Friday, August 31. 2007"Tearoom trade"Tuesday, August 14. 2007Pansy Division on Tour! Can I Get a w00t w00t?
After a few years of only performing for special occassions and causes, Pansy Division announced that they'll be touring this fall! Continue reading "Pansy Division on Tour! Can I Get a w00t w00t?" Tuesday, August 7. 2007Big Queer to Host Writing Workshop Got something to say? Need Help Saying it? Join our first ever Big Queer Writers Workshop in New York City. Get more details and register for the Big Queer Writers Workshop! The workshop will be led by A. Rey Pamatmat (a.k.a. Monday, August 6. 2007History, Herstory, Mystory, Yourstory
So here's one of my pet peeves: the term 'herstory.' According to Wikipedia,
"Herstory is a neologism coined in the late 1960s as part of a feminist critique of conventional historiography. In feminist discourse the term refers to history (ironically restated as "his story") written from a feminist perspective, emphasizing the role of women, or told from a woman's point of view. (The word history (from the Ancient Greek ιστορία, or istoria, meaning "a learning or knowing by inquiry") is etymologically unrelated to the possessive pronoun his.) The Oxford English Dictionary credits Robin Morgan with coining the term in her 1970 book, Sisterhood is Powerful..."  'Herstory' has been institutionalized in the names of a number of organizations, including the Lesbian Herstory Archives in Brooklyn and the neologism is wildly popular among feminist historians (excuse me, 'herstorians'). Now, I understand perfectly well the origin of the term and it is certainly true that history, as written largely by white men – not to mention conventionally gendered, heterosexual white men with class privilege and the 'right' academic credentials – woefully ignored the lives and perspectives of women (with the exception of a few prominent women, mostly ruling monarchs such as Cleopatra, Elizabeth Tudor, Cixi, and the like).Continue reading "History, Herstory, Mystory, Yourstory" Shame with Hello Kitty Bad cops in Thailand are forced to wear Hello Kitty pink armbands to shame them, as the officials believe that Hello Kitty is an cute icon for young girls. It will therefore punish the macho bad cops by shaming their masculinity.This sounds extremely stupid. If everyone knows the true nature of these armbands, then what's the point? They are obviously not "sissy" but "bad cops." Do people actually think that they are shamed by that? They are just hip! Why don't they just make them wear headbands simply saying "I am a bad cop," or just cut off their balls? I grew up loving Hello Kitty and I was proud of it, (actually I loved My Melody even more) but what an insult to the mouthless kitty! Read the story on Yahoo, "Bad Thai cops to endure Kitty shame". Friday, August 3. 2007I WATCH BAREBACK PORN [Photo by Declan McCullagh.] I do. I admit it. I'm completely and totally embarassed about it, but I watch it. And I'm not talking about the "pre-condom classics" or the "little - twink - boys - who - look - like - they've - never - done - it - anyway" unprotected sex on video - I'm talking the raunchy, total sex pig, you know the stars are HIV+ because they've publicly shared that information, how many acts of dangerous sexual behavior can you pack on one DVD, totally bareback, bareback porn.I used to allow myself the excuse that I never actually purchased the porn new: I either rented it or bought it used. That way I wasn't really supporting the studios producing the films, right? About a month ago, though, I went out to the store and bought a copy since it featured a long-time fantasy of mine. Interestingly enough, it was a fantasy that could have been performed in a non-bareback porn, but it hasn't. Not in the totally "real" way that it was on this particular DVD. Continue reading "I WATCH BAREBACK PORN" |
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