I'm becoming entirely fatigued by the online (both social media and mass media) fights over the definitions of "sex" and "gender" and related words like pronouns and other related concepts. I'm glad the people I know in real life don't fight about this stuff ( Read more... )

now watching the original Star Wars!

this film was a big deal back in the day,

what would I grade it? so gendered!! all men except for the princess, even the aliens and robots are men,

In South Carolina, which recently banned abortion at six weeks of pregnancy, Jill Hartle, a 36-year-old hairdresser, had only ever voted Republican. She called herself “pro-choice,” she said, but did not think about how that collided with her party’s opposition to abortion, even though she considered herself an informed voter, and her family talked ( Read more... )

I wanted to write more about it, but was sleepy and T was here and then Friday was busy, etc.

The huge problem I see with The Piano is not a unique problem, especially for mainstream media from before the #MeToo movement ( Read more... )

Maybe I'd prefer to get shot by a sociopath.

"The Piano" seduces and excites audiences with its uncritical portrayal of sexism and misogyny. Reviewers and audiences alike seem to assume that Campion's gender, as well as her breaking of traditional boundaries that inhibit the advancement of women in film, indicate that her work expresses a ( Read more... )

I don't track my sleep, but it seems 5 hours is a typical amount for me if I don't take sleeping pills.  Sometimes I also take afternoon naps, sometimes I go back to sleep before the day begins.  I feel better than I did last night -- was happy to speak with K before I fell asleep ( Read more... )

For lunch I sautéed some leftover veggies and then dipped them in ranch dressing, mmmm.  I'm becoming more inventive in the kitchen!

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Now that the ebook version is out, I've restarted That Guy in our Women's Studies Class, by Allan D. Hunter.  I'm committed to finishing this book!  38% through so far.  Of course it fires up my thinking and ( Read more... )

[Sex is Fun] v. [Consent]

which side you are on makes all the difference

I saw an opinion essayist toss this phrase into an essay, intending it as an example of how some people on the Left have gone too far --> denying the reality of sex differences while supporting the rights of transgender and nonbinary people, and arguing that gender is a mere societal construction.

"the reality of sex differences"Note that sex and ( Read more... )

Wondering about the line between portraying the past as sexist, which it was, and a sexist-in-the-present (2013) portrayal of the past ( Read more... )