Hurrah, Farmer's Market visibility! I have to admit that with my current budget, I've stopped going to the Baltimore Farmer's Market, but I'm always tempted by CSAs. Hopefully next year. (posted to Michelle Obama inaugurates new White House farmers market)
Rock on to your bro! You know, I actually didn't take women's studies in college myself. It never occurred to me as something I'd like, because I still thought of feminists and women's rights as kind of dowdy, irrelevant, etc. (posted to I'm So Proud of My Brother!)
You make some good points, though I think the underlying point (which I agree with) is that the whole idea of virginity is crazy in the first place! By your definition, I "lost my virginity" last year, even though I (posted to "Technical" virginity)
Just popping in to pass on support! Whether or not you decide to press charges (and believe me, I also think that's a very personal decision; my legal training plus reading Feministing has taught me how much shit women have (posted to I reported [after eight months of silence])
Thanks for doing this post, and to those who've already commented with recs! I only got into fantasy recently, about three years ago, and though I mostly do the Tolkien oeuvre, I've started reading other stuff more. I hear a (posted to Feminist Fantasy)
I also loved the Dragonriders of Pern series, but... what you said, and let's not forget the rape scene in Dragonquest (seriously, it explicitly says Brekke is *struggling* against F'nor). The later books are better, and I do adore Lessa (posted to Feminist Fantasy)
I think the Menoly books (Dragonsinger, Dragonsong) are pretty feminist, and they're more recent, right? Its true some of the Pern books have some sexist stuff in them, questionable rape scenes, etc. Sometimes its hard to divide what is a (posted to Feminist Fantasy)
Yeah, that for some reason slipped my mind when I was writing my post. But reading it now still makes me uneasy. I think that they had so much potential, but because of some issues that the writer has they (posted to Feminist Fantasy)
I believe that the Menolly books along with the last of the harper hall series was written before The White Dragon. Which is the last of the Dragonriders of Pern trilogy. I did like those books a lot as I (posted to Feminist Fantasy)
What's the issue? I found this post to be very much akin to the "Unpacking the Knapsack of Privilege" posts. Kinksters are constantly having these kinds of questions put to them with nary a second thought. It's annoying, condescending and (posted to We've Examined. Now It's Your Turn.)
