As usual, use the comments to discuss whatever you’d like.
Just so y’all know, I’m going to be returning to Oregon today (Sunday), and will probably not have steady internet access again until sometime on Monday.
I See Invisible People: Carnival of Feminists XIII
Blogging Against Heteronormativity Day
Yes, it’s already been linked here. There’s no rule saying I can’t link it again. ;-) I’m very sorry that I didn’t contribute to this or to Awareness about Sexual Violence, but my circumstances while traveling have made it hard to concentrate enough to write anything substantive. IOW, Virginia Wolf was right.
Femivist: Blog To Raise Awareness About Sexual Violence
A really amazing collection of links – Femivist did a wonderful job, and I hope it had good effects.
Feministe: Questioning Questioning Transgender
Feminist Law Profs: U.S. Is No Help To Iraqi Women
Blackfeminism.org: Four Incidents of Rape
Tiffany describes four real-life incidents she knows of, and asks readers to debate if the incidents are rape or not.
BlackProf: Racism and Civility
Y Files: Feminism, Mysogyny, and Husband Management
A number of posters in Dr. Helen’s comments thread (which quickly turns to woman-bashing, or at least American-woman-bashing) blame this supposedly pervasive “husband management” on “feminists,” “gender feminists,” “misandrist attitudes and behavior,” and the like. (All of which goes unquestioned by Dr. Helen.) But in fact, it is anti-feminist traditionalists, not feminists, who embrace female manipulation of men as a positive value — a way women can wield power and achieve what they want without “becoming like men.”
Black Looks: A Human Rights Victory
“Nine Cameroonian men have been acquitted of all charges after been incarcerated for 12 months on charges of homosexuality, in the most horrendous conditions.” But meanwhile, 15 women are still be persecuted by police and by campus authorities for lesbianism.
Real Men Are Not: Army Suicides Hit Highest Level Since ’92
Another example of how patriarchy hurts men, too.
Daily Dose of Queer: Cowboy Hat Protest Helps Change Homophobe’s Heart?
Well, not totally. But it’s certainly a step in a good direction.
Democracy Arsenal: Beyond Baby Steps for Darfur
Capitalism Bad, Tree Pretty: Why Do Men Have Sex With Women Who Don’t Want To Have Sex With Them?
TRAC: Immigration Report
Interesting, statistics-based report on illegal immigration, hiring more border agents and “closing the border.” Nutshell: Those who think doubling the number of INS border agents will make a difference may wind up being disappointed.
Big Fat Blog: TV Turn Off Week Doesn’t Turn Off Fat Phobia
The Margins: “Godbags”: Contempt, Gendered
So, I wonder what the chances are of talking feminists, pro-feminists and allies to feminists, in particular, out of using the word “godbag,” a word I’m currently seeing all over the internet?
Lawyers Guns and Money: Why It’s Worse For The US To Sanction Torture Than For Iran To Do The Same
Full Court Press: Right-Wing Court Refuses To Let Sexual Harassment Complaint Go Forward.
It’s particularly interesting that, though they discounted the severity of the intrusive sexual profanities Melissa Jennings was forced to deal with, Judges Dever and Williams chose to use asterisks when quoting Coach Dorrance’s language. Too harsh to be read, but not harsh enough to have a serious real world impact?
Gender Travel Questionnaire
“If you’re over eighteen years of age and identify as gender variant, Az Aizura would like you to take the Gender Travel Questionnaire.” (Quoted from: Daily Dose of Queer)
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Time for a long-time fan to delurk … Really interesting links, I think ‘U.S. Is No Help to Iraqi Women’ just about sums it up. The increase in poverty, violence, state-sanctioned rape and torture and so-called honour killings is a disgrace. I am working with the Organisation for Women’s Freedom in Iraq, and at the moment I am trying to set up an OWFI UK Solidarity group, with Houzan Mahmoud and a small group of socialist and radical feminists. Visit Houzan’s blog or OWFI’s website for more information. If you’re in the UK and you’d like to help, please drop me a line: jeefie [at] hotmail [dot] com.
Amp, I hope you don’t mind about the self-promotion! I really like this blog and I was hoping I’d find some like-minded people here. If you object to my posting an e-mail address, I suppose people can get in touch with Houzan via the blog or website, although she’s very busy so I’d prefer this to go through me. Thank you!
Oh, I’m really sorry, I think I forgot to close that link!
[Fixed! –Amp]
About the Lawyers Guns and Money: Why It’s Worse For The US To Sanction Torture Than For Iran To Do The Same:
quoted from it:
Hmm, feeling a bit of deja vu:
Jussi Halla-Aho wrote(my loose translation from a part of the article):
So while Matt’s explanation as an American makes some sense, this sort of craven opportunism still has the logical effect of rewarding totalitarian states by non-criticism, and making them look better in comparison to U.S than they really are.
I’m not saying “stop criticizing the U.S”, but one casual glance at
the average Anti-War, Anti-“Occupation” (of Iraq and Palestine) rally,
or an average university magazine (here), makes it clear that the opportunism of media and intellectuals has led to a situation where the lefty “base” truly believes that America is the #1 threat to world peace, and a proto-fascist state equally bad as China or Iran (or worse!).
Intellectuals take for granted that everyone is already aware
of the horrors of totalitarian governments like China and Iran. They
are wrong, and their irresponsibility serves the interests of
totalitarian governments.
But hey, anything to win the next election! Or in the case of
European politicians, cash on Anti-American populism [leftover from
Cold War and biased press at least here], score some brownie points and
temporary security from Islamists. And then they [lefties in Europe]
say Blair is a sycophant! *sigh*)!
Bottom line: I don’t agree that criticism of Iran, China, North Korea, Cuba etc. is nearly as useless as lefty intellectuals claim it to be. If nothing else, it provides the public a nonbiased analysis on the situation/extent of evil of various governments, and a moral support for various pro-democracy factions in totalitarian countries. Lefties: feel free to criticize the U.S, but please do criticize totalitarian governments too.
(Also discussed on Creative Destruction, link in my name. Check out Adam Gurri’s blogpost there).
Thanks, I appreciate it!
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I agree that the U.S. sanctioning torture is worse than Iran, NK, etc. doing the same. When the U.S. does it, it does it in my name. It’s also true that we are an example to the rest of the world, and we should be the best we can be. Torture does not represent American ideals or spirit.
Having said that, we at least did set an example by disclosing it and by prosecuting the people involved. That’s something you are not likely to see elsewhere. Something else you’re not likely to see is this kind of thing happening very much elsewhere by the American armed forces, despite those who seem to want to make this an indictment of America in general.