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Why We Need to Talk About Race in Adoption

Race post by Nicole Soojung ... on May 29, 2013 - 12:09pm; tagged adoption, children, Parenting, Race.

The author and her mom and dog in 1983

Two years ago, on vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains, I saw a white couple at a restaurant with their Asian daughter. Though her father told her to quit staring, I felt the girl’s eyes on me all through the meal. I smiled at her, feeling a strong sense of kinship, a pang of sympathy. As a child, whenever I saw another Asian person – which I hardly ever did – I used to stare, too, hungry for the sight of someone, anyone, who looked like me.

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On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup

Bitch HQ post by Hannah Siobhan ... on May 29, 2013 - 8:17am; tagged Cate Blanchett, DSM-5, environmental racism, food justice, Noam Chomsky, queer video games, Walmart strike.

Good Morning Bitch readers! Here's some news to start your day.

What are you reading? Share in the comments!

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Facebook Promises to Crack Down on Rape Jokes

Media post by Sarah Mirk on May 28, 2013 - 3:55pm; tagged Facebook, rape jokes.

Image showing FB allowing rape jokes

 

Does Facebook ever listen?

Apparently yes. A coalition of feminist groups is declaring victory in a campaign to get Facebook to crack down on posts and groups that threaten and belittle violence against women.

 

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Oh Joy Sex Toy Comic: Ropes!

Comics post by Erika Moen on May 28, 2013 - 2:25pm; tagged BDSM, Oh Joy Sex Toy, sex, sex toys.

This new installment in artist Erika Moen's entirely NSFW comics series about sex toys takes a knotty turn. While Erika recover from too much traveling and sickness, her awesome, talented friend Lucy Bellwood fills in with a gorgeous tutorial about rope bondage!

intro for comic about rope bondage

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Mad Men Season 6 Recap: The Better Half

TV post by Andi Zeisler on May 28, 2013 - 11:08am; tagged Mad Men, recaps.

Betty, arm raised, sings with Bobby; Don peers in from background

Welcome back to another exciting week of Mad Men's season six. Your faithful recappers are still recovering from whatever was in those vitamin shots last week, so this episode offered something of a nice woodland respite from much of the office drama. Join us as we discuss "The Better Half"—but, in case you need reminding, don't make any sudden moves with that homemade bayonet.

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On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup

News post by Sarah Mirk on May 28, 2013 - 9:29am;

Welcome back from the long weekend! Here's all the feminist news I'm reading today!

• Indiana's state government really wants to defund Planned Parenthood, but the healthcare provider is safe for now: the Supreme Court just rejected Indiana's appeal of a lower court decision that defunding Planned Parenthood "for a reason unrelated to its fitness to provide medical services" is illegal. [Feministing] 

• With few options in life and no horizon for the end of violence, more and more teenage Syrian refugee girls are winding up in marriages to try and escape poverty. [The Atlantic] 

• Is it wrong to perform at the Michigan Womyn's Music Fest? Because of the festival's ban on transgender folks, some artists are skipping out. [The Advocate] 

• A whopping 93 percent of college women say they talk negatively about their body with friends, what researchers have labeled "fat talk." [New York Times]  

• Julianne Moore rejects the "celebrity narrative"—and journalists who keep trying to frame her life around kids, age, and motherhood. [XX Factor] 

• Walking a tightrope on race and dating: Writer Chaya Babu digs into the family pressure on her as an Indian-American woman to not date black men. [The Feminist Wire] 

What did I miss? Add your links to the comments. 

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On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup

News post by Sarah Mirk on May 27, 2013 - 9:35am;

Here's your feminist news roundup for today, Memorial Day. 

• In honor of Memorial Day, think about the fastest growing homeless population: female veterans. [Salon] 

• A problem that's not going away: The US secretary of defense told graduating West Point cadets that sexual harassment and assault must be "stamped out." [Guardian] 

• Who spent all yesterday watching the travails of the Bluths? Here are two older pieces about feminism and class in Arrested Development. [BitchFlicks, Bitch] 

• A giant anti-gay march took over Paris yesterday, with tens of thousands of people protesting the new law allowing same-sex marriage. [BBC] 

• From one stop on New York's A train to another, the median income drops by $100,000. Here's an interesting piece about race and class on the subway. [Sociological Images] 

• Students at UC Berkeley, USC, Swarthmore, and Dartmouth have filed federal complaints that their schools did not properly address sexual assaults. [LA Times] 

• The Church of England may at some future point allow female bishops maybe! [Jezebel] 

• How not to be a jerk to your friends with depression: A first-person guide. [xoJane]  

• Just because it's great: A profile of Patti Smith. [Guardian] 

• And just in case you're staying in today with nothing to do, Autostraddle collected a list of educational resources for kinksters. Have fun, kids! [Autostraddle]

What did I miss? Add what you're reading to the comments. 

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