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nilchanceNot a toy, a great editorial on how fucked it is to give animals as presents. Usually rescues end up mopping up after THAT decision.
Air fresheners stink: after reading about the harmful contents in this article, I will never use a damn air freshener again. Unregulated, you say? Ugh.
Felinity and femininity, a neat essay about how felines and females intersect. I'm both a daughter of Bast and a lover of cats, so I kinda adored this.
On ownership, marking the body and tattooing as a feminist act: actually, my dad AND both my uncles had reactions eerily similar to the one described by the author. "I'd have never let you do that." LET me? And my brother has tattoos that go by without any such commentary.
Food and elitism, or how the current local/organic food trends can be exclusionary if you don't own a car, have tons of time, or make more than a certain amount per year. I struggle with this a lot just trying to get fresh fruits/vegetables in the house and dodging migraine triggers, let alone eating only local or organic foods.
Advocate this: "They aren’t “playing the devil’s advocate.” They are supporting the status quo. And while they might argue that I need to “think about the arguments of the other side” to better prepare myself to argue with people who genuinely believe these things, I already know what the arguments of the other side are. I don’t need to have them brought up as hypothetical points. Because I hear them every day. I am living with the status quo."
In which I babble about writing minorities: "Really, you can't do anything without SOMEONE having a problem with it. But what you CAN do is learn what the usual problems are, and try to work around (or even WITH) them." I love the TV tropes links there, and have fallen on them like a rabid hyena.
I know you mean well, an awesome post by Justine Larbalestier re: fellas on how about how not to derail a post.
The abridged Atlas Shrugged: everything I know about objectivism, I learned from this and from Bioshock.
Air fresheners stink: after reading about the harmful contents in this article, I will never use a damn air freshener again. Unregulated, you say? Ugh.
Felinity and femininity, a neat essay about how felines and females intersect. I'm both a daughter of Bast and a lover of cats, so I kinda adored this.
On ownership, marking the body and tattooing as a feminist act: actually, my dad AND both my uncles had reactions eerily similar to the one described by the author. "I'd have never let you do that." LET me? And my brother has tattoos that go by without any such commentary.
Food and elitism, or how the current local/organic food trends can be exclusionary if you don't own a car, have tons of time, or make more than a certain amount per year. I struggle with this a lot just trying to get fresh fruits/vegetables in the house and dodging migraine triggers, let alone eating only local or organic foods.
Advocate this: "They aren’t “playing the devil’s advocate.” They are supporting the status quo. And while they might argue that I need to “think about the arguments of the other side” to better prepare myself to argue with people who genuinely believe these things, I already know what the arguments of the other side are. I don’t need to have them brought up as hypothetical points. Because I hear them every day. I am living with the status quo."
In which I babble about writing minorities: "Really, you can't do anything without SOMEONE having a problem with it. But what you CAN do is learn what the usual problems are, and try to work around (or even WITH) them." I love the TV tropes links there, and have fallen on them like a rabid hyena.
I know you mean well, an awesome post by Justine Larbalestier re: fellas on how about how not to derail a post.
The abridged Atlas Shrugged: everything I know about objectivism, I learned from this and from Bioshock.
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Date: 2010-02-26 09:28 pm (UTC)I was surprised at the claim that male authors rarely write about their cats or are photographed with their cats, because when I think of "author photographed with cat" I think "Ernest Hemingway", and when I think of "cat stories" I think of "Best Cat Stories" which has Lloyd Alexander and James Herriot and whatnot. But I haven't done any statistics, so it's quite possible my experience is skewed.
The tattoo article made me quite amused to think of my father forbidding me to do ANYTHING - when my sister said about my tattoo, "Don't tell until you've already done it," she was referring to my MOTHER. That's the way it's always been; Mom nags us to do things her way, Dad stays out of it. But then, I've come to realize that ideas of masculinity have very little to do with the men in my family.
btw
Date: 2010-02-26 11:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-27 03:34 pm (UTC)HearHear!
Date: 2010-02-27 04:40 pm (UTC)First two totally agree with and so have trouble getting through to people. Need to find a way to get my landlord to read the second one...You'd think that your tenant going into massive uncontrollable coughing fit as soon as you burn your chemical 'incense' or crappy candles would be a hint? The kicker was mentioning an alcohol based air cleanser (no fragrance, just something to remove bad smells) he scoffed and said "Oh I don't use that junk." Oh but you more often then not love to BURN chemical products that send me into instant asthma attack or coughing fit? Really?! (I've learned to close all vents immediately and open all windows...even mid-winter)
/rant
*breaths*
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So ya. Great links. Need to read the others still...
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Date: 2010-02-27 07:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-27 09:23 pm (UTC)