Author Archives: Maia

All Our Rights

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Maia

I attended the launch of All Our Rights – a campaign to repeal the “Homosexual Panic” defence. This defence is used by straight men who murder gay men. The argument is basically that for some straight men, the mere existence … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 20 Comments

Just a couple of links

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Maia

My friend Pip has a blog called Great Expectations. She’s only got a couple of posts up but she’s asking some really interesting questions: Are there white middle-class butches? If so, where are they? I found Judith/Jack Halberstam’s book, Female … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Feminism, sexism, etc, Link farms, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 46 Comments

Is there a bottom line?

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Maia

I feel almost like an anthropologist exploring unfathomable territory when I read about American electoral politics. No matters how much I read, it doesn’t make any sense to me. ((Not the actions of elected politicians that makes perfect sense, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Iraq | 63 Comments

Must Read

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Maia

I didn’t link to brownfemipower’s amazing post about la familia and immigration, because I wanted to say something. I wanted to argue for open borders. Then I thought that when I get round to writing about open borders then those … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 13 Comments

A bunch of men who died thousands of years ago made up that rule

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Maia

I try to think how we got here. The theory I developed in college (shared by many I’m sure) is one I have yet to beat: Womb Envy. Biology: women are generally smaller and weaker than men. But they’re also … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Feminism, sexism, etc, International issues, Iraq, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 21 Comments

And we all need to lose 30 kg

Posted on May 19, 2007 by Maia

This is what happens when ‘your employer owns your body and soul’ cross-breeds with ‘nothing is more dangerous than fat.’ A treadmill desk designed by the Mayo clinic. Don’t mock because they were seriously scientific about their research: “If obese … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Fat, fat and more fat, Gender and the Body | 41 Comments

It's always the woman's fault…

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Maia

A reader sent me a link from the local paper the heading said: Don’t want to be harassed? Stop acting like a man The blurb said Behaving like “one of the boys” to get ahead at work may not be … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Feminism, sexism, etc | 23 Comments

How I Became A Feminist

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Maia

I’ve only read Amazon’s extract of Jessica Valenti’s Full Frontal Feminism. After I’d finished I had to remind myself that there are lots of different kinds of feminism, and the fact that the media picks and chooses who to focus … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Feminism, sexism, etc | 39 Comments

Review: Rosita

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Maia

I went to see Rosita in theHuman Rights Film Festival this weekend. Rosita’s parents were from Nicaragua, but they moved to Costa Rica to find work. Her father worked as a itinerant coffee picker, her mother sometimes joined him in … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like, Feminism, sexism, etc, International issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 3 Comments

Eating disorders are about more than hating your appearance

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Maia

Hugo Schwyzer wrote a post about veganism and feminism that I found really frustrating. The point he is exploring is an interesting one – as a vegan who once had an eating disorder he is noting the similarities between the … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body | 28 Comments