tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42328630617477399112024-02-07T05:01:25.473-07:00GirlBrainTrustCamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-27362430682265910632012-10-21T22:36:00.001-06:002013-03-17T15:29:06.165-06:00A Very StarCraft RantSo I'm playing through StarCraft 2 again, and I seriously cannot believe just how bad the portrayal of women is. There are five total female characters that I can think of off the top of my head:
1. Dr. Ariel Hanson starts as the damsel in distress, and depending on which plot choice you make, her part in the story either ends with death or with asking the main dude (Jim) out.
2. Mira HanCamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-37311341031220663222012-08-17T00:32:00.000-06:002012-08-17T12:07:12.577-06:00On Exceptions[TW for anti-choice narratives, incest/rape.]
Many people who oppose abortion believe that there should be exceptions for incest/rape and health danger to the mother. Having grown up Mormon, I can say definitively that the LDS church teaches those exceptions, despite also teaching that abortion is "one of the most revolting and sinful practices in this day" (President Spencer W. KimballCamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-13795407976780758072012-07-10T21:42:00.000-06:002012-07-10T23:50:25.093-06:00Height and Health[TW for fat hatred; denial and violation of personal autonomy.]
If I went out and broke both of my femurs in order to
insert fancy machinery that would gradually lengthen them, which would
mean 1-3 days in a hospital, the services of an occupational therapist
and weeks of rehabilitation, and assuming none of the complications
inherent in such a procedure were to occur, in the end, I'd be an Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-15451039341478040652012-06-07T15:14:00.000-06:002012-06-07T15:21:14.114-06:00"Vacant" Geek Girls[TW for sexism and ageism.]
So, I'm a huge webcomics nerd. I read dozens of them: Goblins, Girl Genius, OOTS, Girls with Slingshots, Questionable Content, Gunnerkrigg Court, Dumbing of Age, XKCD, The Meek, YAFGC, Lackadaisy, Sinfest, on and on. In addition to keeping up with all these, I'm always on the hunt for new stuff, and have a ginormous bookmark folder full of "to read" Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-50564575725022071762012-04-28T02:05:00.001-06:002012-05-03T12:04:13.693-06:00Venting[TW for sexism, racism, jingoism and classism.]
Okay, I just need to rant for a bit.
I'm a fan of country music. I love the sound, and many of the songs are absolutely fantastic, and deal with difficult topics that most mainstream music avoids (e.g., cancer, abuse, etc.).
On the other hand, country music is a proud bastion for so many things that are horrible: racism, sexism, jingoism, Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-8372546495840995232012-02-23T15:37:00.010-07:002012-02-23T22:18:30.300-07:00A Barrage of Coincidences[TW for fat hatred and child abuse resulting in death.]So many coincidental happenings today!There's the abhorrent childhood obesity exhibit at Disney's Epcot. Because kids are clearly stupid and don't already get the cultural narrative that Fat Is Bad, and require reminding while on a family vacation at Disney World. The dramatic rise in childhood/teen eating disorders is just Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-8346043011448136462012-02-21T12:33:00.006-07:002012-02-21T15:10:36.520-07:00I used to be pro-life.[TW for anti-choice narrative and discussion of sexual violence.]I used to be pro-life. I grew up that way, feeling horror at the mere concept of abortion and only grudgingly allowing that exceptions should be made for people who have been assaulted (I considered the health exception to be the mother selfishly putting her life over that of her child's).Then, I began to actually process the Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-89378012225527911452012-02-12T23:32:00.004-07:002012-02-13T00:34:28.396-07:00We Cannot Forget[TW for discussion of sexual violence.]Every time I listen to Andrea Gibson's "Blue Blanket" (transcript here), I hear something new. Her words are so dense and so powerful that it's impossible to catch everything on even the first ten listens; and yet, some lines are unforgettable from the moment they're first heard. I don't often listen to the poem though, because it touches on such a deep, Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-79825700055861933822012-01-24T10:25:00.004-07:002012-01-24T12:24:19.995-07:00lol ur copyrightOne of the many gazillion things I do online is help moderate a user-generated art gallery, Storm-Artists.net. I love it there, great community, pretty art, good friends. We do