How does biology explain the low numbers of women in computer science? Hint: it doesn't.
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(repost from Terri Oda)
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Ambient Sexism
Whenever someone argues with me that they're not being sexist because, after all, they didn't ask any women to go bake cookies naked and then give them blowjobs while scrubbing the kitchen floor (which can be fine if it's all consensual and fun, but not the point), I think of this article. What people seem to have trouble understanding is that sexism isn't one thing, and it isn't many small things, it's ingrained into everything.
Great Video
(repost from GeekFeminism)
This so geeky, and interesting and I love it for that... I have a soft spot for great aesthetics and costuming. And then of course the racial commentary, which is total icing.
This so geeky, and interesting and I love it for that... I have a soft spot for great aesthetics and costuming. And then of course the racial commentary, which is total icing.
Thing of the Day: Uterus
This is the funniest thing I have ever read ever in my whole life. Go! Read it!
If you were not convinced by that, here is just one sample of the awesomeness:
And another, because I can't help myself:
If you were not convinced by that, here is just one sample of the awesomeness:
You see, uterus, you are attached to my other organs and when you thrash around in anger, they become quite upset. Your little hissy fits prevent me from doing anything that cannot be accomplished while in the fetal position.
And another, because I can't help myself:
Thirdly, be nice to the other organs. They are more important than you. In fact, I could live without you completely if I so desired, so stop acting so godd*mn important. You are a floppy pouch of extremely stretchy skin - big f**king deal. Get over yourself.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Rape and Rape Jokes
You just need to read all of this. It explains so much that I can't believe I have to explain to people...
The whole article is here, and it is written by Harriet J, whose whole blog is worth reading.
Here are just the highlights, for those who want the sparknotes version:
You are told a rape joke. These are your options:
1.
2.
3.
4.
The article. go read it. Reading it makes me unhappy all over again - and I guess that's my endorsement of it. I'm not going to comment too much on what's written above except to say that it's true, and it's a decision you have to make in an instant, because the conversation will move on like nothing happened and that whatever you do you will feel like shit, and somehow, somehow that will turn into your fault.
The whole article is here, and it is written by Harriet J, whose whole blog is worth reading.
Here are just the highlights, for those who want the sparknotes version:
You are told a rape joke. These are your options:
1.
"Run with the rape joke! Make it even more rape-y! Now your friend will never guess you have been raped. Bonus prize: if he ever finds out, he will respect you for not making a “big deal” out of your rape"
2.
"Say Nothing. Hate yourself for saying nothing. ... Hate your friend, because he doesn’t know that every woman he knows has been raped. Have minor flashbacks of what was done to you. No feeling the sun, the breeze now, just his hand on your shoulder to get leverage."
3.
"Initiate a Very Serious Conversation, out of nowhere, like. Tell your friend that joke was not funny. Tell him rape is never funny. Keep talking after his face has pinched up in resentment and disgust, because you are RUINING his day and his BEER and his FUNNY."
4.
"Follow version one, except also disclose to your friend (who thinks rape is funny and exciting) that you have been raped. Be surprised, all over again, that this does not immediately change his perspective ... Wonder if he has raped, without knowing it, because it was just a concept. ... After this, will he now tell everybody that you FREAKED OUT just because you were apparently “RAPED” and you can’t GET OVER IT when it was just a JOKE, SERiously? Will everybody know you have been raped? Will everybody think you are a humorless rape-bot from now on?"
The article. go read it. Reading it makes me unhappy all over again - and I guess that's my endorsement of it. I'm not going to comment too much on what's written above except to say that it's true, and it's a decision you have to make in an instant, because the conversation will move on like nothing happened and that whatever you do you will feel like shit, and somehow, somehow that will turn into your fault.
Fuck Should
from a softer world
One of my favorite comics ever. I so feel this way many days. This makes me feel better...
also this one:
Which I am adding a) because it's great and b) because it feels topically relevant.
One of my favorite comics ever. I so feel this way many days. This makes me feel better...
also this one:
Which I am adding a) because it's great and b) because it feels topically relevant.
It's been a while
Hi again.
I tried writing things for this for a while, but that became overwhelming, so we're going to try this: I am going to post things I think are great or interesting or whatever that I want to be able to come back to, and maybe even route people to... and then maybe eventually I will get around to some of my own things.
I tried writing things for this for a while, but that became overwhelming, so we're going to try this: I am going to post things I think are great or interesting or whatever that I want to be able to come back to, and maybe even route people to... and then maybe eventually I will get around to some of my own things.
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