First off, Holly of Feministe writes about a recent controversy in the US regarding transsexual children. This piece has to do with the US, yes, but there are things in there which are applicable at the universal level. Does the thought of transsexual children make you uncomfortable? Go read Holly’s piece!
A saner era? Myths about trans kids in schools, courtesy of FOX News.
Second, Ann Jones of TomDispatch writes about the war against women on the West African front. The wars of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire are officially “over”, but for women and children, the war isn’t really over at all, not by a long shot. Because the difference between war and peace is not like flipping a coin. War isn’t over when it ends.
The War Against Women. A Dispatch from the West African Front
After that, we need some humour! So, I direct you to Senior Shakesville Teen Analyst and 18-year-old Man-Boy of Leisure Kenny Blogginz asking the question: Is Feminism Even Necessary Anymore? (This is apparently written by an actual 18 year old guy! Swoon!)
Some snippets for you:
PhylDil: Hello, Kenny. My name is Phylliam Diller, and I’m a feminist.
KenBlogz: Why!?!?
PhylDil: I just feel that women are treated very unfairly in our society.
KenBlogz: Our society!? Whose society would you prefer, sir—Mao Tse Dong’s Communist China!?
PhylDil: No, they’re pretty sexist, too.
KenBlogz: Hi Valerie, I’m Kenny Blogginz. I just got done interviewing your boyfriend about feminism. He seemed to have some pretty dangerous ideas. Are you a feminist?
ValSol: Yes, I am.
KenBlogz: I’m going to have to stop you right there. It looks to me like you’re wearing women’s makeup. And I can’t smell you.
ValSol: And…?
KenBlogz: Nothing. Please tell me what happened to you as a child that caused you to even consider being a feminist?
ValSol: Nothing happened to me as a child! I’m a feminist because I believe that women should have the same rights that men have.
KenBlogz: But…that’s not what feminism is about at all! It’s about killing off all men, save for a select few breeding studs…and overthrowing the government and “money system”… and abolishing “male medicine” so that women can live forever…
ValSol: What in the flying fuck are you talking about?
KenBlogz: I just don’t know anymore.
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