The free book swap is one week from today, from one to four. Come one, come all!
For more details, here's the original post. You can email me for directions - ladyanemone at gmail dot com - or leave a comment with your email address to get an invitation.
For more details, here's the original post. You can email me for directions - ladyanemone at gmail dot com - or leave a comment with your email address to get an invitation.
Sakura's adding a pair of short panel reports from yesterday at Anime Expo 2008 with the CMX Panel and the Broccoli Books Pa...
Ron has a good look put together today of yesterday's TOKYOPOP Panel in which we had the burning question asked: "Will you p...
Jason's compiled his report from the Nozomi Entertainment / Right Stuf Panel which covers things in a more free flowing form...
Sakura's checking in with a panel report from Anime Expo 2008 this morning with a look at what went on at the Go! Comi Panel...
This weeks releases is a bit awkward due to events at Anime Expo as we've tweaked a few ADV Films releases to a release date...
Today is Sunday in 24 hours time we will either have stopped a piece of draconian EU legislation coming to effect or soon all of us, in my opinion, will suffer. Please see boingboing for details
my last post here was removed, which is fine I am trying to take notice of the moderators comments and attempting to comment.
It is intresting I have found that people don't think that access to the net is a feminist issue. That if an issue effects everyone then its not a feminist issue. So equal pay cant be a feminist issue since it effects everyone. Education cant be a feminist issue since it effects everyone. What can only be about women? Equal rights - nope. basically anything about equality or gender freedom cannot be a feminist issue. I guess abortion under that view could be seen as a single gender issue. Personally I think its hog wash. But it was an opinion expressed on my last post.
I wrote about how as an activist I felt it was my duty to tell people about things that may not be directly relevant to them, for example talking about feminism in SF spaces. About being a feminist, when playing shared space computer games. There are plenty of times I have been asked to "shut up" because people didn't think it was relavent. But I take my activism from other feminists before me, who went to places and talked or took action about feminism, where others felt it had no relevance - like interfereing in a horse race. I gave an example: that I would talk about removal of abortion rights in other forums, if time was of the essence, to spread the word.
I wrote asking people to challenge an attempt by big business to write into law, removal of privacy laws, remove of net access from people suspected of doing something illegal.
Why is the relevant, because it means that your net supplier in europe will be required by law to spy on you and give information about your activities to anyone who is intrested. So if a woman is running from an abusive relationship: information about where she is and what she is doing; will be required to be handed over to; for example companies examing her activities on behalf of say her ex-partner. Annother example, say your son has downloaded something legally from the net, this can be used to remove access to the net from your whole family. So that you cannot now read about birth control methods, or use the net to fight for feminism. It gives a powerful stick to anyone who wants to censor anything that is considered imoral by them.
This is not about file sharing this is about controling what can and cannot be said on the net, and that is as far as I am concerened a feminist issue. Just as much if wal-mart banned any magazine that talked about abortion rights in a postive way.
(and if you need me to modify this futher, so be it)
more information here
http://blogscript.blogspot.com/2008/0
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-st
http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2008/0
my last post here was removed, which is fine I am trying to take notice of the moderators comments and attempting to comment.
It is intresting I have found that people don't think that access to the net is a feminist issue. That if an issue effects everyone then its not a feminist issue. So equal pay cant be a feminist issue since it effects everyone. Education cant be a feminist issue since it effects everyone. What can only be about women? Equal rights - nope. basically anything about equality or gender freedom cannot be a feminist issue. I guess abortion under that view could be seen as a single gender issue. Personally I think its hog wash. But it was an opinion expressed on my last post.
I wrote about how as an activist I felt it was my duty to tell people about things that may not be directly relevant to them, for example talking about feminism in SF spaces. About being a feminist, when playing shared space computer games. There are plenty of times I have been asked to "shut up" because people didn't think it was relavent. But I take my activism from other feminists before me, who went to places and talked or took action about feminism, where others felt it had no relevance - like interfereing in a horse race. I gave an example: that I would talk about removal of abortion rights in other forums, if time was of the essence, to spread the word.
I wrote asking people to challenge an attempt by big business to write into law, removal of privacy laws, remove of net access from people suspected of doing something illegal.
Why is the relevant, because it means that your net supplier in europe will be required by law to spy on you and give information about your activities to anyone who is intrested. So if a woman is running from an abusive relationship: information about where she is and what she is doing; will be required to be handed over to; for example companies examing her activities on behalf of say her ex-partner. Annother example, say your son has downloaded something legally from the net, this can be used to remove access to the net from your whole family. So that you cannot now read about birth control methods, or use the net to fight for feminism. It gives a powerful stick to anyone who wants to censor anything that is considered imoral by them.
This is not about file sharing this is about controling what can and cannot be said on the net, and that is as far as I am concerened a feminist issue. Just as much if wal-mart banned any magazine that talked about abortion rights in a postive way.
(and if you need me to modify this futher, so be it)
more information here
http://blogscript.blogspot.com/2008/0
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-st
http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2008/0
We now resume your regularly scheduled mixtape programming. Please enjoy jwz mixtape 038.
- Music:as noted
DNA Lounge update, wherein we have angered The Lorax.