get the occasional art thief, though, and we delete stolen art as soon as it's discovered.I've gotta say though, I LOVE - really, truly, LOVE - this trend among art thieves to announce that the image they've submitted Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-45463197721437174772012-01-19T00:04:00.004-07:002012-01-19T00:56:42.882-07:00Before That Moment[TW for ableism.]My primary job is in apartment management, and last week I was sent to a three-hour training on the Fair Housing Act. One of the most important aspects of the Act is something that rings familiar to most: "It is illegal to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin."The real estate lawyer giving the Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-1456939016806872002011-11-07T12:38:00.001-07:002011-11-07T12:42:31.561-07:00Raising the Bar[TW for ableism, sexism, homophobia, Christian supremacy, classism.]Via Juanita Jean's blog, I found the website of Dr. Stuart Spitzer, a Republican running for Texas State Representative.Just for kicks and giggles, I read through the page, and the penultimate paragraph is one of the most... um, telling I've yet read about the wrongheadedness of Republican politics [emphasis mine]:"I believe Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-89903803541947190702011-08-17T15:21:00.009-06:002011-10-05T08:44:06.165-06:00Outrageous[TW for discussion of rape, rape culture and victim blaming.]A 7th grader with special needs [PDF] in Missouri endured harrassment, multiple assaults and two rapes from a classmate, compounded with the worst sort of victim-blaming and dismissal from the people who should have protected her, before her family was forced to take legal action."After the mother notified the school, the girl describedCamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-86030777868787669832011-07-12T01:56:00.004-06:002011-07-12T02:39:24.344-06:00Really, CRACKED? Really?[TW for fat hatred.]Have you ever been to the humor website CRACKED? It's one of those places full of interesting tidbits of mostly useless information. I've gotten lost there for hours, reading article after article, and laughing all the way through.Tonight, I read 6 Lies About the Human Body You Learned in Kindergarten. Since their lists count down to #1, I enjoyed the first five. Yep, I Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-6671262794393986472011-07-07T14:10:00.003-06:002011-07-07T15:52:10.063-06:00DisposableSo, President Obama has decided that Medicare and Social Security need to be cut in hopes of gaining Republican support for raising the debt ceiling. In essence, he is willing to gut the nation's most vulnerable citizens in exchange for being able to spend more money on (presumably) military and defense.Let me put this in on-the-ground terms. I work as an assistant manager at an affordable Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-82661952322890131942011-06-17T19:49:00.000-06:002011-06-17T19:48:37.715-06:00The Power of Words[TW for fat hatred, depression.]Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will forever haunt me.About two weeks ago, I was at my mother's and step-father's house when my step-father, during a discussion of the (horrible) show Biggest Loser, abruptly said, "I hope you're not using this new interest of yours [HAES] as an excuse to stay fat."It's not often I lose control of my jaw muscles, butCamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-85979336088752004192011-06-14T14:33:00.005-06:002011-06-14T17:55:09.907-06:00Because of You, I am Afraid.[TW for assault, self-harm, homophobia, and transphobia]In the last two days, I've been betrayed by people I trusted- all over an article I posted to facebook (of all places) The article proved the point that female comic book characters are over-sexualized to the point of being non-functional as superheroes. The author (who is also an artist) did this by drawing pictures of male characters in Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15388523697007997775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-33919300492011780882011-06-10T00:19:00.001-06:002011-06-10T00:24:59.522-06:00Self-Depreciation Isn't Harmless[TW for fat hatred.]A number of years ago, I was involved in an activity that included getting all participants new shirts, and so everyone had to line up and give their shirt size to a woman with a clipboard.When it was my turn, she asked, "What's your size?"I sighed, chuckled and said, "Too big."The woman choked. "Excuse me?!"Too late, it struck me that she was significantly larger than I was, Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-67105739309883655262011-06-06T18:27:00.005-06:002011-06-10T00:21:45.995-06:00Those