Raising awareness about breast checks, one superheroine at a time. [io9]
Ladies of the year: Taylor Swift VS. Lady Gaga. Who do you choose? [Girl with a Satchel]
Why women fear the “n” word in relationships: “needy”. [Jezebel]
“The Turned-On Woman’s Manifesto.” Amen! [Turned-On Woman’s Movement]
How to talk to women, for men. [MamaMia]
Gah! Anti-vaccination extremists. Why are people like this allowed to promote views like that? Oh right, that pesky little thing called “freedom of speech”… [MamaMia]
Are you a woman and do you love your body, damned what conventional norms say you should be feeling about it in an effort to appease other women? Then sing it, sister! [Musings of an Inappropriate Woman]
Wow. Mia Freedman offers some throwaway fashion advice to her 5-year-old daughter; shitstorm ensues. I think it’s a bit of an overreaction, but each to their own. [MamaMia, Fat Heffalump]
Male body objectification: in comparison to female body objectification, is it even a thing worth worrying about? [Lip Magazine]
Atheism = nihilism? [New York Times]
The latest trend in protesting: the Muff March. [MamaMia]
While we’re on the topic, is pubic hair making a comeback? NSFW [Jezebel]
Stop that booze-related victim-blaming. [Jezebel, via Feministe]
Who has late-term abortions? [Jezebel]
Hmm, Lego for girls? I’m not such a fan. What was wrong with the original, male-centric version, apart from the absence of female characters? We all know kids are imaginative enough to make toys whatever they want them to be. [MamaMia]
On beauty, failure and “this is the best I can do”. [Musings of an Inappropriate Woman]
The pros and cons of anal sex. [Jezebel]
Are princesses really that bad, Naomi Wolf asks. [New York Times]
The Good Men Project for boys. [Jezebel]
It’s been just over a year since the St. Kilda Schoolgirl released those photos, and I’ve only just gotten around to reading this article by Anna Krien from The Monthly’s April 2011 issue on sex and the treatment of women in the AFL. Let me say, it was well worth the wait.
Even if you’re not espousing misogynist bile to women (on the internet or IRL), not standing up to it is just as bad, says Mark Sorrell. [Beware of the Sorrell]
Alyx Gorman defends Miranda Kerr, asserting that there probably is more than meets the eye, but she just “won’t let us see it”:
“Even more problematic than its existence in the first place is the fact that Kerr’s construct is damaging to women and girls. By looking and speaking the way she does (when she has other options in terms of presentation), Kerr is intrinsically linking sensuality with stupidity. She is demonstrating that being ditzy and appearance-obsessed (albeit under the guise of being healthy) is what it takes to be one of the most desirable women in the world. By refusing to express a well reasoned opinion on anything of note, and then pushing the point of self esteem, she is sending a message that the source of girl-power, of pride in one’s womanhood, must always be grounded not in who you are, but how you look. Kerr has crafted an image that is the ultimate expression of the immanence de Beauvoir railed against, and she has done so (I suspect) knowingly.
“Instead of being brave enough to show what a beautiful, clever girl looks like, to delve into the nuances of what it means to be a wife, woman, mother and object of desire, Kerr plays to our worst stereotypes of femininity, giving an organic-almond-milk 21st century update to the image of the perfect 50s housewife.” [The Vine]
The Breaking Dawn Bechdel test. [Lip Magazine]
What’s the difference between a rapist and a men’s mag? Hmm, you tell me. [Jezebel]
On being a recluse. [MamaMia]
The allure of the May-December romance… for the December, not so much the May. [The Good Men Project]
Image via io9.
