Barry’s BlueSky- Untitled May 18, 2024The Biggest Crisis A #PoliCartoon by me and Becky Hawkins.
- Untitled May 17, 2024#PoliCartoon: Fat Patients, Fat Patience #FatAcceptance
- Untitled May 17, 2024Thinking of that time that Degas painted the actress Ellen Andree sitting and looking pensive in a cafe, and Monet saw Degas' painting and decided to find the same actress and get her to pose in the same cafe so he could do his own version.
- Untitled May 17, 2024Copyright claims often go too far, crushing free speech and not allowing for the way artists are influenced by, repurpose, and even coincidentally echo, other art. Not this time, though! Jeff Dieschburg is a straight-up tracer who adds NOTHING original when he paints his copies of photos. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
- Untitled May 17, 2024#PoliCartoon: Defending Free Speech
- Untitled May 16, 2024The Existence of Trains Debate #PoliCartoon #Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
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Category Archives: Gender and the Body
Lubna Ahmed Hussein: "if the law is constitutional, I'm ready to be whipped not 40 but 40,000 times"
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudanese police fired tear gas and beat women protesting at the trial Tuesday of a female journalist who faces a flogging for wearing trousers in public. Sudanese journalist Lubna Hussein could receive 40 lashes if found … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body, International issues
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The Dos and Donts of Dick Jokes, or What Feminist Critics Got Right
I wrote this a long time ago, but I never got around to posting it, which is why the articles it refers to are old. I think it’s still more or less relevant though. The fellas and lasses over at … Continue reading
Posted in Gender and the Body, Sexism hurts men
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Dora The Explorer's Makeover
From an Associated Press story, reporting on the widespread objections among mom-bloggers to the “new Dora” doll planned for October: Mattel and Nickelodeon both say there are two major misconceptions about the new Dora, which is not replacing the “Dora … Continue reading
Posted in Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body, In the news
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Bottles, Breasts, and Mothering "Choices"
A few months after my boys were born I stumbled across a message board for twin moms, I really started to enjoy the tips and the sense of community that I gained from reading and posting on the site. One … Continue reading
Posted in Breastfeeding & Lactivism, Families structures, divorce, etc, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body
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Thinking About Condoms For The First Time In A Very Long Time – 1
Author’s Preface: I see each post in this series as one section of a single piece of writing, not as a discrete essay unto itself. As a result, while each section may contain its own argument, it is not really … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body
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About My Body
(Note: soon after I started writing this this morning, I realized that it’s heavily influenced by BFP and Jess’s (Re)Thinking Walking series at Flip Flopping Joy. I’ve had a troubled relationship with walking for a few years, but their essays … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body
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Unimpressed.
I was curious about this book until I saw this little gem by the author on Jewcy: Whatever we say about women and men being equal now and tomorrow – I have three daughters who I want to see beat … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body, Jews and Judaism
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Joss Extravaganza – The problem with the comics
I’ve really enjoyed the Buffy comics, even though I stopped reviewing them. After a while there are so many ways you can say “It’s great that Buffy had sex with someone that I don’t hate so much I would like … Continue reading
Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Cartooning & comics, Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body, Syndicated feeds
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