Womenz and their Public Sexxorz[TW for slut-shaming and objectification]So, Reese Witherspoon won an MTV Movie Award last night, which is awesome for her. I actually enjoy her acting in the movies I've seen her in. And of course, as she's accepting the award, she gives an appropriate acceptance speech:Accepting her MTV Generation award, the Oscar-winning actress slammed stars who have appeared in sex tapes and nude-photo Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15388523697007997775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-40999046770750249332011-06-06T15:58:00.005-06:002011-06-06T16:13:43.946-06:00LettertimeDear Mayo Clinic/ScienceYou have disappointed me today. I looked up the risk factors for gestational diabetes, and you told me that one of the risk factors is "Nonwhite race." I became even more disappointed in you when I read the description after the risk factor, which says "For reasons that aren't clear, women who are black, Hispanic, American Indian or Asian are more likely to develop Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15388523697007997775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-63343287489982478862011-05-18T15:03:00.008-06:002011-06-06T23:18:21.968-06:00"Ordinary" and "Conversational"[TW for rape apologia/stereotyping and ableist language.]Kenneth Clarke, the British Justice Secretary, has just proven that he's not qualified for his post. Earlier today, he declared on public radio that Not All Rape Is Equal. I do not have access to the full 15-minute broadcast since it's not available in the States, but quoting from the above-linked article:Clarke: "Assuming that you and I Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-11183886296759206612011-05-17T12:00:00.004-06:002011-05-17T16:14:08.757-06:00My Life in SometimesI am in love.I am in love with a group of people.My Boyfrog is not single in personhood, but rather, multiple. They are a group. I've known my group since before they knew they were a group. I have been with them through the entirety of what is known in my DID/MPD support group circle as the 'Ape Shit Phase', the phase during which the group discovers it's a group and everyone strains against theAngehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15388523697007997775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-23530147408033102222011-05-14T20:12:00.009-06:002011-06-06T22:51:00.939-06:00Fat and Pregnant? END OF THE WORLD.So, apparently the UK'S National Health Service has decided to try drug treatment to prevent obese babies (what?). And they're doing it by giving pregnant fatties between 500 and 2500mg of metformin per day from 12 weeks gestation to delivery. Because VFHT. Because OMGDEATHFATZ is a worse fate than the drug's increased risk for hypo/hyperglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, lactic acidosis and Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-52984718887897916362011-05-13T15:06:00.006-06:002011-05-14T18:12:53.966-06:00Knowledge is Power.....Right?[TW for Self Injury (SI) and fat hatred]I've a couple of blogs that I frequent and read every time they're updated, and one of these is Danceswithfat, a Size Acceptance blog run and maintained by Ragen Chastain (as she describes herself: Dancer, Choreographer, Writer, Speaker, Fat Person). For me personally, Ragen's been an inspiration. I like being active, and I like moving, but for so very longAngehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15388523697007997775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-38491626029582113652011-05-10T22:48:00.010-06:002011-11-26T13:01:27.606-07:00Why I So Passionately Advocate Fat Acceptance[TW for fat hatred, ED idealization, depression.]Until this January(ish), I completely bought into the anti-obesity craze. As a fat woman, I wholeheartedly believed that I was unhealthy, that I was going to die early, that if I wasn't doing something to lose weight I was a bad person, that it was cruel of me to inflict my body on the collective visual cortices of the general public.I ate only in Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232863061747739911.post-5596646347666138912011-05-10T14:28:00.005-06:002012-01-23T11:14:52.156-07:00Yahooooo-ooo-ooo![TW for xenophobia.]Sometimes, I make the cardinal internet mistake of reading comments.This mistake is compounded when I read comments on Yahoo news articles, which somehow turn political and full of any number of -isms no matter the article's topic. If you ever want to learn real-life applications of those fallacies you learned about in high school English, Yahoo News comment threads are an Camihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000651285402022659noreply@blogger.com0