The male body image crisis. [Details]
“Geeks Get Eating Disorders, Too” [Jezebel, via Geek Feminism Blog]
“The Joys & Sorrows of Being a Misfit.” [Musings of an Inappropriate Woman]
“Princess Bitchface Syndrome” in politics, the media and celebrity culture. [Girl with a Satchel]
In defence of the feminist blogosphere:
“As writer Amanda Marcotte says, laughing in recollection, ‘We had a running joke about how every three months, another guy would publish a post about “Why don’t women blog?” And we would all comment, “We’re out here; fuck you!”’” [New York Magazine]
What the seventh billionth human, and babies in general, mean for the environment. [Sydney Morning Herald]
Ahh, my two MamaMia crushes in the one post: media wunderkind Sean Power on Sam de Brito.
Is there such a thing as “sexy” costumes for men? (More on this to come as the Christmas party season gets into gear.) [Ms. Magazine]
Still with costumes, next Halloween why don’t you go as your favourite victim of domestic violence?! [Ms. Magazine]
Think you’re too smart to care about beauty? Think again. [Eat the Damn Cake]
Drag queens VS. drag kings. [Rachel Rabbit White]
“A Tale of Two Rape Prevention Campaigns.” [We Mixed Our Drinks]
The problem with the Occupy protests: sexism. [Global Comment]
“Should Michele Bachmann Quit?” Probably, because “barring everyone else dying or converting to Islam, it’s pretty obvious at this point that Michele Bachmann will not be the Republican party’s 2012 Presidential nominee.” Yay! [Jezebel]
Birth control can apparently bring us world peace but, in the same instance, it makes sex bad. [Jezebel]
Choice, and the politics of being hot:
“Until the woman who doesn’t want to be seen as sexually available can go out with certainty that she won’t be harassed or ogled, your choice to turn heads and revel in attention is a privileged one. Until the woman who doesn’t prioritize appearance gets taken just as seriously in just the same contexts, it’s a privileged choice to achieve certain standards of beauty. You may be doing what you love, but you’re also doing what you’re told.” [XOJane]
Gah! Now this is enough to give me nightmares for the rest of my Halloweens: “Woman Trapped in Anti-Abortion Haunted House”. [Jezebel]
“Obamanalysis.” [New York Magazine]
Another black girl woman is filmed giving a blow job; heralded as “the next Amber Cole”:
“At this point, the most noteworthy thing about someone doing something with someone else’s privates is the fact that we still make such a big fucking deal about it. Yes, that’s a penis. Yes, that’s a woman’s mouth. Yes, that’s ejaculate. Let’s all carry on with our daily lives and quit acting like we’ve never seen a blow job before. Move along, folks. Nothing to carry on about here. Literally hundreds of people are getting blow jobs right this second. By the end of the day, thousands of people will have received blow jobs. Maybe you’ll get a blow job! Maybe you’ll give one. Maybe you’ve already given or gotten one today. But enough with the gathering, giggling, judging, and Tweeting.
“There are real things going on in the world. Kardashians are getting divorced.” [Jezebel]
Speaking of Kardashians, an attempt to decode them. [MamaMia]
Feminine hygiene product ads with actual blood in them! Who woulda thunk it? [Jezebel]
“It’s a lot of pressure. Stop feeling unattractive! Just decide to love yourself! And then you’ll look good! If you look bad, it’s because you’re insecure. Get secure!” [MamaMia]
On being sex-positive. [The Pervocracy]
And masturbation means you’re gay, didn’t you know? [Feministe]
Also from Feministe, the “Hot Chicks of Occupy Wall Street” gets all rapey,
Cheerleading is a sport, dammit! [Fit & Feminist]
Cutting off “gender studies” to spite “women’s studies”? [The Good Men Project]
Images via Details, New York Magazine.
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