Where the Heidi Klum ‘costume’ is a very clear cut example of ignorant appropriation( she should have at the very least understood more than the visual presence of Kali) I am not sure if the Ms. Magazine cover is as (posted to Ms. Magazine Appropriates South Asian Culture)
FML does not identify itself as a safe space for anyone and therefore ought not to be expected to have trigger warnings. In feminist / anti-oppressive spaces that explicitly seek to be a safe space it makes sense to have (posted to Heads up FML: Sexual assault is not funny)
If you want peruse a discourse on religion and feminism some great authors regarding Christian feminist theology and post-Christian feminist theology are Pamela Dickey Young http://rels.queensu.ca/fac.pdy.php and Mary Daly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Daly. Pamela was a prof of mine and she is the (posted to Creating a Feminist Coalition in a Catholic College)
Ambivalence is a bit of a weak expectation don't ya think? Moreover, where same-sex attracted individuals can sing and dance for the public but they aren't taxed as equal persons the in the United States, let alone harassment and violence. (posted to Vogue Evolution: Is the TV Dance Craze Breaking Down Barriers? )
I think this is really an important event to watch. Check out my post on it last week. Love to hear more views on it. http://community.feministing.com/2009/08/vogue-evolution-is-the-tv-danc.html (posted to Gay and Trans Representation on America's Best Dance Crew)
I'm a campus organizer at the Feminist Majority Foundation, focusing on colleges in the Northeast. We provide free support for feminist groups at all sorts of colleges, and from working with students at Catholic universities I know what a challenge (posted to Creating a Feminist Coalition in a Catholic College)
In Canada, some provinces cover sex reassignment surgery under the provincial health plan and some do not. (posted to Common Trans Questions and Answers)
I think your comment is indicative of what I feared most about the MTV presentation of queer individuals. This should be the beginning of the discussion not the end. Barack Obama doesn’t hail the end of racism in US nor (posted to Vogue Evolution: Is the TV Dance Craze Breaking Down Barriers? )
