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Spark: Generation M(isogyny)

August 31st, 2009 · by xJane · 3 Comments

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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Spark: a few sparks of feminism

June 29th, 2009 · by xJane · 4 Comments

I may be late to the party on some of these, but I thought they were worth sharing around: Someone cut together Buffy and shots of Edward Cullen from Twilight to show us how the movie should have gone. Watch it at full screen for the full effect and stay tuned through the end to [...]

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Spark: Gender-Coded Language & Sotomayor

June 8th, 2009 · by xJane · 3 Comments

Dissenting Justice has a piece up about the words used to describe Judge Sotomayor (and compares them to the words used to described Justice Scalia, whose judicial temperament seems similar). via.

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Spark: Oldest Human Artifact

May 16th, 2009 · by xJane · 4 Comments

Goddess? or Whore? Isn’t that always the question…?

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Spark: I…have no words.

April 30th, 2009 · by xJane · 4 Comments

Vintage sexism. via. Nothing like locking children into gender roles when they’re young (then they’ll grow up to know their place).

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Spark: Gay Legal Rights Upheld

April 13th, 2009 · by xJane · No Comments

Nationwide, Christians who refuse to provide services on the basis of gender orientation are losing legal battles.

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Tags: Activism · Christianity · Church and State · Current Events · Gay Rights and Queer Issues · Humanity · Justice · Links · Politics · Religion · Spark

Spark: an Interesting Discussion of Gender Roles

March 30th, 2009 · by xJane · No Comments

“Gender roles see a ‘conflict’ shift in work-life balance” at USAToday. Hat tip to @unapologeticfem (site) I’m not certain that anything in there is great news, but it does seem that there is some kind of cultural change at work, which is something.

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Tags: Current Events · Feminism · Gender · Goals · Politics · Pop Culture · Spark · Women

Sparks: Facebook/Social Networking

March 26th, 2009 · by xJane · 3 Comments

One of the many reasons I don’t post with my IRL name here (I won’t say “real”, since xJane is just as real in many ways) is because I am attempting to manage my image. In our internet age, I still find it to be very important to not ruffle feathers in a public way [...]

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Spark: Vermont Approves Civil Marriage

March 24th, 2009 · by xJane · 2 Comments

The Vermont Senate, finding (correctly) that Civil Unions for gay couples fall short of providing equal rights, voted overwhelmingly to approve Civil Marriage for gay couples. The matter still has to go before the Vermont House (and since I’m late to this, may already have gone), where it is expected to pass. The margin by [...]

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Spark: Conservatives are More Likely to Consume Porn

March 3rd, 2009 · by xJane · 16 Comments

Late to the party on this one, I know, sorry. It turns out that conservative (read: religious) states have the highest porn rates in the country. Probably because they’re not allowed to have deviant (read: fun) sex at home. Meanwhile, people living in enlightened areas of the country have other outlets for their sexual urges, [...]

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