Many of you are probably familiar with the current situation involving Readercon. For those of you who are not, a brief summary:

A man in attendance harassed a woman in attendance despite her repeated clear statements telling him to go away. She reported this to the con board. Readercon has a zero tolerance policy in the name of making the con ( Read more... )

Help me, folks. I think I've finally cracked. I find myself wanting to writing a deep feminist analysis of Barbie: Princess Charm School.

Because really, I just cannot sort this out. ( Do you want me to cut for spoilers? I'll cut for spoilers just in case any of you want to experience this masterpiece unspoiled. Or you're six. Look, I've been up since 5:30. )

Before I say this, let me say that I am neither saying nor implying that anyone who didn't like Brave just didn't get it. I've always hated being told that, so I'm not saying that. However, I've read a number of reviews that seem to amount to feeling like it didn't follow through on a storyline, or that the ending wasn't "earned", etc. I have ( Read more... )

( Spoilers for Brave )

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For those of you who have not seen it yet, a fabulous essay rec via rubynye:

Dear daughter-

You should know that you are hated.

...

The world hates you. You are considered the worst thing to be compared to. Throw like a girl. Talk like a girl. Cry like a girl. God forbid we ever be girls.

My favorite bit:

I also think of someone who suffers ( Read more... )

Taken from several people ( Read more... )

Jim Hines has smart things to say about Doonesbury's use of "rape" to describe mandatory transvaginal ultrasounds. Obvious trigger warnings apply. There and ( here )

Dear Cartoon Network,

Since you insist on making me watch commercials for Level Up every five minutes, can we have a few words ( Read more... )

...in a way that does not make my head explode.

According to the US Census Bureau, when a father watches the children while mom works, that is a "child care arrangement." The reverse is not reported as such.

Please, tell me they are not implying what I think they're implying. LIE TO ME IF YOU HAVE TO.

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