January 2011
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Hourou Musuko, Episode 2 - Kirai, Kirai, Daikirai...
This is a continuation of my Hourou Musuko review series. You can see all the entries here.
You can watch the episode here.
Spoiler Warning
This episode switches gears and focuses mostly on Saorin. It also gives us a much-needed flashback that provides the backstory on the relationship between Shuuichi, Yoshino, and Saorin.
Near the end of the previous episode, Shuuichi runs out of his...
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I'm listed in Tumblweeds under feminism, gender,...
I’m listed in Tumblweeds, a user-generated community directory that rates Tumblr bloggers by their number of followers. Find me listed in #feminism, #gender, #socialjustice
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Hourou Musuko, Episode 1
Spoiler Warning, and possible Trigger Warning for description of internalized transphobia
After watching the first two episodes of Hourou Musuko (放浪息子, “Wandering Son”), I have decided to start a running review/commentary of the series here. As of this writing, you can watch the first episode online at crunchryroll. You can watch the second episode with a premium membership (and a...
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genderbitch:
allyouzombies replied to your post: Do you listen to much music? What are some of your favourite bands/singers?
Yellow Rage?
Started with an M or something.
I believe you’re thinking of Misnomer(s)
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I did not know that the BMI wasn't useful for POC...
tranzient:
I mean, I should have because BMI is both bullshit and it’s from a country that doesn’t technically focus a lot on POC health problems, but wow.
Learn something new everyday. Thank you stfufatphobes.
BMI is 100% Grade-A bullshit pseudo-science, and it disturbs me that it is used to inform both public policy and medical professionals. See this post for some great information about...
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Thoughts on Hourou Musuko (放浪息子)
So, there is an anime called Hourou Musuko (problematic Wikipedia article is problematic, possibly due to translation issues at some point), and it appears to have, as its protagonist, a trans girl in the 5th grade. Other major characters include her friend, a trans boy, and several other peers who are supportive. It is a drama, and appears to portray the entire thing earnestly.
Now, the anime...
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Freedom of speech is the best fucking right...
themarriageofadeadblogsing:
I think this is a really, really naive thing to say.
For a start, Freedom Of Speech is not a right everywhere. I live in the UK, where my freedom of speech is not protected. I can, in theory, say whatever the hell I want, but it is not a constitutionally enshrined right. Traditionally, any topic can be discussed at Speakers’ Corner, but at the same time the police...
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Watchtranzient:
annabunches:
Allow me to destroy the magic for everyone. I’m Scrooge-esque that way.
It’s a cute little set theory trick. The only two questions that matter are “pick the color of your number” and “pick which house your number is in”. For each combination of color / house, only one number matches. Since there are 5 colors, and 5 houses, there are 25 possible color/house...
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Watchtheashcroftmoon:
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britishboytrappedinside:
OH MY GOD EVERYONE NEEDS TO PLAY THIS
HOW DID IT KNOW……….. o.O
WHAT
Okay… That was kinda cool
MINDFUCK. OMG EVERYONE DO THISSSSSSS
HOLY FUCK
fuck
OH OKAY...
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“I sometimes visualize the ongoing cycle of racism as a moving walkway at the...”
– Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D., Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race (via a-n-a-r-c-h-a)
This is a very useful analogy for how any axis of the kyriarchy works.
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Stop bitching. Start a revolution.: Daily Mail... →
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
The main link to the article reads “I’m so proud of my ‘Princess Boy’ says mother who allows son, 5, to wear dresses—But will he thank her when he’s older for writing a book about it?
Which is actually pretty tame compared to some of the stuff the Mail writes. However, it’s this kind of dismissive, sneering attitude that...
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The Feminist Hub: The Sexual Binary, part 2 →
thefeministhub:
I wanted to add some additional commentary to the sexual binary discussion from the last couple of posts. After reading Renee’s post on the matter, it occurred to me that honestlyisay might be referring to the sex binary (male/female) as opposed to the sexual orientation binary (homosexual/heterosexual). So, just in case that’s what was meant, I’m going to...
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“Sex is no more an immutable binary than is gender. There are intersex people who...”
– Asher Bauer (via inherhipstheresrevolutions)
OMG YES
(via i-am-the-lighthouse)
I’m gonna just leave this here, for my reference and yours.