Feminism at its Finest: February 2008
The February 2008 edition of Feminism at its Finest is here! Since changing this carnival from a once a week roundup to once a month, the carnival has obviously taken some form and submissions have been trickling in to form an actual list. It has also given many people the opportunity to promote the carnival, as there is now more time to make people aware of the carnival in advance.
And on to the posts…
Beth Terry presents Plastic-free sex, part 2: “Pedro offers you his protection”, saying:
“Fake Plastic Fish is an eco-blog about one woman’s campaign to significantly reduce her plastic waste and plastic consumption. This particular post deviates a bit, as it is about how using birth control, plastic or otherwise, can be the most environmentally-friendly step that heterosexuals can take. Pro-choice with an environmental slant.”
This post is at Fake Plastic Fish.
Gloria Pan presents Breast Implants: If a Woman Gives Consent, Does It Mean She’s Informed?, a post on the many, many dangers of breast augmentation, posted at Beauty and the Breast.
Hops, one of my personal favorite bloggers, presents Wherefore the hot wife?, saying:
“Revisiting the sitcom standard of “fat husband, hot wife.”
This post is at Be a Good Human.
Jenn Bazar presents A history of women and the mind doctors, saying:
“An interview with novelist Lisa Appignanesi, on her recent book “Mad, Bad and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors from 1800 to the Present.”
This post is at Advances in the History of Psychology.
Madeleine Begun Kane presents Obama’s Words - A Textbook Case Of Subtle Sexism, posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.
Veronica Dr. Susan Wicklund at Women & Children First, posted at posted at Viva La Feminista.
As for a few I’ve taken the liberty of throwing in myself just because 1.) I can and 2.) Who doesn’t like some free website promotion?
Cara, who runs another one of my personal favorite feminist blogs has a great post up, LA Times: Women Should Stop Bitching About the Rape that Doesn’t Actually Happen. The LA Times, rape and misogyny; good times! Check it out at The Curvature.
Courtney has a great post, The Ol’ F-Word Debate, which covers feminism, how women react to being introduced to the feminist movement and other intriguing and informative tidbits. A must-read for all feminists or those who want a little more insight into the movement. That post is at Feministing.
Debs, who is always teaching me something new, has a post of a few, different stories all depicting woman-hating. Check it out! Sometimes the misogyny becomes too much…, posted at The Burning Times.
And that’s it for this month. Thanks to everyone who submitted and be sure to submit your feminist posts for next month!
But I Never Raped Anyone…
Dedicated to every man who believes that because he never sexually assaulted a woman he shouldn’t be educated or care about violence against women.
Just Another Day to Insult the Intelligence of Women
Note: Men, please do not think that the price of your gift to your significant other this Valentine’s Day is going to wow her. This is not your get out of jail free card and should not be treated as such–by either sex. Think of it like Christmas–How were you on the other 364 days of the year?
Another Note: JC Penney, I do not appreciate your ad to sell over-priced jewelry to men and make them believe that all women are just looking for jewelry and diamonds. Also, stop insulting the intelligence of women; if we are in a relationship with a man then there must be a reason. I don’t think we need to be hypnotized by shiny objects to be happy with the men in our lives. Thanks.
Without further ado, click here for JC Penney’s absurd ad for Valentine’s Day.
Third Edition of Feminism at its Finest
The third edition of Feminism at its Finest is here! This week was a great turnout, a lot more than I expected. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
Firstly, my favorite feminist post I’ve seen this past week is from Cara of the The Curvature. In Whose Abortion? she talk about a new men’s rights, anti-abortion movement that seeks to change political and personal language from “I had an abortion” or “she had an abortion” to “We had an abortion.” This is definitely a must-read; I know I was seething from beginning to end!
Madeleine Begun Kane presents a great little piece on bras, Keeping Abreast Of Bras. Bras…a subject I am all too familiar with, yet not so familiar with at the same time. I know I hate them, I even know how much I hate them! This and much more is at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.
D Robinson wrote a post warning people about an incredibly offensive T-shirt website that completely degrades women and uses their merchandise as their little sexism playground. Men behaving badly: sexist t-shirt slogans.
She also presents a post, ‘Right to Life’ bias in pregnancy counseling, which talks about anti-abortion pregnancy centers and pro-life extremists, citing a specific website, Pro-Life Victoria. This website has pictures of alive children and of course, being the extremists they are and carrying the entire pro-life “movement’s” belief that women have no idea what they are doing or are too unintelligent to care when seeking an abortion, aborted fetuses. For this, I issue a trigger warning because these types of pictures, while unnecessary and uncalled for, are rather disturbing. Both of these posts can be seen at Australian Women Online.
Vishal Gupta wrote a post, along with every other person in the blogosphere, about the one woman getting the most publicity in the media, Hillary Clinton. Iron my shirt?- Sexism and Leadership is posted at A Business Professor’s Weblog.
Megan Bayliss presents a great post on the traveling bra project that All For Women have going on right now, All for women, two sheilas and under cover BRAvery. She says:
Some women wear their bras on the inside, some on the outside. I wore mine up the street, in full view, as a consciousness raising walk about women’s issues and the circle of friendship between women the world over. Who stopped to talk to me about the bra - WOMEN.
Read this post at Imaginif child protection became serious business.
blue skelton presents Slippery Slope Movie Trailer, a trailer for a movie about Sarah Shenck and her dream to direct meaningful movies with a feminist message, but desperate for finances, finds herself directing a porno film. Could be interesting, especially if done right. This can be seen at Blue Skelton Publications.
For all of the business women or business women hopefuls out there, Bonnie Krueger has a post about business grants and loans–Where Do Women Go To Find Business Grants Or Loans? This is posted at Women Personal And Business Loans.
This week’s turn out was great! Thanks to everyone who submitted their posts, you can start submitting any feminist posts you may have for next week’s carnival!
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