tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80202727964373882562012-02-16T09:50:47.921-06:00A Feminist Identity <br><i>O time! thou must untangle this, not I; It is too hard a knot for me to untie!</i>bookwoman27http://www.blogger.com/profile/16712614287235094094noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020272796437388256.post-29934222452912638762011-03-08T17:56:00.005-06:002011-03-08T18:15:30.076-06:00

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This makes me so angry I can't even comment extensively on it:Catholic Church Equates Sex Abuse With Female Ordination @ U.S. News & World ReportVatican Says Ordination of Women a "Grave Crime" @ FeministingVatican: Ordination Of Women A "Grave Crime" @ Huffington PostAnd, today, the Vatican backpedal: Women priests and sex abuse not equal crimes: Vatican

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Here's a really cool meme I just discovered and now love. It's called Lessons for Girls and it's an ongoing series about life issues for women, with contributions by various bloggers. Click this link to read the whole thing, but just for instant gratification's sake, here's the basic list:1. Anger2. Opting Out3. On Pity4. Independence5. Trust Your Instincts6. No Apologies7. It’s okay if not

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Health Care Reform passed last night, due in large part to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's determination and guidance (yay!). This morning, President Obama signed an executive order applying the Hyde Amendment (ongoing ban on public funding of abortion) to the new legislation (BOO). Initial reports from the feminist front indicate that this is not simply an affirmation of the status quo (which

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This week, CBS rocketed to the top of my network shitlist (And I really didn't expect NBC to get knocked off that quickly, but so far 2010 has been a banner year for networks pissing me off) when they stuck by a Focus on the Family anti-abortion ad set to air during the Super Bowl. If that wasn't bad enough, they also denied air space to a pro-gay dating ad.Just lovely. Really, really lovely.So,

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As is fairly common knowledge, Conan O'Brien's last night on The Tonight Show was this past Friday. As so many other Conan fans of a certain age can probably attest, losing Conan after all these years makes me feel a bit like I've been orphaned. Since 1993, Conan has always been there -- even if I didn't watch him every night, he was there, goofing off in the subconscious of my adolescence, then

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So, last night the National Book Awards were handed out, going to what appears to be a group of pretty white and pretty dudely dudes. Based on the NPR story I heard this morning, there was much back-slapping but also much hand-wringing over the state of publishing. Apparently, that thing called the Kindle freaks the crap out of the publishing folk.Also interesting was the blatant

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To those 240 members of the House of Representatives that voted for the Stupak-Pitts amendment last night, including 64 Democrats, you can all kiss. my. ASS.NARAL agrees:"The Stupak-Pitts amendment makes it virtually impossible for private insurance companies that participate in the new system to offer abortion coverage to women. This would have the effect of denying women the right to use their

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The topic of ecofeminism -- the theory that the subjugation of women and exploitation of the environment are directly connected -- interests me and intrigues me, but for some reason I have trouble finding useful stuff online for it. However, today I came across a decent article from the University of Western Ontario titled Ecofeminism: our last great hope? The article emphasizes a point I have

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One thing I've learned about the AMC show Mad Men is if something doesn't make sense, then I probably wasn't paying attention. E.g., the lawn tractor scene in this week's episode -- it seemed to come out of nowhere, no? And oh, uh-huh, yeah. Touché. That was entirely the point.So what does the tractor scene represent, exactly? What does it mean? Probably only Matthew Weiner can say for sure, but

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She asks Don for a raise, invoking equal pay for equal work. In freaking 1963.He tells her it's not a good time.She hits back with, "What if this is MY time?"Swoon.

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"I am one of those girls.""I'm sleeping with Don. It's really working out.""Eugene, I'm in the persuasion business, and frankly, I'm disappointed by your presentation." "Well, one day you're there and then all of a sudden there's less of you. And you wonder where that part went, if it's living somewhere outside of you, and you keep thinking maybe you'll get it back. And then you realize, it's

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One of my favorite topics is analyzing feminist themes on television, as well as gender portrayals of both male and female characters. Having just marathoned the entire Felicity series this summer, some of my thoughts about feminism, gender roles, and relationship equality within that particular show can be found here (with an expanded version here).Also, a couple related links that caught my eye

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And check out various blogger perspectives on "The Meaning of MJ" via Feministing.

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Here are some statistics that really piss me off concerning behind-the-scenes employment of women in Hollywood (i.e., directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors, cinematographers). Pulled from Dr. Martha M. Lauzen's 2009 Celluloid Ceiling Report, these numbers are freaking appalling:Women comprised 16% of all directors, executive producers, producers, writers, cinematographers,

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I came across this article today from The Centre Daily Times in Pennsylvania, written by Nalini Krishnankutty. Entitled Women's History Relevant All Year, it does a nice job of breaking down the basic issues involving the status of women in the United States. Her number one question goes something like this: "Doesn't it tell us something that women are a majority of the population but still a

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"In nature's economy the currency is not money, it is life." -- Vandana Shiva, Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect." -- Aldo Leopold"The greatest support for the feminist, antipatriarchal movement can be found in the

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Spinoza the squirrel says, "Too bad every day can't be Earth Day!"

