An interesting video that underscores what should be news to no reader of MoF: that women are sexualized in modern media. What really stuck out to me was the beginning: “Why would […] a man make a film about misogyny in media and culture?” Because of course, men don’t care about that subject—only women do/could/should.

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Kung fu cowboys, Valkyries on unicorns, Cylons, Russian nesting dolls. Mash it all together, mash it up good! How can you go wrong? My everlasting gratitude to David for introducing me to this rocking goodness.

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[Apologies for posting this again, but I'm trying to work out some quirks on iTunes. Thanks to Mark for lighting a fire under me with his suggestion!] At long last, the second half of Ties that Bind! Because it’s been so long, here’s a link to the text and podcast posts of the first half. [...]

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At long last, the second half of Ties that Bind! Because it’s been so long, here’s a link to the text and podcast posts of the first half. I wrote this for a writer’s group I set up a couple of years ago, and special thanks to Isaac and David for critiquing the earliest version [...]

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When I was a kid, on the first day of school (usually in the fall), I would wander the playground and find a leaf. It had to be a nice looking leaf, one that spoke to me, somehow. I would then turn it over (I’m not sure where I picked this habit up, presumably from [...]

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Lest there be any confusion (and in case it lends weight to my words), I am a woman-born-woman. What follows comes from that position. I’m posting this here because I don’t want to threadjack but also because I’d like to explore a comment that was perceived as sexist. Over on the Exponent, G has a [...]

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“Kiss me. Lick your cigarette then kiss me.” I discovered this while I was in Germany and it has become my theme song of that trip. And, not a bad song, either. Franz Ferdinand – No You Girls (Official Music Video) – Celebrity bloopers here Although heteronormative, I like the recurring (and then changing) theme: [...]

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That is, advice to women on how not to get raped. Hint: Just stop having a vagina! via.

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So, when I first saw this, I thought it was a public service ad about how we should be aware of climate change: But then it ended and I realized it was an ad by a company that would benefit from ongoing climate change. A company that looks forward to a day when we can [...]

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I’m not sure how many of you are going to get this, but I have too big a crush on Felicia Day not to post this:

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