Archive for June 2009
Not Sure of This…
Posted by: J on: June 30, 2009
Here’s the first in my new promised series of posts featuring links to articles about issues that affect the communities I care about but don’t feel at this time I can effectively blog about… I really need to think of a good title for this series (any suggestions? Comment!) because that explanation is awfully wordy.
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It All Comes Down to Trust
Posted by: J on: June 23, 2009
Crossposted @ Amplify
Recently I was struck by the decision of a Wyoming school to offer two sex education courses, one abstinence only and one comprehensive, in order to allow parents to choose which education their children will be receiving. On the surface this may seem like a slight step forward, progress in the sense that [...]
The Princesses May Have Fallen but their Myths Have Not
Posted by: J on: June 22, 2009
Recently Dina Goldstein’s Fallen Princesses project popped up in my internet browsing, probably as a result of one of the many posts questioning and critiquing this series on some of my favorite feminists blogs. I’ve been wanting to write this post for days but have found myself unable to – simply because, like many others, [...]
Fat Acceptance Goes Mainstream
Posted by: J on: June 21, 2009
This video and accompanying article drive me more than a little bit crazy.
I’d like to start out by saying Marianne Kirby and Gabrielle Gregg, the women interviewed in this clip, are awesome. I’ve been reading Gabrielle’s Blog, Young Fat and Fabulous, for awhile now (I even linked to it in a January post on body-positive [...]
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