On Our Radar
Links, links, links!
- Salon explores the implications of the fate of the Wonder Woman show described in Jennifer K. Stuller's podcast. (Spoiler alert: It's not going to air.)
- Muslimah Media Watch writes of Arab women and democracy.
- ColorLines speaks of CNN anchor Don Lemon's coming-out (good for him!) and their hopes that analysis of the intersection of racism and homophobia will go further.
- In the gross-but-perhaps-unsurprising file: ColorLines also discusses Ron Paul's stance against the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Meanwhile, Mother Jones compiles his "15 Most Extreme Positions."
- In better news, Truth Wins Out founder Wayne Besen provides numbers indicating increasing support for QUILTBAG rights, even in conservative circles, for HuffPo.
- Liz of Our Turn proposes a Bechdel Test for politics.
- On AlterNet, Bitch contributor Brittany Shoot interviews Will Potter on his new book about the law's disproportionate punishments for environmental activists like himself.
- TransGriot shares author Janet Mock's "It Gets Better" video.
- Bitch contributor s.e. smith unpacks the victim-blaming media surrounding the leader of the International Monetary Fund's arrest for sexual assault on Tiger Beatdown.
- The divine Kate Harding blogs about this same IMF coverage, the media surrounding Schwarzenegger, and what it all implies about the USA's troubling confusion between consensual affairs and assault. (via AlterNet)
- AfterEllen relates Tegan and Sara member Sara Quin's response to rapper Tyler the Creator's misogyny and homophobia.
- Ms. speculates on why vibrators still aren't mainstream.
- Are you in NYC? Mark your calendar for next weekend's release party for Original Plumbing's Green Issue!
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My posts this week:
This week I posted my thoughts about Stephen Hawking's comments about heaven being a "fairy story" and my experiences being out as an atheist: http://tinyurl.com/3ww2krz
I also wrote a review of three job search and career guides: http://tinyurl.com/3n4yx6y
Posts planned for next week include some poetry and a review of tonight's episode of Doctor Who.
SARA!
I fell in love with Tegan and Sara's music in college; their tunes have been the soundtrack of many triumphs, heartbreaks, and important moments of my life. I was delighted to discover that in addition to being awesome musicians, they regularly speak up for the rights of LGBT folks in an intelligent and respectful manner. I read Sara's article a few days ago and, while I was saddened and disgusted by Tyler the Creator's tastelessness and insensitivity, I was even more proud of Sara Quin for speaking up about the impact that his irresponsible use words has. Never been prouder to be a TnS fan :) I was equally proud of Tegan when she protested against Prop 8 a few years ago.