If you read one thing this year...

Make it this. In fact, given that we're almost at the end of the year, if you're only going to read one thing this finacial year - make it that. And, if, as I suspect, most of you are women reading this blog, show this article to the men in your life.

Link-o-rama

Damn right!
http://mymilkspilt.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/breastfeeding-is-a-feminist-issue/

Down Under Feminist Carnival - yea.  One day I will be brave enough to nominate myself.  When I've written something I'm a little in love with I think.
http://rachelhills.tumblr.com/post/665473491/the-best-of-the-rest-of-the-blogosphere-down-under-femin

The way Blue Milk writes is just so...right. 
http://bluemilk.wordpress.com/2010/06/12/the-love-and-the-hate/
I think she is brave for writing this, because when I have expressed simlair things to other people they seem SHOCKED that you could hate parenting, or loathe that your child is awake.  Because us parents, especially us mothers, we are martyrs and sacrifice ourselves on the altar of our kids - bleurgh!.

Thoughts on vulvas, what we do to them and how this fits in to our current culture (western, privileged culture)
http://thedawnchorus.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/nick-cut/


This really says everything I need to say about consent and how the patriarchy works against it.  And maybe how women are taught about consent.  It's not just yes and no.
http://jezebel.com/5550321/why-the-kendra-wilkinson-sex-tape-should-make-you-angry

Women's friendships with women.  Did you learn how to deal with conflict?
http://thehathorlegacy.com/women-solidarity-and-no-conflict-ever-programming/

Link-o-rama

Down Under Feminist Carnival
Much food for thought

Schrodingers rapist
I. can't. begin. to. explain. how. awesome. this. post. is.
READ IT!  Make the men in your life read it.
To one day be able to express myself thus...

Go Fug Yourself
Snarky fashion commentary - coz us hairy feminists laugh too, believe it or not!

Teaspoons aren't enough
The small stuff counts.  Also, FYI Teaspoons refer to taking a teaspoon out of the ocean - it may not seem to be doing much, but if we all did it, then we could empty the ocean (of sexism, patriarchy, ableism etc etc)

Target Women: Beauty Contraptions
Tee hee.  9306 times.  Times what?  LOL


Enjoy - and more coming soon - Rape Culture - Part Deux and Breastfeeding - boobies, boobies, boobies!