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Filed under: Most Pleasurable | Tags: Amy Poehler, Feminism, funny, Humor, Parks & Recreation, sexism, video
Sheesh! Trying this again, the sound doesn’t stop, just close this tab or click “continue” in the video window, then pause or whatever….
Filed under: Objective Objectification | Tags: Feminism, judgement, playboy, sasha grey
Over at Natalia Antonova’s she has a post up about Sasha Grey in Playboy and the pop-feminist response to it, among many other things she said:
“” My two, very broad solutions are: 1) The spirit of self-congratulatory, white, upper-to-middle class feminism still needs to evolve dramatically and 2) We need to engage pop culture in a more nuanced manner. Let me know what you think about that. “”
Ever accommodating, I did let her know what I thought in this ramble:
- on 1) – I think we need to define it better for starters, as not just white upper to middle class feminism but as… (more…)
I can’t decide what to write about… but I have been motivated to ramble on endlessly at other people’s blogs, and in an attempt to disguise my blogging procrastination I offer them for you here:
On Jem’s Lair I read an interesting post on Sex as negotiable action, with this bit:
“I don’t think I could do sex work myself, I’ve never felt the curiosity to try, nor have I ever had the need (thankfully). Not because I think it’s icky – it’s sex and it’s no different than any other sexual relation in that regard – but because I dislike the idea of engaging in sex for someone else’s sake rather than my own. That’s purely my own feelings, though, and I respect and understand that people are different and that others won’t mind this like I do”
which got me rambling:
I have a video tape of myself from 20+ years ago (omg), when I was 18 where I said almost this very same thing. Almost verbatim – I really need to find that tape again and get it onto my computer….
Anyway, here’s the thing….
Filed under: The Modern Moral Crusade | Tags: Sexuality, Feminism, Sex Trafficking, abolitionists, Radical Feminism, gender, transgender, transsexual, LGBT, Transgender Day of Remembrance, queer, Julie Bindel, Janice Raymond, CATW, Intersex
Today marks the 11th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, and it’s not just a day where we are supposed to remember-to-remember that transgender people exist, but a day to remember all the transgender people who have been killed out of ignorance, bigotry and hatred.
Filed under: Most Pleasurable | Tags: Jazz, music, New Orleans, Rebirth Brass Band
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I want to write a big long post about social contract theory, and how ‘androcentric’ and wrong it is, and how it was a bunch of misogynist jerks who came up with that crap, but how I also think Pateman got it fatally wrong on the contract of prostitution, and also how religious dogma shaped the roots of radical feminism, but I’m a bit overwhelmed by the whole thing. So, instead I’m listening to Rebirth Brass Band
Simply put, The Rebirth Brass Band is a New Orleans institution. Formed in 1983 by the now infamous Frazier brothers, the band has evolved from playing the streets of the French Quarter to playing festivals and stages all over the world. Rebirth is committed to upholding the tradition of brass bands while at the same time incorporating modern music into their show. Their signature brand of heavy funk has not only won over several generations of music lovers, it has become the soundtrack to an entire city. In the wake of the sometimes-stringent competition amongst brass bands, Rebirth is the undisputed leader of the pack, and they show no signs of slowing down.
