Once again, the stuff I’ve been reading lately. Use the comments thread for discussions of these links, providing other links, or just saying whatever’s on your mind. And please, if you want to stick in a link to your own work, don’t be shy.<\/p>\n
The Ninth Carnival of Feminists.<\/strong><\/a> Norman Finkelstein & Shlomo Ben-Ami Debate<\/strong><\/a> Capitalism Bad; Tree Pretty responds to a recent post by me regarding Israel and Palestine.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Holocaust Denial Among Leftists<\/strong><\/a> Struggling With Identity Politics<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n bell hooks Lecture<\/strong><\/a> T&A Advertising Debated By The French<\/strong><\/a> Can Someone Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Without Being a Bigot?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Terrorists Have Their Own Talk Shows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n New To the Blogroll: Den of the Biting Beaver<\/strong><\/a> Women and Patriarchy<\/strong><\/a> Feminist Television Studies: The Case Of HBO<\/strong><\/a> Rapists Are Terrorists. Rape Is Terrorism.<\/strong><\/a> You’re Invited To a Pimps and Hos Party<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Debate: The Value of Open Acceptance<\/a> versus <\/em>The Value of Leaving Labels Behind<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Male Afghan Parlimentian Dismayed That Female Parlimentians Travel Without Male Escorts<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n But did you like the town?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n New Study Shows That TV Doesn’t Make Kids Dumber<\/strong><\/a> Welfare Agencies Taking Assets From Their Wards<\/strong><\/a> How The Republicans Will Win In 2006: Declare Victory in Iraq<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Mind on Fire (male) asks, Is There A Place For Men In Feminism?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Self-Portrait As… (female) says “yes there is.”<\/strong><\/a> The Soapbox (female): A Resounding YES!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Rad Geek (male): Congratulations on Washing!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Den of the Biting Beaver (female): In THIS movement you are just another person.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Once again, the stuff I’ve been reading lately. Use the comments thread for discussions of these links, providing other links, or just saying whatever’s on your mind. And please, if you want to stick in a link to your own … Continue reading
\nSo much good reading! (Many of the following links were swiped from the feminist carnival, of course.)<\/p>\n
\nBen-Ami is an Israeli historian and former Foreign Minister (during Barak’s administration); Norman Finkelstein is an American professor known for harsh criticism of the Israeli government. The “debate” isn’t much of a debate – the two actually have a hard time finding areas of strong disagreement until rather late in the interview, and Ben-Ami doesn’t seem like much for forensics – but it’s fascinating reading. Ben-Ami, with his twin perspective as a historian and an insider during the Camp David and Taba negotiations, is particularly interesting.<\/p>\n
\nInteresting essay by someone who became involved with an anti-Holocuast-denial community because he was arguing against pseudo-lefty Holocaust deniers – but then found that his refusal to refrain from criticizing Israel meant he couldnt’ be part of the anti-Holocaust-denial community.<\/p>\n
\nNever Say Never… summarizes a bell hooks lecture she attended: part 1<\/a> and part 2<\/a>. Interesting stuff; if you’re not familiar with hooks, this could be a quick, easy introduction, and if you’re already a hooks fan, then you’re sure to enjoy it.<\/p>\n
\nDangereuse Trilingue discusses (in English) a debate going on among some French bloggers, set off by T&A ads for a webbrowser:<\/p>\n
\nUltra-smart, angry radical feminist blog, posting against pornography and rape and just generally kicking ass. This blog stands out from the crowd. I particularly liked this recent post about masculinity and rape<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nI can’t even begin to summarize this post, which is about if women can be blamed for participating in patriarchy, but also touches on the near-rape aspects of Girls Gone Wild, bullying, homeschooling, and on not living in a vacuum. Go read it.<\/p>\n
\nI haven’t read this yet, but it looks interesting so I’m blogging it to preserve the link. There’s an article each about The Sopranos, Six Feet Under<\/em> and Sex In The City<\/em>, but nothing on Deadwood<\/em> – probably Deadwood <\/em>didn’t exist when they wrote it.<\/p>\n
\nAlso a great post, from another recent addition to the blogroll, “I’m Not a Feminist But…”<\/p>\n
\nTake that, books!<\/p>\n
\nThe New York Times reports on welfare agencies using inherited social security payments due children to help cover their budgets – which can leave orphans broke and homeless the day they turn 18. I blame anti-tax activists who’d rather give a huge, unneeded tax break to millionaires than give orphans minimally decent support.<\/p>\n
\nBut men have got to lay off the dumb questions and expecting pats on the back.<\/p>\n