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Category Archives: Gender and the Body
The Mystical Pregnancy Trope
A video from Feminist Frequency. I think her argument loses focus towards the end, and generally needs more nuance, but is still worth watching: (Transcript here.) I think the way to think of this, is something like The Bechdel Test. … Continue reading
Posted in crossposted on TADA, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body, Popular (and unpopular) culture
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Continuing a Discussion about Brit Milah
Commenting in the thread about the circumcision ban that has been proposed in San Francisco, Chingona wrote the following: Secondly … and here I’m trying to put into words something that I think is felt on a subconscious and instinctual level … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Gender and the Body, Jews and Judaism
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Why is this wrong? Because grammar
I am only going to respond to half a sentance of Dita De Boni’s ridiculous article about slutwalk, because life is too short to pay attention to the rest. She says: I can’t see the value in putting yourself out … Continue reading
Posted in Gender and the Body
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To Be Seen Is To Be Known and We All Want To Be Known (NSFW)
Consider yourself warned: the image below the fold is definitely not safe for work. I found it on Library Vixen’s tumblr, who must’ve found it on ArtFacts.net. The painting is called, simply, “Penis;” the artist is named Ellen Altfest, and … Continue reading
Posted in Gender and the Body, Sex
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Men Breastfeeding Their Children
My friend Amy King posted this video on Facebook. I am not sure why the breastfeeding expert is sitting naked in a bathtub in a candlelit room, and I have to admit that image does make it difficult to take … Continue reading
Posted in Breastfeeding & Lactivism, Gender and the Body
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Our Newest Superhero: Foreskin Man?
I found a link to Foreskin Man on The Good Man Project. To respond fully will require a more careful reading than I can give the comic now, but even paging quickly through issue two reveals an awful lot that … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Cartooning & comics, Gender and the Body, Men and masculinity
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Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Korea 2
Since Alas has been away for a while, here is a link to Part 1 for those who’d like to read it. I’d been in Korea for two weeks when I decided it was time to venture on my own … Continue reading
Posted in Gender and the Body, Men and masculinity, Sex work, porn, etc
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Fragements of Evolving Manhood: Do You Like Your Body 5
“You don’t know who you are anymore!” We’ve just finished eating lunch and my grandmother is sitting across from me at her dining room table. “All your traveling, your reading, exploring other cultures,” she purses her lips and looks down. … Continue reading
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