Archive for March 20th, 2009

This post is from Womanist Musings… enjoy!
 
To be an ally takes work.  Some believe that because they think that an issue is unfair that they should jump into the fray and immediately start speaking on behalf of an oppressed individual.  Others enter conversations with the sole purpose of defending their right to exist with undeserved [...]


This stolen from this post at feministing.com of things I wish Feminist men were taking on.
1. always including gender in their analysis of race/class
2. AIDS/HIV and STI prevention
3. reproductive justice and birth control access
4. taking responsibility for pregnancy prevention
5. avoiding self-congratulation for being a male feminist
6. engage in critical conversations about rape, power and violence
7. [...]


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On the left there is the Dora the Explorer before and now the newly updated Dora the Explorer on the right.
There’s a few things.
1) Has she lost weight?  One of the things I loved about the original Dora is that she wasn’t super skinny, just an average looking youth.  Now she looks tiny and closely resembles [...]