As readers are aware, I recently published a letter asking Feministing to address the ableism on their site, and, uh, a whole lot of people cosigned it. One of the things I specifically requested was an opportunity to dialogue with the Feministing staffers. It took two weeks of organizing very busy schedules, but it did …
Daily Archives: 16 October, 2009
Sexism in Advertising: Uncharted 2
So, I was watching House the other night on Hulu, and this ad popped up. It was for a videogame, Uncharted 2. The ad was supposed to be touting the very high quality of the graphics and rendering in the game. What it was actually touting was sexism, and it was so infuriating that I …
Squalid Checkerboards
Evidently some issues are emerging with LASIK, like that it’s not as safe and routine as is often touted. This is why I like glasses! There’s something very sweet about this article on Queen Elizabeth, who apparently sneaks into theatre shows incognito for date nights with her husband. Margo Bates, who just won a gold …
Putting Some Money Where My Words Are
I have been overwhelmed by the response to my Open Letter to Feministing and the FWD/Forward group blog. When the numbers of comments started climbing up on my open letter post, I made a personal pledge to myself; if it reached 200, I would donate $100 to a charity chosen by the readers. Well, I …