The Blood is The Life 19-05-2012
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miss_s_b- Sexual correctness gone mad | Martin Robbins | Science | guardian.co.uk
"mainstream media outlets are engaged in an extraordinary effort to define and enforce incredibly narrow standards for sexual behaviour, preferences and beauty, to the detriment of both women and men." - Marin Robbins develops his feminism.
- BBC News - Twitter backs browser privacy project
+1 for twitter over faceache
- Heresy Corner: Get out of jail free?
- How inclusive are the teams are your workplace?
- On Female Characters: This Isn’t Highlander. There Can Be More Than One.
"There can be more than one awesome female character at a time. Not all of them are to everyone’s taste, and denigrating one does not make another seem more awesome. But it does fall into the sexist tropes of thinking of all women as being in competition, and that one representation of women is enough."
- Ridley Scott's Blade Runner Sequel Will Star A Woman | The Mary Sue
- Sexism In Games Bingo Card
Applies to comics and action movies too, IMHO
- Too Hot for TED: Income Inequality
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Date: Saturday, May 19th, 2012 10:31 pm (UTC)Unrelatedly, It has been suggested that your last link isn't entirely based in fact, and the talk wasn't so much censored as shelved for being rubbish.
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Date: Sunday, May 20th, 2012 12:32 am (UTC)