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I think it's really gross when authors (especially supposedly feminist-identifying, pro-choice, female authors) write mpreg, and have their pregnant male character justify staying pregnant with the whole "I'm not killing my baby" spiel instead of just saying "I'm pregnant. My choice. I want to have a kid. End of story ( Read more... )

Okay, maybe I'm just missing some obvious piece of information that I should have encountered ages ago, but from everything I've read and had discussions on, Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon had never actually explicitly identified hirself as either a straight transman or a butch lesbian. All of the articles etc. I've read seem to take one or the other ( Read more... )

Outside of the cost of living, the only thing I really disliked when I lived in Santa Cruz was the fact that there were certain areas where I would walk down the street and get this voice in the back of my head, "There are too many white people here. You are the only PoC to be found within the next 3 streets. For the 3 blocks after that, the only ( Read more... )

Just because the inclusion of a PoC within a book, tv show, movie, etc. was something that hadn't been done, or had rarely been done before, doesn't mean the text or characterization of those PoC within the first waves of popular media isn't problematic, even when looking back over decades or centuries. Yes, it is something to be happy about, the ( Read more... )

Why exactly is it that people are surprised by the idea that Rihanna might be back together with Chris Brown? You’ve probably not been a victim of abuse, but have you never actually met other people who've been victims of domestic abuse? This is normal! It is the result of what is essentially brainwashing by the abuser; the perpetrator harms the ( Read more... )

I love that Nate will take Andrew's laptop from me and spew some bile at some nasty, hateful asshat trying to get the last hateful word in on an anonymeme.

The awesomeloveliness that is thebratqueen posted a link to stoney321's journal. Here

There's been an incident involving a bigoted, anti-gay businessman mass-emailing his client list with a whiny letter regarding both an episode of Cold Case and Without A Trace being OMG!Toogay-friendly! Please read Stoney's post, and the responses to it. Then, if it gets your dander ( Read more... )

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Post anything that you want, and post it anonymously. Anything. A story, a secret, a confession, a fear, a love -- anything. Be sure to post anonymously and honestly. Post twice if you'd like. Then, put this in your LJ to see what your friends (and perhaps others who you don't even realise read your LJ) have to say