Monthly Archives: November 2011

Because you know what? That’s just bullshit.

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Dee

Angie Varona was a 14 year old girl who took pictures of herself on the internet. Somehow, the pics were leaked and now she is a bit of an internet celebrity due to numerous people sharing images of herself for … Continue reading →

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AVFM goes off the rails, if it was ever on them

Posted on November 9, 2011 by K

AVFM, the notoriously garbage website run by the also-coincidentally-anonymous “Paul Elam” is offering a cash reward for invading the privacy of a blogger. They then promise to harass said blogger. Does anyone see this not leading to violence? Hat tip … Continue reading →

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Yay, nerdiness

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Dee

No, seriously, what about teh menz? has an awesome analysis of one of my favorite stories ever.   Looking at the actual structure of the old stories, there is no way to read Robin Hood as other than an anti-feudalist … Continue reading →

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Stop Internet Misogyny Week – Day 1

Posted on November 7, 2011 by K

Today’s required reading: TigerBeatdown on #mencallmethings The good news? Because I hate online misogyny, I’m an “ALL-POWERFUL TOTALITARIAN OF THE SORT DESCRIBED BY GEORGE ORWELL” – pssht, as if you didn’t know that. Here at gynocrat central, we’re all about … Continue reading →

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Laughing off the backlash

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Dee

I’ve always been a fan of creative protesting.  My personal favorite came a few years ago when protesters effectively disrupted a KKK/Neo-Nazi march in downtown Knoxville. “White Power!” the Nazi’s angrily shouted once more, “White flowers?” the clowns cheers and … Continue reading →

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Stop Internet Misogyny Week

Posted on November 6, 2011 by K

Like many other bloggers, I’ve decided to cover Stop Internet Misogyny Week. It’s a topic that needs more attention, and is a topic near and dear to my heart. Echidne has a great overview of some of the posts that … Continue reading →

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Why I argue

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Dee

BECAUSE I CAN. No, seriously.  That’s pretty much it. As a woman, there seems to be a great deal of pressure for me to be nice and sweet and not argumentative.    I happen to enjoy being argumentative. In part … Continue reading →

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Today in stereotypes that hurt everybody: “Men can’t control themselves.”

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Dee

So, I was discussing with some of my venerable r/Shitredditsays Colleagues about men’s sexuality this morning. One of the things as a feminist I find so terribly frustrating is this constant mantra from many men about how men cannot control … Continue reading →

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