[this classic image of Marilyn Monroe, who paid the price called "her life" for trying to be what misogynistic men wanted her and paid her a great deal to be, is from here.]
This is a cross post from *here*. This post of mine consists of a white man's somewhat (but, relative to what I find online, actually refreshing) writing followed by my comment to him posted to his blog.
I'll add that I
[image of "introducing" is from here and is not affiliated with the CFC.]
The Crunk Feminist CollectiveWhere Crunk Meets Conscious and Feminism Meets Cool
I am too excited for words about a new U.S.-based blog--new to me, started in March of 2010--called The Crunk Feminist Collective. OMG!
With permission, here is one of their posts. May their blogging and activist lives be long and
[photo of a family in Australia is from here]
And if you are a father and don't do either, and don't abuse your sons, or abuse your daughters in any way, or abuse or control your spouse (of whatever gender) in any way, please organise other dads in order to stop the fathers who are sexually, emotionally, and physically abusive to their children and spouses. And if you're white and class
[image of sinkhole is from here]
A series of natural and infrastructural disasters--never unrelated to Western globalisation and the draining of resources--natural and human--for the Rich White West, are impacting many people in Guatemala. Pacano Volcano has erupted and then Tropical Storm Agatha came through. Rains and possible water pipe problems have resulted in a giant and horrifying
[source: here]Humanism is an approach in study, philosophy, or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. The term can mean several things, for example (1) a historical movement associated especially with the Italian Renaissance; (2) an approach to education (in any period of history) that uses literary means or a focus on the humanities to form students; or (3) a philosophical
All images above and text that follows is cross posted from *here* at haitiaction.net.
"We want our voices to be heard":
Democracy in Haiti's Earthquake Zoneby Laura Flynn
“We are living in the mud. We are wet and we are hungry. Those in charge have left us without hope. If they have a plan we do not know it. We are asking about the future. And we want our voices to be heard, " Suzette
[photo portrait of James Baldwin above is from here]
I found the following passage written by him *here*. Let me know what you think/feel about it. Following it, is biographical information about the brilliant Mr. Baldwin, which comes from the same website as the one linked to just under the photograph. He is my very favorite male human being as well as my favorite male writer. He is the man I
This is one person's story and it shouldn't be assumed to be just like anyone else's story. And not completely different either. I want to include this link, to a blog that deals with intersexuality in various languages:
http://intersexnews.blogspot.com/
Next, please meet Maya Posch:
I once knew someone with no gender and no sex. To look at this person, you wouldn't likely be able to say
Caster Semenya, an 18-year-old from South Africa, after the women’s 800 meters at the world track and field championships in Berlin.[photo is from here]Caster Semenya was over-exposed in the media last year due to having her gender and sex interrogated in invasive ways. It was a despicable example of how dehumanising the media can be. Not that there's any shortage of stories of that proclivity in
[image is from here. This is not a photo of her receiving the honor mentioned below. She has received several honors, and is deserving of every one.]
Good News:
SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2010
Ricky Martin congratulates Nomi Network Honoree Ruchira Gupta at Nomi's First Annual Award Ceremony on May 5th.
To see his wonderful tribute and expression of gratitude for her Abolitionist work, please visit here:
