Natalia Antonova

Shameless self-promotion: My take on the recent Wisconsin debacle

God, Diabetes, and Death in Wisconsin. In other news, is it time for me to trot out this whole “dude, my grandma, she of the frilly dresses and purple lipstick, is a better feminist than half the blogosphere combined?” Apparently. Either way, I have to thank Twisty Faster for allowing me to present my viewpointContinue reading “Shameless self-promotion: My take on the recent Wisconsin debacle”

Recall

Recall was what happened to Nadia on her initial attempts to settle down for the night in the empty house. As the blood-warm waters of sleep began to close over her head, the wave had a tendency to recede sharply and she was torn away and jerked awake like an unfortunate fish impaled a hook.Continue reading “Recall”

Evangelical? That’s more apt than you may think, Twisty

I found the following coincidence uncanny: Here is “sex-neutral” feminist Twisty Faster on sex: While recognizing that penis placement has enormous political, social, and economic ramifications, particularly for members of the sex caste, the sex-neutral feminist — and I may be the only one alive — puts the act itself on a par with sneezing.Continue reading “Evangelical? That’s more apt than you may think, Twisty”

Dmitrii Artemyev on APN.ru: The Clown-Show to End All Clown-Shows

If you don’t read Russian, you probably don’t know of the existence of Dmitrii Arteymev, an opinion essayist for the popular APN.ru website (APN stands for Agency of Political News) and self-described “Orthodox Christian.” I have to say, I envy you. The misery of knowing that a person like Dmitrii Artemyev exists is a burdenContinue reading “Dmitrii Artemyev on APN.ru: The Clown-Show to End All Clown-Shows”

Shorter Debs: “I want to be Natalia’s scratching post”

What’s up with the snark lately? Maybe I’m not getting enough love and/or proteins. Or, actually, maybe I’m just freaking tired of trans bigots. Take Debs. Hey, a lot of the posts on her blog are actually quite useful andinformative, especially if she provides links. Alas, she also has this thing against trans people. EvenContinue reading “Shorter Debs: “I want to be Natalia’s scratching post””