I don't often comment on the various kerfuffles which perpetuate the blogosphere - largely because, as an enormously privileged person in many ways, I feel my voice would rarely add anything constructive or welcome to the debate. But I felt obliged to comment on this: Bitch Media released a list of 100 Young Adult Books for the Feminist Reader. ( Read more... )

I have got to stop reading about the Roman Polanski case. The rape apology is making me want to stab things.

Go the Swiss!

.... aaaaaand this is me, taking a big step back from this before I PUNCH SOMEBODY.

(Secret: I can't get into ST fandom 'cos of the racism.

Commenters: fandom isn't racist lololol Uhura just sucks and should go back to the kitchen being all docile and obedient and pretty like she was before!

Me: AAAAAAAARGH.)

I wasn't actually going to do IBARW this year because I didn't think I could honestly add anything that hasn't been said better by smarter people elsewhere. But there's this really foul, nasty thing brewing over in st_xi_kink that I want to comment on just quickly.

( Star Trek spoilers, if anyone's still counting )