Feminism

DanielaOctober 5, 2013
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Global Quickies: 05/10/13

Welcome to this week’s round-up of international news! SAUDI ARABIA (From Michael) In response to the call to defy the ban on women driving, a Saudi cleric asks women to “reason ahead of their hearts, emotions and passions” and accept the scientific fact that driving damages their ovaries, pushes their pelvis upwards, and causes them to have children with clinical…
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Rebecca WatsonOctober 4, 2013
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Thunderf00t and Wasps and Mountain Lions and Rape

Two videos in two weeks! Can this be the restart of something special?? I’ve even typed out a transcript for those of you who want/require it. Pretty obvious I guess but TRIGGER WARNING for talk of rape and rapists and rapey beasts of the wilderness! This video is inspired by Graham “SomeGreyBloke” Murkett’s blog. I reference this study, which you…
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Heina DadabhoyOctober 1, 2013
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Dear Skinnier Men, Especially the Formerly Fat Ones

[Content Notice: weight loss talk] Last week was Weight Stigma Awareness Week; I told my personal story about my relationship with the medical establishment and with my body. Last week was also when I foolishly decided to take a peek at my Google search results. The usual haterade was there, including digs at my weight and at my mentions of keto.…
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SarahSeptember 30, 2013
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Be Skeptical of the Affordable Care Act

So apparently the government is about to shut down! That’s pretty scary. I, of course, have had more important things to pay attention to this past weekend (i.e. Breaking Bad), so I’ve mainly been tuned out of whatever temper tantrum the Republicans are having right now, although I assume it has something to do with the Affordable Care Act (cursory…
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VeronicaSeptember 30, 2013
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Feminists Fighting Transphobia

A couple of weeks ago I came across a post on Twitter encouraging feminists to sign a statement in support of trans women’s inclusion in feminism. As a trans woman myself this immediately caught my attention. I read the statement, signed it and have since been in contact with the women behind it. The statement has now also been signed…
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DanielaSeptember 28, 2013
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Global Quickies: 28/10/13

Here’s your weekly round-up of international news! DENMARK (From Dan) “>One of the men who lead the protests during the 2006 Cartoon Crisis (some 200 people died in anti-Danish demonstrations) says he’s sorry. Ahmed Akkari is no longer an Islamist and might even be on his way to become a humanist. ITALY The Tunisian pilot who prayed out loud…
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Heina DadabhoySeptember 26, 2013
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Weight Stigma Awareness Week: My Present

[Content Notice: weight, weight loss, body image] While I do have a checkered past with the medical establishment, thankfully, about two years ago, I found much better doctors than any of my childhood ones. Sadly, I’ve been unable to find a less fat-hating world in which to live. For that reason, I’ve been restricting my caloric intake for eighteen months…
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Heina DadabhoySeptember 25, 2013
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Weight Stigma Awareness Week: My Past

[Content Notice: body image, weight] The cruelty regarding my weight started when I was very young and only got worse as I got older. It seemed to me that social interactions were all opportunities for people to be mean to me about something I didn’t know how to manage or control. Before I had learned to count high enough to…
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