December 2010
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“One thing that always strikes me in cases like this is how diversity, when done...”
– Characters Done Right (Retro Edition): Alpha Centauri
Christmas, yay!
This Christmas I am thankful for:
The most wonderful partner anyone could ever have. (Luke!)
A beautiful brand new boxer puppy who has stolen my heart. (Echo!)
My eight year old Miniature Pinscher who has been with me through everything. (Bella!)
My sweetheart of a Quarter Horse (Jaina, who will be sold soon…)
The horse of my dreams that somehow became mine this month (Smokey)
A great...
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Recruiting Feminist Gaming Bloggers! →
I’m the Lead Editor of a feminist gaming blog, and we’re looking for more writers! Click the link for more information :)
Who are we looking for?
The Border House aims to have inclusive gaming/virtual world news and opinion with a wide variety of representatives of marginalized segments and allies. Right now we are looking for the following:
Gamers of color
Disabled feminist...
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What feminism has done for me
Since identifying as a feminist, more than one major thing has changed in my life. One of the biggest positive changes is that I’m so much more comfortable with myself now. Once I stopped judging people for the way they look or the way they dress, I stopped being so critical of myself. This has helped me in so many ways.
I had my first Vichy Shower at a day spa on Friday night. It was a...
“Fuck these patriarchal beauty standards”. I hear you loud and clear, but women...”
– Lamesha, Grrrl Perspective (via tulletulle)
Internalized sexism is a serious problem.
Sexism in Heroes of Newerth →
ellylell asked: Thanks for the follow. I was reading over your page and then I noticed that you write for The Border House. I love The Border House! I've been reading it since it started. I primarily play World of Warcraft, and as a gay woman it sometimes gets me down to see all the sexist and homophobic slurs in-game. I feel better knowing that people like you help hold communities accountable. Thank you.
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Eclectic on Tumblr
I have this problem, where I’m into such a diverse array of things.
Part of me is an avid equestrian, a huge horse lover who rides daily and trains in the sport of reining.
Part of me a is a huge gamer and tech nerd who makes Facebook games for a living and plays the shit out of MMO games.
Part of me is super-ultra-mega feminist who reads and posts about intersectionality, racism,...
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I am so fucking sick of the fat-shaming on tumblr.
queercakes:
“It’s one thing to be at peace with your body. But it’s completely different to be ridiculously overweight and dress like a slut while pretending you’re attractive”
This quote on a picture I recently reblogged (for the third time; of a beautiful, curvy woman in a see through lace shirt and short skirt) remained unseen by me until I just looked at the post again. I had noticed two...
“Will you lose weight and keep it off if you diet? No, probably not, UCLA...”
– http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/Dieting-Does-Not-Work-UCLA-Researchers-7832.aspx
You mean there’s another study that came to the same conclusion we all did a long time ago?
(via donewiththisshit)
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Let me make my own birth decisions
I’m not pregnant, but while talking with an acquaintance out at the ranch today we got talking about birthing. I mentioned that I want to have a natural birth with my child, and use a midwife. Of course the response was “Ugh, I can’t BELIEVE you would want to do that”, and “you are crazy, the pain will be unbearable.”
I don’t even know this woman very...
“Diets do not lead to permanent weight loss for the vast majority of people. Not...”
– Diets Don’t Work, But… « Shapely Prose
“Quite honestly, my objection to rape jokes is not even because I particularly...”
– http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2010/08/survivors-are-so-sensitive.html (via kittyradio)
transsexualferox asked: Hi there,
I'm Renee, one of the contributors at The Feminist Hub.
First, I totally sympathize with your post today. It is difficult wading into feminism...for any of us. I'm new too within the last couple years and it seems like every day I learn something new. It's hard because people forget how hard it was to deconstruct their own biases and...
I'm Renee, one of the contributors at The Feminist Hub.
First, I totally sympathize with your post today. It is difficult wading into feminism...for any of us. I'm new too within the last couple years and it seems like every day I learn something new. It's hard because people forget how hard it was to deconstruct their own biases and...
Feminist Blogging Frustrations
humorlessfeminist:
cuppy:
I write for a feminist gaming blog. In fact, I’m the Lead Editor (which is my title because I own the website, not because I actually have more say than our other two editors).
I am new to feminism within the last year. I am still learning terms and learning about what is offensive to people and what isn’t. And I keep fucking up the terms over and over again...
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Feminist Blogging Frustrations
I write for a feminist gaming blog. In fact, I’m the Lead Editor (which is my title because I own the website, not because I actually have more say than our other two editors).
I am new to feminism within the last year. I am still learning terms and learning about what is offensive to people and what isn’t. And I keep fucking up the terms over and over again while writing. Every...
IGN’s 2010 Gamer Girl Gift Guide recommends gifts... →
Wrote up a quick post on IGN’s “Gamer Girl Gift Guide”, which is full of sexism, heteronormativity, and just downright asshattery.
“Rather than focusing on what’s there, it can be telling to consider what isn’t....”
– Bind Yourself to Patriarchy | Border House
queer odor: "you should be an expert on your own... →
-danika:
I see this kind of rhetoric floating around occasionally and just want to make a point of saying this it is BULLSHIT. It’s often associated with some kind of idea that to be a “real woman”, one needs to be in tune with their body and regularly feel around & inside, preferably with…
How about the fact that it’s my own vagina, therefore I have the right to make decisions...
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Whats with today, today?
lynds-:
I keep getting these heart palpitation things. It feels like a rabid squirrel is running circles in there. It beats really quick and erratic and then stops, it doesn’t hurt but after I’m short of breath and light headed. Like I just had to sit on the floor at work.
I’ve been chalking it up to massive stress and anxiety and trying to resist WebMd diagnosing myself.
I’m also doing my...
