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micro-loans

jess3686 wrote in feminist Oct 27, 2005 22:50

I just watched the most interesting program on PBS about women in poor, rural areas of Asia and Africa (they may have covered other areas but I turned it on late ( Read more... )

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Well, it looks like the pot has been stirred [up]!

chreebomb wrote in feminist Oct 25, 2005 08:35

Obviously, redindigo was onto something when she posted about heteronormativity and heterocentrism, at least judging from the 312 commentsSo, I'll risk appearing the angry, man-hating separatist dyke and attempt to move this conversation to the next level ( Read more... )

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has it?

redindigo wrote in feminist Oct 24, 2005 12:02

maclyn shared a post with the community a few days ago urging us all to acknowledge and reflect on the US-centric posts that have proliferated and become standard in this community. in that same vein, i'm calling on everyone to pause and reflect on their own heterocentric inclinations. the posts recently, and in general, have been very much focused on ( Read more... )

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First post...

cuthugan wrote in feminist Oct 21, 2005 11:06

Right, im not usually one for mob-justice...BUT i found this story quite moving. It's centered on a woman being made a scapegoat for murder, after the death of a rapist at the hands of his victims.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/india/story/0,,1571407,00.html

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Think outside the box

maclyn wrote in feminist Oct 20, 2005 20:41

I'm beginning to feel really irritated by the US centrism in this community, and I bet I'm not the only one.

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jfpbookworm wrote in feminist Oct 14, 2005 11:14

I'm getting sick of dealing with anti-feminists who demand "concrete examples" of patriarchy, male privilege, sexism, etc., only to dismiss them with one of the following excuses:

It's true, but the statistics are exaggerated.
It happened in the past, but it doesn't any more.
It happened in other countries; I'm only concerned with this one.
It's due ( Read more... )

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Another victim of Hindu Marriage Act’s provision that allows divorce on grounds of leprosy

lissafay wrote in feminist Oct 07, 2005 11:06

http://www.dnis.org/news.php?issue_id=18&volume_id=3&news_id=522Read more... )

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lj-cutted

aimantselden wrote in feminist Oct 06, 2005 22:02

I work with Amnesty International at my high school and every month we set up a table for people to sign letters. ( Read more... )

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Pakistani President's remarks about rape

squinting_kitty wrote in feminist Sep 16, 2005 22:08

I suppose this article on the BBC's website could possibly be triggering. The President of Pakistan does a lot of preposterous victim blaming, but the article doesn't go into explicit detail about the rapes. Read at your own discretion.

( Article text behind the cut. Possibly triggering? )

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est1984 wrote in feminist Sep 16, 2005 06:22

Apologies if this has been posted before, but I thought some of you might be interested in this article.

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