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New Post at CA NOW

http://www.canow.org/canoworg/ Girls in Geek Culture, with overviews of a Today Show segment that Garpu sent me about girls and videogames. I talk about IGN’s District 9 contest that was initially … Continue reading

June 18, 2009 · 1 Comment

New Post at CA NOW

Go get it!! This one is on framing the conversation about rape. http://www.canow.org/canoworg

June 17, 2009 · Leave a comment

THIS!!!!

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS!!!!! http://yeloson.livejournal.com/613032.html A post by a man about rape and the way silence and renaming it fucking sucks: “See, this shit happens because fuckfaces, like you, … Continue reading

June 12, 2009 · Leave a comment

Woman as Perpetual Child

This post (http://rm.livejournal.com/1646208.html) by does a very good job of deconstructing something that’s been chapping my hide for quite a while. And that thing is, that in spite of all … Continue reading

May 29, 2009 · 4 Comments

Meme Roth, poster child of the ZOMG! UR GOIN TO DIE DEATHFATZ!!!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/may/24/meme-roth-obesity-nutrition The Guardian UK has a profile on Meme Roth, who some of you may know from her appearances on the cable news networks telling us we’re all going to … Continue reading

May 27, 2009 · 7 Comments

NEWS!!!

Yours Truly has been asked to Guest Blog at the California chapter of NOW’s blog! I’m very excited! http://www.canow.org/canoworg/ Some of the stuff I post there will be rehased, expanded … Continue reading

May 21, 2009 · 4 Comments

Good Fats -v- Bad Fats

Here’s the thing. I speak at length about how I eat right, exercise, do active stuff and take care of myself. I go to the doctor regularly, all of my … Continue reading

May 19, 2009 · 20 Comments

Something that frosts my cookies about the way people frame talking about fat.

Whenever I talk about being anti-dieting, or about Health At Every Size or about just in general not spending your life punishing yourself for your genetic predisposition to body shape/style/weight… … Continue reading

May 18, 2009 · 15 Comments

This Bears Repeating

http://polimicks.livejournal.com/8367.html Lately, I’ve been dealing with a bit of a resurgence in classism on several of the elitest liberal blogs I frequent, and I’m getting a little sick and tired … Continue reading

April 22, 2009 · Leave a comment

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