milkmiruku + feminism 11
What I learned at the Feminist Porn Awards
22 days ago by milkmiruku
TL;DR - "A lot of porn is bad, here's some that's not."
feminism
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sexpositive
society
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hetronormativity
22 days ago by milkmiruku
Pregnant woman jailed for having thought about abortion
february 2010 by milkmiruku
"It is heard to believe, yet a true story. A pregnant woman in Iowa (USA) had been jailed for "attempted feticide" because she told hospital staff that she once thought about having an abortion."
news
usa
abortion
law
iowa
wtf
hate
children
feminism
february 2010 by milkmiruku
Barbie Becomes a Computer Engineer | Geek Feminism Blog
february 2010 by milkmiruku
"Consumers loudly campaigned for another Barbie® career. The winner of the popular vote is Computer Engineer. Computer Engineer Barbie®, debuting in Winter 2010, inspires a new generation of girls to explore this important high-tech industry, which continues to grow and need future female leaders."
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it
engineering
toys
children
interesting
culture
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february 2010 by milkmiruku
Singular “they” and the many reasons why it’s correct « Motivated Grammar
october 2009 by milkmiruku
"There’s been lots of great stuff written about why singular they is acceptable, but every time I want to smash the arguments against it, I have to waste time jumping through old Language Log posts and books and whatnot, so I figured I’d finally go about summarizing it all. Without further ado, here’s the evidence for singular they, and why you ought to stop “correcting” it."
blog
language
english
linguistics
grammar
feminism
gender
writing
education
literature
history
interesting
october 2009 by milkmiruku
BBC NEWS | Dads 'to share maternity leave'
september 2009 by milkmiruku
"Fathers will be able to take six months' paternity leave, the government has announced. The move will allow mothers to decide to return to work after six months and fathers to stay at home for the rest of the 12 months off allowed by law."
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news
politics
uk
children
family
gender
feminism
law
legal
business
progressive
interesting
welfare
rights
september 2009 by milkmiruku
Susie Bright's Journal : "Clitoris" on Google's Banned Word List
january 2009 by milkmiruku
"If you set your Google SafeSearch filter on "strict filtering" and search for clitoris, you get zero returns. But if you try a Google SafeSearch "strict filtering" search for penis, you get... 33,000,000 returns."
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internet
web
sex
search
google
health
censorship
feminism
hypocrisy
language
january 2009 by milkmiruku
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Women condemn Turkey constitution
october 2007 by milkmiruku
"A new constitution is being prepared to replace the current one, introduced after the military coup of 1980. The document describes women as a vulnerable group needing protection."
bbc
news
turkey
law
feminism
society
culture
islam
october 2007 by milkmiruku
BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Air hostesses told to shed weight
june 2007 by milkmiruku
"An Indian court has ruled against a group of female flight attendants who were grounded from the national airline for being overweight. The court said that state-owned Indian Airlines had the right to take the step in the interest of flight safety and in
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culture
hate
india
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business
june 2007 by milkmiruku
Girls Read Comics (And They're Pissed). Karen Healey: Sitting At Home, Dreaming About The Future. - For Those Playing Along At Home
may 2007 by milkmiruku
"Following Lauredhel at Hoyden About Town, Betty and I felt it necessary to create Anti-Comics-Feminist Bingo. Clearly, some things are just Meant To Be."
blog
comics
feminism
culture
humour
meta
may 2007 by milkmiruku
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Unholy row at clergy soccer game
may 2007 by milkmiruku
"A friendship-building football match between Muslim and Christian clergy in Norway was called off after a row over the participation of women players. Muslim Imams had refused to play against women because it went against their beliefs about close physic
bbc
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religion
feminism
philosophy
hate
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wtf
may 2007 by milkmiruku
BBC News | Education | Cross-dressing 'helps boys read'
november 2006 by milkmiruku
"While girls are allowed to dress up as male and female characters, boys are discouraged from taking on female roles."
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education
feminism
interesting
psychology
november 2006 by milkmiruku
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