January 2011
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“And on that day, I was also reblogged by a Tumblr account called “This Is...”
– And that was good.
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“[…] Questo, non capiamo, per quanto sovente ne approfittiamo per buttarci...”
– Giulia Blasi
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"Missionaries of Hate" →
Shall you want to know more about Uganda and the anti-gay bill, check out Current TV’s “Missionaries of Hate” reportage - it’s about 45’.
(and many many thanks to the helpful mouse who suggested it.)
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“Brenda Namigadde, a Ugandan lesbian in the UK, faces deportation TONIGHT back to...”
– Please sign the petition here, please reblog.
Ugandan Lesbian Scheduled for Deportation from UK... →
That Said:
sadydoyle:
I’m pretty sure that if I started a website/web movement for women to provide the names of men in their communities who had sexually assaulted, harassed, or abused them, with police reports/hospital records or bills/corroborating testimony from other women in the community attached as necessary, and kept THAT information on an Internet database, people would be distinctly displeased...
Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Is Beaten to Death -... →
feathers:
An outspoken Ugandan gay activist whose picture recently appeared in an antigay newspaper under the headline “Hang Them” was beaten to death in his home, Ugandan police said Thursday.
David Kato, the activist, was one of the most visible defenders of gay rights in a country where homophobia is widespread and government leaders have proposed executing gay people. Mr. Kato and other...
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Dispatch from Italy
Tonight: hookers-and-minors scandal hits Silvio Berlusconi; Berlusconi-owned Retequattro TV avoids any reporting, plays “Showgirls”.
Yup. Retequattro broke out PAUL VERHOEVEN’S SHOWGIRLS right after a heated debate on #paidforsex and #jailbait.
Granted, it was on a different channel. But.
I think this sort of counter-programming can be called “inspired”,...
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"I do not often attribute motives to audience... →
Often quoted, seldom read: Roger Ebert’s legendary take on I Spit On Your Grave (1980).
Let’s give it some context. Read up.
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“I am not a fan of abuse in a film for the sake of it, and beyond that, I have...”
– Drew McWeeny liked “The Woman”, attempts to set record straight, re: the level of mass hysteria following its first screening (dude stating THIS FILM OUGHT TO BE CONFISCATED AND BURNED).
Not sure I want to try that one - even if I loved Lucky McKee’s May, I happen to agree with...
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“It’s getting slowly better now. But I still get stared at in the train...”
– Sabine Dardenne, 2005
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The business of coming out
Il primo numero di Studio uscirà in edicola a Marzo; qui sotto trovate il pezzo nonfiction che ho scritto sul numero zero-di-carta (da domenica scorsa viene presentato e spedito in giro, ma è possibile che voi non riusciate a trovarlo, quindi redistribuisco, ridiffondo, etc.)
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Quando una persona famosa fa coming out in un’intervista, le domande sono sempre le stesse....
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“Seriously, if you look up “amusement park caricature of a child sex pervert”...”
– I concur.
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Seriously, you should all be watching Black Swan...
Snarky post-movie quips aside, Black Swan might be the closest, harshest look at personality disorders to ever be featured within a mainstream narrative - for most of us *, a conventional “symptom” (substance abuse, casual self-harm, obsessive dieting, OCD traits, you name ‘em, we got ‘em) happens to come and go as it damn well pleases, choosing to manifest itself under...
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For those who put a ring on it.
2011 is shaping up to be the year I’ll become a professional wedding guest, which is fantastic, and also - life-affirming in a way I couldn’t possibly have fathomed back in my professional trainwreck-y 20s.
Life is good / am I glad I’m on the wagon / sweet Lord, I’ll totally come to your wedding.
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these go to 11.: all this abortion talk has me... →
morninggloria:
I might get Molotov cocktailed for this, but I think I’d like to compile something for Ladyblog in honor of the anniversary of Roe V Wade about what having an abortion is like and fill the post with anonymous reader testimonials about their experience.
I want it to be really straightforward-…
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Sady Doyle: Sorry for the disruption. →
sadydoyle:
But dude got in some business with me, and then proceeded to write bullshit, and then talk to my boyfriend (hello, little lady, may I talk to the man of the house?) about how, really, wasn’t it reasonable to think I was awful, as if this person might reasonably be sympathetic to him, until my…
Been there, seen that, it’s awfully embarrassing. Creepy dudes never learn.
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“Se quelle di WikiLeaks fossero informazioni realmente scomode e imbarazzanti per...”
– Peacereporter, via.
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In the spirit of the whole Hey, New Year, Let's Be...
You might have noticed a sudden decrease of… shall I say light material on this Tumblr - frankly, I’m aware I’m maintaining some kind of Web presence here as a writer (aka I’m putting my name on this thing) and it’d strike me as borderline ADD behaviour to jump from “Julian Assange rape case” to “here, have some cat pics”.
I understand it...
I am a feminist, and Naomi Wolf does not speak for...
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“There are lots of other reasons to be interested in gay characters than wanting...”
– James Franco, via
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For those who believe there is a spoon.
The masthead-y “about me” thing on your left reads “pro-choice, pro-science Christian feminist”.
It also begins with “novelist”. Followed by “nonfiction author”.
I mean every word, and I have the body of work to back them up.
This is going to be quite the year.
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“The ad makes our Platonist sound like a complex lady, both self-absorbed...”
– Anna North, “Deep-Pocketed Woman Will Pay For Platonic Love”, Jezebel.
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NO YOU DIDN'T
jamesvandermemes:
Cominciamo bene.
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I'm growing up so fast.
In what I like to call “OH HAI news”, today I nipped an anxiety attack in the bud by explaining the situation to my folks.
As in, “guys, it’s not about anything you did, but I started feeling uber-anxious while we were having lunch, the conversation definitely didn’t help, and then [redacted], which is why I abruptly left 15 mins ago; I’m glad I ran into...
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Jaclyn Friedman: "The (Nonexistent) Terrible,...
Goodness. All you rape apologists really did love the Christmas present Naomi Wolf gave you, didn’t you? When she said putting a penis in a woman while she’s sleeping is a “model sexual negotiation,” and that those of us who insist on making sure everyone in a sexual interaction is participating freely and enthusiastically are “trivializing rape” and “infantilizing women”? Judging by the...
“Jesus my Personal Lord and Savior, allow me to socially interact with straight...”
– Prayers for 2011, via.
