Monthly Archives: November 2006

Interviews with 2 fat model / actresses / activists

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Ampersand

(Okay, only one of them is a model.) First, Big Fat Blog has a “three quick questions” interview with Lindsay Hollister, a very cool American actress who has a size-acceptance mentality. From the interview: [First,] I’m constantly torn between wanting … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat | 7 Comments

Spam-Catching Program Akismet Is Messing Up Today

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Ampersand

UPDATE: Akismet says that the bug causing the false positives has been fixed. Original (now, I hope, moot) post is below the fold.

Posted in Site and Admin Stuff | 2 Comments

Cartoon: How Republicans Fight The Minimum Wage

Posted on November 28, 2006 by Ampersand

This one was printed in Dollars and Sense months ago… it’s already dated now, given the results of the elections earlier this month. (Click on the image to see a larger version.)

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like, Minimum Wage | 15 Comments

A Round-Up of Racist Incidents on Campuses

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Rachel S.

For some reason it seems like racist incidents on college campuses have peaked during the fall semester this year. There have been several blackface incidents, and other random racist happenings. Here are a few: 1. American Indian students take on … Continue reading →

Posted in Race, racism and related issues | 19 Comments

Guest Post from Tonga: Soldiers and cops wherever you go

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Maia

Nuku’alofa/Pangaimotu – The city centre of Nuku’alofa has been completely closed off after last Thursday’s riots. Military checkpoints have been set up on every intersection. Only people who work and/or live inside that part of town are let in. Journalists … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues | 1 Comment

Affirmative Action Doesn't Increase Minority Drop-Out Rates. (Also, a Cato Institute report is less than honest – there's a shocker.)

Posted on November 26, 2006 by Ampersand

In the comments of an earlier post, Robert Hayes has been arguing that racial preferences in college admission are bad because they harm minority students through what Robert calls “the ratchet effect.” But “the ratchet effect,” as Robert describes it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Affirmative Action, Race, racism and related issues | 7 Comments

Searching For Proof Of Resistance To Rape

Posted on November 26, 2006 by Abyss2hope

That’s what too many people still want before they accept that a rape happened. Some of those will be generous and forgive rape victims for not resisting if a weapon is involved and that weapon is being controlled by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 196 Comments

Accessibility

Posted on November 26, 2006 by Maia

There was one discordant note to the Reclaim the Night march I went to last Thursday. The organisers had done a really good job of planning the after party. There was food, and a space for a debrief, as well … Continue reading →

Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues, Feminism, sexism, etc, Whatever | 4 Comments

'Mutually Abusive'

Posted on November 25, 2006 by Maia

There’s a fallacy that abuse is about individual acts, and that you can measure the abusiveness of a relationship by tallying what people did to each other. This ignores a basic truth about abuse, which is that you can’t abuse … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 31 Comments

Guest Post from Tonga: Revolutionary not Evolutionary

Posted on November 25, 2006 by Maia

Two friends of mine have gone to Tonga for Indymedia. I’m going to be posting their reports. Smush wrote the words and Sln took the pictures. Nuku’alofa (Tonga) – We, two indymedia (www.indymedia.org.nz) activists, arrived at Fua’amato International Airport early … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues | 1 Comment