A regular old feminist is usually pretty weary of the standard clichés: “all feminists hate men,” “all feminists think sex is rape,” “all feminists wear clown shoes and smell like cow dung,” and so on… HOWEVER, Every once in a while you really do stumble on to folks who believe that, and I quote, “allContinue reading “Smackdown Time: “All heterosexual women are rape victims”? Oh yeah?”
Category Archives: The F-Word
THAT’S IT!!!!
There’s nothing like good ol’ stereotypes of women from the former USSR to help me get over my writer’s block. Just like that. Check out my collection of links to fabulous pictures of Soviet actresses. Thanks to Neeka for the hat-tip.
Family? What Family?
“Lecture on domestic violence cancelled over protests it could break up families.” A family where violence is rampant is not a family to begin with. Families are based on mutual trust. I’m not saying that people’s private lives should be all sunshine, all the time. Can a “good” family harbour darkness? Yes, to a degree.Continue reading “Family? What Family?”
“So, why do you pay for it, Vanya?”
The following conversation took place while I was on one of my regular visits back home to Kiev, Ukraine. After I left, a number of points still needed to be clarified – and eventually were, through e-mail. The name Vanya is not the real name of the man I spoke with. In fact, all namesContinue reading ““So, why do you pay for it, Vanya?””
Screw the Old 5K! Let’s Run to the Radfems!
I ran Cross Country in high school. Hence the lame joke. My offline experiences with self-identified radical feminists have tended to be very positive. Someone whom I consider a mentor is a radical feminist and a heavyweight thinker and academic (and a damn fine human being). A lot of my own thinking about life inContinue reading “Screw the Old 5K! Let’s Run to the Radfems!”
Natalia A. 