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I have a new TV addiction: Being Erica. If you haven't heard of it, it's an hour-long drama produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and airing on Canadian television since early January. Here in the States, I've been watching it on SoapNet, where it has quickly absorbed the Thursday night anticipation I usually reserve for Grey's Anatomy (a show that has steadily slipped in my must-see

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The Iowa Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage today -- unanimously. Iowa therefore becomes the third state to legalize gay marriage after Massachusetts and Connecticut (and of course briefly California, before the Prop 8 train wreck).New Hampshire and Vermont are also closing in; Vermont's gay marriage bill passed both houses of the legislature, although it is now threatened by the

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Earlier this week, comedian Kathy Griffin protested Prop 8 a la Sally Field in the film Norma Rae, and quite frankly, it was awesome. She said her friends call her Norma Gay. Hilarious. Watch the full speech here.

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Ha ha ha ha!

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"We’ve demonstrated that women can do what men do, but not yet that men can do what women do. That’s why most women have two jobs — one inside the home and one outside it — which is impossible. The truth is that women can’t be equal outside the home until men are equal in it.""A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a job after." "A pedestal is as much a prison as any small,

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Some stuff I haven't had time to blog about:Jessica's critique of the virginity movement's continued shaming of hook-up culture on college campuses. Via Feministing.Both the Vermont and New Hampshire legislatures are very close to legalizing gay marriage. Woot! However, the threat of gubernatorial vetoes loom.An intense personal story from a woman who has, at different times in her life, given a

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Pope Benedict XVI was in Africa this week, thrilling some people by his very presence and infuriating others with a constant litany of theological convictions that seemed to not make much sense when taken as a whole.First, he said:"[AIDS] is a tragedy that cannot be overcome by money alone, and that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems."Wtf

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Toy makers Nickelodeon and Mattel have a new Dora doll on the horizon; this Dora is an older and, ahem, more mature? pre-teen version of the beloved character. Looking at the differences, it's probably not surprising there's been something of an outcry from parents.First of all, is the new Dora even recognizable as Dora? Her eyes and hair (albeit highlighted?) are basically the same colors, sure.

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President Obama, announcing the new White House Council on Women & Girls:Along these same lines, a new position in the State Department has been created under Hillary Clinton to address women's issues on a global scale. Purely awesome.

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The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous. -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Sometimes when I'm a little burned out on bloggin' it, I'll pull up CNN.com to see what headlines they're prioritizing on any particular hour. Rather often, their choices are asinine. Today is no exception, as I found this on the front page within five seconds of arriving there:How to get Michelle Obama's toned armsGreat, thanks. Because you know, she has nothing else in her life to be proud of

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Senator Robert McCallister once said on the show Brothers & Sisters, "I am the most ambitious man you'll ever meet." Had he not been a fictional character, this would still not be true, as the most ambitious person anywhere has got to be President Obama. If I didn't know that before tonight, I surely know it now. Yet, Obama's ambition is not really about personal gain or achievements, which is

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If the theme of this year's Oscars was meant to something of a throwback to the 1930-40s variety shows of classic Hollywood, there were certain things I liked about this theme and others I would prefer to leave in the past.What I loved: everything about Kate Winslet and Sean Penn's acceptance speeches, the gathering of Best Actresses (I hope they continue this part of the format next year -- it

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Showing some love for my fellow feminists, here are a few links to posts I find especially relevant/interesting/insightful:Courtney E. Martin's "Why Love Is Our Most Powerful, Lasting Form of Activism" via AlterNet.Cara's thoughts on gender roles in the context of the Vatican's new report that claims men and women sin differently. Via Feministe.SarahMC's take on a cartoon that explores the use of

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Nancy Pelosi met with the Pope on Wednesday and, out of line with usual papal procedure, no picture or video was released by the Vatican. Because pro-choice women leaders are oh, so scary. Back in 1985, Geraldine Ferraro was treated similarly. But since Pelosi is #3 within the U.S. government, something feels off (and predictable) about this particular snub.Of course, Benedict unloaded his usual

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Back in the early 2000s, I finished up an English major and a library science master's degree and promptly lost all my creative juices. Or, more accurately, I spent six years building an academic mind that, while excellent at meeting deadlines and writing research papers, gradually crowded out whatever pure and basic need I had to express myself. I was drained... clean. Even though I had written

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