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Poverty Tourism

Ok, so I’m heading this with “Common People” by Pulp for a reason. High class poverty tourism comes from a very well-meaning place.  They want to know what  it’s like, … Continue reading

April 15, 2013 · Leave a comment

50 Shades of Triggery as Shit

I do a lot of things with science fiction conventions, including doing panels on sex and culture.  So, I thought it would be funny to do a panel on 50 … Continue reading

April 1, 2013 · 1 Comment

Privacy Versus Career: Deathmatch!

I wonder a lot if posting the things I post, here and at Geek Girls Rule!, and owning them with my real name and all, hurts my chances when I’m … Continue reading

March 18, 2013 · Leave a comment

Fighting the Good Fight and Fighters Need a Break Sometimes

WARNING:  I’m angry as fuck in here.  And I know that has a tendency to fluster the delicate constitutions of the dudes in the audience.  I’m not in the least … Continue reading

March 4, 2013 · 1 Comment

Lookism and Love

I’ve blogged about his obliquely before, mostly on the Geek Girls Rule! blog, where I talk about men who fancy themselves “in love” with some woman they’ve never met or … Continue reading

February 18, 2013 · Leave a comment

Podcast: “Nice Guys” and How Not to Rape

So, I try not to do this very often, but this is an important subject.  On my other blog Geek Girls Rule!, I had two guys on the podcast to … Continue reading

February 4, 2013 · Leave a comment

Review: Adult Entertainment: Disrobing an American Idol

Ok, I went in to this expecting to find an actually non-biased documentary about the adult entertainment industry.  I was sadly disappointed.  I’m not entirely sure I can finish watching … Continue reading

January 28, 2013 · 2 Comments

Review: America the Beautiful II

I had gotten mixed reviews on America the Beautiful 2 from other folks in the Body Acceptance movement who watched it when it first aired, and then I kind of … Continue reading

January 23, 2013 · Leave a comment

My Love Affair with Seattle

My love affair with Seattle began long before grunge.  In the early to mid 1980s, Seattle was typically the closest to Boise, ID that any of the bands I wanted … Continue reading

January 14, 2013 · 2 Comments

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