Trouble and Strife

New article: Talking about Gender

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:24:05 +0000

In New Articles, Joan Scanlon and Debbie Cameron publish a transcript of their talk to the London Feminist Network about the conflicting meanings of gender.

Danny Dyer

The_Dame — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:56:55 +0000

The Mirror reports that ‘celebrity’ misogynist Danny Dyer has used Zoo magazine to advise a reader whose girlfriend has dumped him “to cut your ex’s face, and then no one will want her”

I believe the editor of Zoo is tom.etherington@zootoday.com, so why not let him know your thoughts on the matter?

Review of three new books on feminism

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:40:40 +0000

In New Articles, Delilah Campbell reviews the following books:

Kat Banyard, The Equality Illusion: The Truth about Women and Men Today (Faber, 2010).

Catherine Redfern and Kristin Aune, Reclaiming the F-Word: The New Feminist Movement (Zed, 2010).

Natasha Walter, Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism (Virago, 2010).

Gigantic timber-framed house in Labour’s eye

Strange Loop — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:56:32 +0000

OMG!!! A Tory says it’s OK to not rent a room to gay people!!! Labour says this is BAD!!! Tories are EVVILL!!!

According to the Telegraph article:

Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, said: “Chris Grayling is proposing that the Conservatives pass legislation allowing business people to discriminate against homosexuals. [...]

Gagging on WAGS

Delilah Campbell — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:34:12 +0000

So, this morning’s news is ‘it’s Samantha (Cameron) versus Sarah (Brown)’: the new election strategy is to involve the party leaders’ wives.

This whole ‘first lady’ thing is hideous, like a throwback to some age we’d hoped was over when women were automatically just men’s appendages, helpmeets and decorative trophies. Though in other ways it’s very modern: a [...]

Libbers

Strange Loop — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:57:45 +0000

I’m not quite sure what to make of tonight’s Libbers episode of the BBC Four programme Women.

I’m trying to figure out who the target audience is intended to be. For women familiar with the women’s liberation movement, there is potentially some interesting history and archive footage, but I can’t imagine what women unfamiliar with the [...]

Interview with Hannana Siddiqui

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:53:58 +0000

Joan Scanlon talks to Hannana Siddiqui from Southall Black Sisters about building alliances with other feminists.

Click to listen or right-click and save.

Media watch–reviewing feminism

Debbie Cameron — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:25:28 +0000

Last week BBC 2’s Friday night Review Show was entirely devoted to debating feminism: what was it, what did it achieve, is it dead and if so whose fault is that, you know the sort of thing. Doubtless we’ll be getting a lot more of this stuff in the media as we approach the 40th [...]

In New Orleans, prostitute = sex offender

Strange Loop — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:32:58 +0000

Colorlines reports on a law in New Orleans that was originally intended to target child sex abusers that is being used instead against prostitutes.

A conviction on this charge is a more serious felony offense rather than a misdemeanour, carries a longer sentence, and requires the prostitute to register as a sex offender.

Of the 861 sex [...]

Switzerland considering Polanski bail

Strange Loop — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:56:36 +0000

A Swiss court has agreed a £2.7 million bail deal for child-raping fugitive from justice Roman Polanski.

The Swiss government is deciding whether to appeal this decision, but if they don’t, Polanski will be free on bail.

Either the court is really stupid and figures money is going to deter Polanski from skipping town, or it is [...]