Intersectional or bullshit*
The problem for womenwith skin that might be named for paint swatches like ivory, muslin, chalk or, yes, colonial cream with wombs in place since birth with bodies oblivious to...
View ArticleFeminism, My 23-Year-Old Self, and I
First, some back story: As some of you might be aware, I record a monthly podcast called The Writer and the Critic with my dear friend, Ian Mond. We talk about books and the speculative fiction scene...
View ArticleGirls and Consequences
On the back of a recent SF Signal Mind Meld which asked a bunch of very smart women what genre books they would recommend to teenage girls, participant Stina Leicht penned some additional thoughts...
View ArticleBad Feminist: An Unexpected Case Study
Over the past few months of my blog hiatus, I did a lot of thinking about feminism and gender issues, with particular attention paid to writing, authors and the publishing industry. After all, there...
View ArticleNot so much walking, as talking . . .
So I read this article about the “SlutWalk” phenomenon today in the Sydney Morning Herald. I wasn’t going to blog about the whole SlutWalk thing, because my thoughts are complicated and the issue...
View ArticleTender Morsels not for Feminists?
A couple of days ago, Bitch Media published their recommended list of 100 Young Adult Books for the Feminist Reader which — at the time — included Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan. I’ve long admired...
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