Purity Culture as Rape Culture: Why the Theological Is Political
Excellent piece on RHrealitycheck. When I was 14 years old, I stood in front of my 800-member Baptist congregation with my parents as they handed me a small diamond ring we’d bought together at Walmart. Before the church body and…
Islam and feminism: British Muslim women don’t need the West’s version of feminism, OK?
This is a really important piece about the attempted colonisation by western (white) feminists of women of colour and the imposition of very western (and white) feminist ideals on women of colour. Everyone loves Malala Yousufzai, right? Fearless, inspiring and…
purity myth
purity myth. There are few things which make me feel as sick to my stomach as these. Purity Balls, where a daughter’s worth is determined by the state of her hymen, are currently all the rage among America’s Christian extremists….
"Jean tells me from the outset I have three options
Jean tells me from the outset I have three options. “Keep the baby, and be a parent. You have a termination. Which obviously has consequences. Or you take the brave option… for adoption.” Nothing new so far, but then Jean…
child bride
child bride. (bust_magazine) In honor of International Women’s Day (IWD) coming up this Saturday March 8th, Catapult – a crowd-funding website championing the empowerment of women and girls – created a series of photos as a part of a visual…
Sunday feminist roundup (23rd February 2014)
- Syrian girl is stoned to death for having a Facebook account (No Country for Old Women) – Street Harassment – A Trivial Issue? (The Belle Jar) – The problem with ideological purity (We Mixed Our Drinks) – One of…
Sunday feminist roundup (16th February 2014)
This week. – Catholic dominance over hospitals endangers women (feministe) – Teenage feminism – coming to a blog near you (The F Word) – On SWERFs, TERFs and good girls (glosswitch) – A Letter to My Son about Porn (Everyday…
This Picture Has Creationists Terrified
This Picture Has Creationists Terrified. (motherjones) And no wonder: It’s the most powerful evidence for evolution that you can imagine. This evening at 7 pm ET, Bill Nye the Science Guy will debate creationist leader Ken Ham at the Creation Museum in Kentucky. Tickets to…
The Pope’s beliefs about abortion will become relevant the day the Popebecomes pregnant
Yes. On newstatesman: Oh, Pope Francis. He was doing so well. For almost a year, liberals all over the world allowed themselves to believe that this Pope was different, that this Pope was more interested in the loving-each-other aspects of…
Sunday feminist roundup (12th January 2014)
Quite the list this week, folks. What should you wear to Slutwalk? (aroomofourown) Photographer Gives Voice To Girls Devastated By Sex Trafficking In Powerful Series (bust) Strip clubs battle sex trafficking (tbo) More Discussion of Online Safety and Privacy (feministlawprofessors)…
The Irish Abortion Act changes nothing for women
On bpas: The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act came into force in Ireland on January 1. It allows abortion in an extremely narrow set of circumstances, and in effect changes nothing for Irish women. We see Irish women every…
Religion in America Is Dramatically Different for the Children of Baby Boomers
On alternet: The following is an excerpt from Families and Faith: How Religion is Passed Down Across Generations by Vern L. Bengston with Norella m. Putney and Susan Harris ( Oxford University Press, 2013): How have the dynamics of intergenerational relationships about religion…
Meet the ‘Hip’ Christian Right-Wingers Trying to Make Conservative Christianity Look Cool for the Kids
Younger but still terrifying. On alternet.org (emphasis added): It’s no secret in Christian circles that young people are leaving the church in droves, with Christian research firmsfinding over and overthat once there’s not a parent there to push them to church, the majority…
Sunday feminist roundup (28th July 2013)
And here’s what else I’ve been reading. Yes, they’re mostly from the New Statesman; I’m not sure how that happened. What not to say to someone who has been groped in public (newstatesman). (Related post on CommentisFree: I danced against sexual…
Twitter followers in exchange for less time in purgatory
Good to know that the Vatican is not above a bit of cynical self-promotion. (Remember before all of this when we thought that god, or that sort of thing, was the only driver behind the Vatican’s actions? And I’m sure…
Sunday feminist roundup (14th July 2013)
It’s been another busy week so I’ve not been keeping up as I should. Here, though, are some headlines: – Home Office hounding this severely ill woman to prove their toughness on “health tourism” (liberalconspiracy). It’s not that they don’t…
New assault on women's rights feared in Afghanistan
“This is a systematic failure. This is corruption at the core of the justice system. I don’t know how they can justify how this happened to this girl,” said Motley, adding that the release would have involved the connivance of…
Ireland passes law allowing limited rights to abortion
Hugely important progress. It’s not enough (see below re. rape cases for example) but it is a start I thought I’d never see. Irish parliamentarians passed a groundbreaking law early on Thursday allowing limited abortion rights in the republic. Enda…
Sunday feminist roundup (7th July 2013)
From the last seven days: – This is a brilliant piece: How we ‘other’ sexual assault to ignore our own norms of abuse (commentisfree). Quote: Mob sexual violence, however, carries a certain brand of particularity as a near-explicit political tool…