January 2010
26 posts
This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law...
– President Barack Obama, SOTU address.
Yes, yes, yes.
(via thedailywhat)
For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.
– Virginia Woolf (via bitchville)
Video games–particularly RPGs–easily fall into the trap of treating straight...
– Designing Against the Default Human | The Border House
This is simply unbelievable. I LOVE these takeaway shows, and this is right up there with the gorgeous Fleet Foxes one from awhile back. The falsettos that the singer hits are so pristine and pure. I loved every minute of this.
The Antlers - The Antlers - LA BLOGOTHEQUE
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A social values issue? Really?
File this in my “incredibly irritated by this assinine bullshit” category of posts. According to Questioning Transphobia, Paul Scott (running for Michigan Secretary of State) has one of his TOP FOUR campaign priorities as:
I will make it a priority to ensure transgender individuals will not be allowed to change the sex on their driver’s license in any circumstance.
Why?
“It’s...
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Football and sexism.
Someone on Twitter made a comment to me, saying that they don’t understand why I find upskirt iPhone applications sexist or why I have a feminist gaming blog when I am a football fan and don’t find football sexist.
Not only is this comparing apples to oranges and it a total strawman argument, but it’s ridiculous to suggest that someone can’t point out sexism in one...
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Yelp Enables Check-Ins On Its iPhone App →
Aweeeesome! I love Yelp and checking in.
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What's a community manager, anyhow? →
jessoteric:
I came across an interesting discussion on LinkedIn - what department is a Community Manager in? I found this post helpful - it parallels what I think about community management. It’s somewhere in between support & marketing & PR.
You serve the community and champion their causes when appropriate… but you also want to get the word out, and promote the cool stuff that’s...
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So what do I read next? →
bbook:
Looking for a good read? Let the Book Seer guide you.
Marriage is one of the basic building blocks of our neighborhoods and our...
– Ted Olson, making the conservative case for gay marriage. (via newsweek)
How much longer are we going to consider people who are transitioning as taboo...
– The Border House: Taco Bell’s Transphobic Radio Commercial
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365 Project →
I am doing 365 project this year, where I make sure to take a picture every day of the year. Anyone else on there? Follow me!
Quote I hate.
I hate the quote “I am comfortable with myself enough to not need a label”. What does this even mean?