Linkety-Linkety (feminism and body politics)
CLEAN PURE SOFT FRESH: A Whole New World of Vagina Spray -- I'm having trouble making it all the way through the article; my eyes keep rolling.
It has always been fashionable, in pushing back against LGBT rights and against the women’s movement, to invoke “nature.” These arguments often apply highly contestable interpretations of nature, but I don’t want to engage with that. I want to attack the major premise: that “nature” is immutable, or correct, or in some other way is an authority that lays dispute to rest. -- Excellent and lengthy essay on the topic.
Terrorism that’s personal
This links to a series of photographs of women attacked by acid or burning. They are deeply upsetting to see, and will be hard to forget. They should be hard to forget.
Inside India’s Rent-A-Womb Business -- I'm not entirely anti-surrogacy; I seriously considered being a surrogate for a close friend, back when my health was less problematic. However, the power imbalance here squicks me in a massive, massive way.
From the article: it's a setup fraught with all the ambiguities of the global labor market: When you buy sweatshop sneakers it allows someone's family to eat. But you also know you're getting a bargain only because the people making the shoes are poor. -- Yes. That's exactly the ethical struggle for me.
The Importance of Consent in Everyday Situations
The Rape of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” -- It’s rare that a film centers on a feminist hero, and even more rare for such a film to meet with rave reviews. But the decidedly feminist Swedish film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (based on the internationally bestselling book) drew critical acclaim when it premiered in the U.S. last month, unrated and under limited release. However, the rave reviews, with their lingering emphasis on the heroine’s tough-girl look and “inexplicable” beauty, didn’t prepare me for the film’s disquieting articulation of intense sexual violence.
Not Just Boys: Catholic Church Abuse of Women + Girls
What Was So Great About the 1950s?
Research into Media Portrayal of People Who are Obese
The Zaftig Thespian
A spunky, fat actress, I've created this for an inside look at fatness (and feminism) in the entertainment industry--mainly theatre with a sprinkling of film & TV.
"FAT" - the feature documentary. COMING SOON IN 2010.
If fat is the new normal why is fat discrimination on the rise? Follow the lives of three women struggling with fat and fat hatred. Learn the hidden facts about fat, food and health. Experience straight and gay fat folks happy and healthy in their own skin. Meet fat-but-formerly-thin Linnea and witness her transformation. See Jennifer Jonassen, a 350-pound professional dancer on her way to love and self-acceptance.
Love Your Body: 2010 Poster Contest Winners
It has always been fashionable, in pushing back against LGBT rights and against the women’s movement, to invoke “nature.” These arguments often apply highly contestable interpretations of nature, but I don’t want to engage with that. I want to attack the major premise: that “nature” is immutable, or correct, or in some other way is an authority that lays dispute to rest. -- Excellent and lengthy essay on the topic.
Terrorism that’s personal
This links to a series of photographs of women attacked by acid or burning. They are deeply upsetting to see, and will be hard to forget. They should be hard to forget.
Inside India’s Rent-A-Womb Business -- I'm not entirely anti-surrogacy; I seriously considered being a surrogate for a close friend, back when my health was less problematic. However, the power imbalance here squicks me in a massive, massive way.
From the article: it's a setup fraught with all the ambiguities of the global labor market: When you buy sweatshop sneakers it allows someone's family to eat. But you also know you're getting a bargain only because the people making the shoes are poor. -- Yes. That's exactly the ethical struggle for me.
The Importance of Consent in Everyday Situations
The Rape of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” -- It’s rare that a film centers on a feminist hero, and even more rare for such a film to meet with rave reviews. But the decidedly feminist Swedish film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (based on the internationally bestselling book) drew critical acclaim when it premiered in the U.S. last month, unrated and under limited release. However, the rave reviews, with their lingering emphasis on the heroine’s tough-girl look and “inexplicable” beauty, didn’t prepare me for the film’s disquieting articulation of intense sexual violence.
Not Just Boys: Catholic Church Abuse of Women + Girls
What Was So Great About the 1950s?
Research into Media Portrayal of People Who are Obese
The Zaftig Thespian
A spunky, fat actress, I've created this for an inside look at fatness (and feminism) in the entertainment industry--mainly theatre with a sprinkling of film & TV.
"FAT" - the feature documentary. COMING SOON IN 2010.
If fat is the new normal why is fat discrimination on the rise? Follow the lives of three women struggling with fat and fat hatred. Learn the hidden facts about fat, food and health. Experience straight and gay fat folks happy and healthy in their own skin. Meet fat-but-formerly-thin Linnea and witness her transformation. See Jennifer Jonassen, a 350-pound professional dancer on her way to love and self-acceptance.
Love Your Body: 2010 Poster Contest Winners