February 2010
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By Anna on 28 February, 2010
I should have mentioned earlier! For the second year in a row, the Con_or_Bust fundraiser is running. Organized by Kate Nepveu, it’s a fundraiser to help fen of colour make it to WisCon, the world’s largest Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy Convention. Learn more about the fundraising auction. How fen of colour can request assistance. The auction [...]
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By amandaw on 28 February, 2010
You’ve heard the term “choice feminism” right? Usually used derisively by a person who is arguing: Just because a woman makes a choice does not make it a feminist choice, we have to be able to examine issues on a systemic rather than individual level, some choices that individual feels are good for them are [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ability, ableism, abuse, choice feminism, class, cultural lens, culture, defaulting, disability, diversity, erasing, essential concepts, family, feminism, fuck that, head asplode, i thought you were supposed to be my ally, invisibility, justice, normal is only one option, power, privilege, privilege-check, problematic attitudes, race, roles, self-determination, sex, sexuality, shaming, social construction, social justice
By lauredhel on 27 February, 2010
I’m reading Helen Merrick’s The Secret Feminist Cabal: A Cultural History of Science Fiction Feminisms[1]. This pullquote in it, from Clare Hemmings, struck me as being very relevant to the work we do on FWD/Forward and on our other blogs: Feminist emotion … is central to the feminist stories we tell, and the way that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged clare hemmings, emotion, feminism, feminist stories, feminist work, helen merrick, quote, stories
By Ouyang Dan on 27 February, 2010
[Scene opens with a loooooooong wait in the pharmacy before my number finally "pings" on the digital number-pinging thingy, as I struggle out of my chair, and hobble up to the pharmacist's window, and hook my cane on the window ledge for emphasis as I hand over my ID and number slip, wincing in the [...]
Posted in accessibility, justice, medical practice, military, social attitudes | Tagged barriers to access, chronic pain conditions, disability, drugs are bad mmm'kay, fibromyalgia, health care is an accessibility issue, justice, military, myths and misconceptions, pain management, problematic attitudes, social treatment
By lauredhel on 26 February, 2010
This is our weekly Chatterday! open thread. Use this open thread to talk amongst yourselves: feel free to share a link, have a vent, or spread some joy. What have you been reading or watching lately (remembering spoiler warnings)? What are you proud of this week? What’s made your teeth itch? What’s going on in [...]
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By Anna on 26 February, 2010
“Supporting access to post-secondary education and employment for students with disabilities” All Abilities Awareness Week will take place at McMaster University, The Pulse centre, from March 1st to March 5th. The week has been designed to promote active living for people with disabilities, increase awareness in the general campus population of disability issues and provide [...]
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By abby jean on 26 February, 2010
There’s been a couple of recent high-profile celebrity suicides. Earlier this month, celebrated fashion designed Alexander McQueen hanged himself in his London home at the age of 40. Then this week, actor Andrew Koenig was found dead from suicide in Vancouver after being missing for several days. These are just the most recent – there’s [...]
Posted in introspective, media and pop culture, mental health
By Anna on 26 February, 2010
Yes, of course Darnton. You describe a life of abject misery and back-breaking labour, so obviously people faked being disabled all the time.
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By lauredhel on 26 February, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post. I attempt to provide extra warnings for material like extreme violence/rape; however, [...]
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By Anna on 26 February, 2010
Went up on the 15th. asian women blog carnival #5: who i am when i’m (not) with you One of the big things for me in presenting as an Asian woman is that when I think of my identity, and of my performativity, I don’t think ‘Asian,’ I think ‘Chinese’ and I think ‘Malaysian’ and [...]
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