July 2011
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A thousand pounds of crushing guilt are no substitute for an ounce of responsibility.
“Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be...”
– C.S. Lewis (via Advice To Writers)
Superheroes A-Z on a t-shirt
dcwomenkickingass:
I’ve seen others like this but this one gets my vote for the letter O. Can you name them all? Available here
DC Women Kicking Ass: DC Comics makes statement on... →
Yet again why Batgirlwoman is the best superhero…
dcwomenkickingass:
This was just posted to the DC website:
Over the past week we’ve heard from fans about a need for more women writers, artists and characters. We want you to know, first and foremost, that we hear you and take your concerns very seriously.
We’ve been very fortunate in recent years to have…
The Debt Debate: A Glossary
When Republicans want to get out of the government’s obligation to pay back to people the benefits they’ve already paid for with a lifetime of labor and taxes, they call this “ending entitlements”.
When they want to duck the government’s obligation to pay for bills they’ve already voted in favor of, it’s called “fiscal responsibility”.
When...
DC Women Kicking Ass: Women in the DCnU - more or... →
dcwomenkickingass:
Tim Hanley is a blogger who does a tally on female creators at the big two comics monthly. Yesterday he did an interesting post on the number of women in the current DCU vs. the DCnU. It’s interesting reading and you should go check it out.
And for those of you who want to know right now, the…
An Open Letter To DC Comics
Hi! I’m not going to start this by saying that I’m a loyal customer and you owe me anything because in fact I am not a customer of yours, loyal or otherwise, and you thus owe me nothing. Here’s a fact: most of the DC comic titles I have read in the past several years I read in the cafe at Borders (mea culpa, folks… in my defense I spent an awful lot of money on smoothies!)....
madame thursday: I was fired from my job today for... →
fuckyeahftms:
Hey fellas. Usually when I post here I’m in a relatively good mood, but today was rough.
It was the 2nd day of a new job, I informed management in beginning of Day 1 of my preferred name and pronouns and that I’m trans. It went really well and my supervisor was quite…
An Interview with the Batgirl of the SDCC panels
Why my new favorite superhero is Batgirlwoman.
dcwomenkickingass:
There were lots of stories that came out of SDCC this year, but the one that has caught the attention of the comics community was a woman who dressed up as Batgirl to ask questions about female characters and creators at several DC Comics’ panels. I first became aware of her questions while following the live feeds of Newsarama...
“I am not proposing that sexual violence and domestic violence will no longer...”
– Rebecca Farr
“Part I: Survivor’s Rights & Responsibilities
As a survivor of abuse, in...”
– The Revolution Starts At Home: Confronting Partner Abuse In Activist Communities
The Pirate Twins: Why it is never ever ok to out a... →
findingsherlock:
Outing someone is never ever ok.
For trans* folk, outing takens on new layers that us queer cisgender individuals don’t have to think about.
When I moved into my college dorm, I had to ask myself, did I want my roommate to know I was gay? Yep, I was out. I checked the…
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Major signal boost requested. →
Normally I could count on this being read by a lot of people on Livejournal, but right now Livejournal’s not responsive to everyone, so please reblog.
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“When you complain about political correctness, we hear “Man, if only we were...”
– N.K. Jemisin (via ribbonspooncat)
Some people just don't know their Italian:... →
roxanneritchi:
numol | deafmuslimpunk:
Pictured: The blond Norwegian, 32, arrested over ‘holiday island massacre’ and linked to Oslo car bomb blasts
Read more: …
Dogs and Smurfs; Why women writers and stories... →
kdhart:
THISSSSS.
miniar:
This has been a great year for male writers, with women shunted aside for major prizes and all-new hand-wringing about why it is so. Because, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but male writers get taken more seriously. Also, stories about men, even if written by women, are considered mainstream, while stories about women are “women’s fiction.” This despite the fact...
How Does Caffeine Really Work?
fakescience:
