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I am reeling from the aftereffects of being mansplained* to. It’s an icky feeling, kind of like your intellect has been physically violated. You see, I posted this image on Facebook with the note “A campaign to teach boys and men that it is their responsibility to stop sexual violence!”
[...] When I was fourteen, my best friend and I communed by swooning over Eddie Vedder. You gotta problem with that? Also, how weird is that headline on the top? — "P.J. O'Rourke Inverviews Hunter S. Thompson" Hat tip to Aaron Alexovich for this post by Marah Eakin at The Onion’s AV Club about [...] Recently, William Gibson, an author whom I admire, retweeted something about Lisbeth Salander (of the eponymous Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series) kicking the asses of those responsible for the H&M fashion line inspired by her. I was tempted to reply, “Of course she would. A man made her up.” Men love to make [...] Photo by OnceandFutureLaura. Used under a Creative Commons license. GeekGirl Con‘s time had come. Women have had panels devoted to them here and there — with, for the most part, the same topics, the same panelists, and, alas, the same problematic moments — at behemoth geek convergences like Comic-Con International for years. Could [...] On Monday, I sent G4 president Neal Tiles a link to my post and Feminist Fatale‘s post about Chris Gore’s conduct at the “Oh, You Sexy Geek” panel. On Tuesday, I was pleased to receive this response from him: Hey Jennifer, saw your tweet regarding Chris Gore’s reprehensible comments at Comic Con…Im disappointed at [...] |
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After some thinking, I realized why I didn't finish this book (even as I racked up late fees from the library): I found the subject matter, the history of the region of England called Sunderland, interesting, but there was nothing about the...
Lovely art by Camilla D'Errico (who should be listed as a co-author) provide mood and texture for this story of a troubled young girl whose fantasy life becomes a bit too real when she visits a website called Make5wishes.com. The authors ar...
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