It’s a very insightful article posted on one of my favourite blogs, Feral Scholar. The author of the article has an excellent analysis of why verbal slurs against women are not just a personal issue, and women’s response to [...]
It’s interesting to see the different formation of masculinity here in china. Although they have their own set of arbitrarily assigned behaviours for the genders, what i notice the most is the “masculine” behaviours from north america that are lacking here. As a skinny guy, i’ve had to go through a lot of [...]
Hey all. I was just reading some articles over at Biting Beaver, and i saw that BB had reposted her old “Rapist Checklist” article (which is an excellent read). Of course, she got a ton of negative responses to the article, and decided to share some of the flames with us along with [...]
I just thought i’d drop a quick line about a nice article i just read over at Cultural Dissent. Kyle has very thoughtfully written about the obligations of men in fighting sexism. I particularly liked this part about objectification of both women and the environment:
Entitlement and objectification is reinforced by the [...]