Humbled and stoked to have a quote pulled in an Autostraddle review of GRITS. Perhaps equally stoked to find out about this review through Twitter mentions.
Read A F*cking Book: ‘G.R.I.T.S.’ Is So Much More Than Food | Autostraddle.
Category: Feminism
Ambrosia Vibe: world’s first bionic strap-on that vibrates when touched | Indiegogo
Queer, science-y sex toys!
Ambrosia Vibe: world’s first bionic strap-on that vibrates when touched | Indiegogo.
It’s Not You, It’s The System, by Janani Balasubramanian | Model View Culture
Good advice for folks doing social justice work willy-nilly: stop.
It’s Not You, It’s The System, by Janani Balasubramanian | Model View Culture.
White guy killer syndrome: Elliot Rodger’s deadly, privileged rage – Salon.com
I hate the news. I try to avoid it at all costs and get my information from smart, critical sources like Professor Crunk.
Still waiting for white male pathology to be termed what it is: terrorism.
White guy killer syndrome: Elliot Rodger’s deadly, privileged rage – Salon.com.
Lies
Beauty
Chick Lit Vs. Lit Chicks
Now what kind of a dim-wit sexist illiterate moron do you have to be not to be able to read these books for what they are?
–Jeanette Winterson
Chick Lit Vs. Lit Chicks – Great Books Written By Women – ELLE.
Andrew Jackson should be kicked off the $20 bill: He ordered a genocide.
In case you hadn’t already gotten indignant about the American Myth today: Andrew Jackson should be kicked off the $20 bill: He ordered a genocide..
Chauvinist
Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture by Ariel Levy
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
While Levy’s writing style is fluid and readable, many of her points are highly contradictory or subjective to the point of irrelevance. For instance, she demonizes her liberal arts literature education because she was taught to view literature as political; she goes on to implement a metaphor involving Uncle Tom’s cabin and its parallels in contemporary feminism. Wait, I thought we were supposed to appreciate literature for its objective aesthetic value, not its politics!
Further, Levy spends a lot of time lamenting her own dissociation from these FCPs, which comes across as more classist than revelatory. The sociological element falls short, as she does not discuss the obvious influence of social & economic class, even while she nostalgizes about the feminist movements of the 70s (largely led by rich, cis, white women).
At its core, raunch culture is largely consumerist and demands discussion. But Levy misses the mark by idealizing a certain (neo-liberal) branch of feminism while shunning any non-conforming views and approaches. There is more to feminism than heterosex education and preferring books to dance parties.
Top 10 Queer and Feminist Books of 2013 | Autostraddle
Adding these to my to-read queue.
Jesse Rice-Evans 