Sorry for the mess

Assorted ramblings on feminism, publishing and lunch

Sorry for the mess Shadow puppets in the Bethnal Green museum of childhood

Entries from December 2008

STOP PRESS

December 31st, 2008 No Comments

Some women think boobies are not just for male sexual gratification!
Srsly, Facebook, isn’t teh interwebs supposed to be more progressive than that?
Oh, wait. Shit.

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Take Heart, Sisters!

December 30th, 2008 No Comments

Do you worry about sexism? Do you wish the patriarchy was sometimes a little *less* oppressive? However, do you also worry that your radical political beliefs are affecting your fashion sense, or that Kevin (what a babe!) from accounts might prefer kitten heels and giggling to trainers and opinions?
Well, fret no longer, for the Times [...]

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Prop 8 musical distraction

December 30th, 2008 No Comments

Yes, yes, I know, old video, but I hadn’t seen it before so I thought I’d put it up in lieu of real content. Okay? Okay.

“Prop 8 - The Musical” starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more… by Jack Black

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Quote of the day

December 29th, 2008 No Comments

Rape, ladies and gentlemen, is not today what rape was. Rape, when I was learning these things, was the violation of a chaste woman, against her will, by some party not her spouse. Today it’s simply “Let’s don’t go forward with this act”. Senator Doug Henry, 2008
Found this little gem at the start of Jill [...]

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Books mark two

December 29th, 2008 2 Comments

Hello again. So. I’ve started up a book club in London, meeting twice a month to discuss, well, books. Specifically, one book per meet. We only read books by independent publishers, because we’re elitist like that. Or, y’know, some vague high-minded bullshit about wanting to support small publishers in their darkest hour of need, blahblahblah. [...]

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