Category Archives: Feminism, sexism, etc

Police Rape

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Maia

Another former police officer is currently standing trial for historical rape charges (if you want more context for the ‘another’ read this post. In 1988 he handcuffed a woman who was giving him a lift home, took her into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 6 Comments

Meat

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Maia

When I was at University a young Act support called Nick Archer wrote a letter to Salient (the student newspaper). I don’t remember what the context was, I don’t remember what he was responding to. But I remember the letter … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 16 Comments

A Review of Against Our Will (first half)

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Maia

I’ve been meaning to write a review of Susan Brownmiller’s In Our Time: Memoir of a Revolution. But since she discusses the reaction to Agaisnt Our Will I decided I needed to read that before I could write my review.* … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 6 Comments

Source Magazine Loses Major Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Posted on October 24, 2006 by Rachel S.

As if the Source hasn’t had enough problems, now beleaguered Source owners Raymond “Benzino” Scott and David Mays have lost a major lawsuit brought by for Source editor Kimberly Osorio. There is some dispute over the amount of the damages, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy, Media criticism, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 4 Comments

Feminist? Feminine?

Posted on October 20, 2006 by Maia

Easily the best post I’ve read this month is Winter’s How do I look? Thoughts on feminism and white middle-class femininity. I was really pleased to see that both Hugo and Rachel used the post as inspiration for their own … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body, Whatever | 2 Comments

Sucking Beyond the Telling of it

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Maia

The British Labour Party have been in power since 1997. The main advantage of this appears to be that the Conservatives no longer seem that scary. The Tories have taken to attacking the British Labour Party from the left or … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 40 Comments

Selling out

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Nick Kiddle

In the summer of 2005, my financial situation, which had been shaky for months, finally reached critical point. A letter came from my bank demanding immediate repayment of everything I’d borrowed on pain of court action, and I knew I … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Sex work, porn, etc, Site and Admin Stuff | 13 Comments

Privilege

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Maia

Amp put up a list of privilege lists on Alas. For those not familiar with the format, most are based on Peggy McIntosh’s White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack. When they stick to the specifics these lists can be illuminating … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 11 Comments

Social Class, Feminism, and Choices: A Little Piece of My Story

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Rachel S.

Admin’s Note: This is something I have been wanting to post for a while, but I was inspired by a big old blog fight among feminists this past week. The fight started in a debate over bikini waxing, but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy | 12 Comments

A tale of one protest

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Maia

This was going to be a tale of two protests – since I went on two protests today. But two protests in one day is tiring, so I only have time to write about one of them, more tomorrow. Clean … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy, Race, racism and related issues, Whatever | 38 Comments