- Music:Heartsrevolution -- Digital Suicide Sywst
It looks like the RebelFamily may be making a big move ... to Champaign/Urbana IL. Any dads out there that can offer me the skinny on places to live/schools/etc? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Brian (rebeldad@gmail.com)
Thanks,
Brian (rebeldad@gmail.com)
- Mood:
disappointed
- Location:lab.
- Mood:
busy
So, I guess you could call this a petty personal issue. However, I am unsure what I think, even how to respond and so some help would be lovely.
The background is that one of my closest friends habitually dates strong enigmatic women who he worships until he finds out that they are real people with real feelings, and then gets bored and frustrated. Recently he's been trying to break out of this (somewhat destructive) cycle, and has started seeing a very sweet pretty girl, who, unlike all his other girlfriends is: younger than him, definitely not as intelligent as him, not particularly headstrong, admires him.
She seems to really like him, he seems to like her, although where all his other relationships have commenced with a lot of swooning and adoring and writing of poems, he actually seemed rather indifferent to her at first, and only grew attached as the relationship progressed.
Additionally, he's said things to me like: describing her as "thinks I'm the freakin greatest.", "I feel in control of the situation, and am
enjoying myself without feeling at risk."
So, I recently made a passing comment to my friend that there is inherent misogyny in his relationship. Now, he's a good guy, and likes to think of himself as a good guy, and so feels that any huge concerns such as that one should be addressed, however, his way of judging his actions is not to sit down and have a quiet think about them, but to argue that out, Socratic dialogue style.
thus far, I said to him: I suggest that in seeking out a relationship where you feel you are the strongest and hold the most power, you are seeking out a relationship within the traditional (sexist) power dynamics which characterise past western relationships, because you are more comfortable with them. In short, you want to be THE MAN. The smart guy, who loves his girl, but is in control and knows best.
And he has replied with: Is a man seeking a relationship in which he has power necessarily sexist? What if, as a PERSON, he (or she) is simply more comfortable in a relationship
in which they have control? Would a woman, who has repeatedly been in relationships in which she has been totally dominated,
and who now seeks a relationship in which she has control, be considered a sexist? So if a man, in a similar situation, does this (perhaps more for the purposes of
experimentation), is he a sexist? What about a gay man wanting to be dominant over another man? Or this scenario but with women?
There are always going to be some power dynamics in relationships. There is never going to be totally power equality. Sometimes women will be dominant and
sometimes men will dominant. If an individual, irrespective of sex, prefers to be the meeker part (and as you know such people exist) or the stronger part,
isn't that their choice and personal taste? So how is fair that a man's personal preference of being dominant is labelled 'sexist' whereas a woman's similar
preference is considered perfectly acceptable.
I’m not sure how to respond and I don't know what I think. Some questions that arise are:
- gender aside, is it ever ethical or healthy to actively (and consciously) seek a relationship where one has control?
- by changing the example from a man seeking a relationship where he has most power, to a person seeking a relationship do remove privilege and assumed values and thus change the argument so much? (I.e. is the analogy so different that it is unsound?)
- Is it even my place to pull him up on his relationship?
I could either read his argument as worryingly sexist, or just logical.
I’m confused and looking for advice...what do you think?
The background is that one of my closest friends habitually dates strong enigmatic women who he worships until he finds out that they are real people with real feelings, and then gets bored and frustrated. Recently he's been trying to break out of this (somewhat destructive) cycle, and has started seeing a very sweet pretty girl, who, unlike all his other girlfriends is: younger than him, definitely not as intelligent as him, not particularly headstrong, admires him.
She seems to really like him, he seems to like her, although where all his other relationships have commenced with a lot of swooning and adoring and writing of poems, he actually seemed rather indifferent to her at first, and only grew attached as the relationship progressed.
Additionally, he's said things to me like: describing her as "thinks I'm the freakin greatest.", "I feel in control of the situation, and am
enjoying myself without feeling at risk."
So, I recently made a passing comment to my friend that there is inherent misogyny in his relationship. Now, he's a good guy, and likes to think of himself as a good guy, and so feels that any huge concerns such as that one should be addressed, however, his way of judging his actions is not to sit down and have a quiet think about them, but to argue that out, Socratic dialogue style.
thus far, I said to him: I suggest that in seeking out a relationship where you feel you are the strongest and hold the most power, you are seeking out a relationship within the traditional (sexist) power dynamics which characterise past western relationships, because you are more comfortable with them. In short, you want to be THE MAN. The smart guy, who loves his girl, but is in control and knows best.
And he has replied with: Is a man seeking a relationship in which he has power necessarily sexist? What if, as a PERSON, he (or she) is simply more comfortable in a relationship
in which they have control? Would a woman, who has repeatedly been in relationships in which she has been totally dominated,
and who now seeks a relationship in which she has control, be considered a sexist? So if a man, in a similar situation, does this (perhaps more for the purposes of
experimentation), is he a sexist? What about a gay man wanting to be dominant over another man? Or this scenario but with women?
There are always going to be some power dynamics in relationships. There is never going to be totally power equality. Sometimes women will be dominant and
sometimes men will dominant. If an individual, irrespective of sex, prefers to be the meeker part (and as you know such people exist) or the stronger part,
isn't that their choice and personal taste? So how is fair that a man's personal preference of being dominant is labelled 'sexist' whereas a woman's similar
preference is considered perfectly acceptable.
I’m not sure how to respond and I don't know what I think. Some questions that arise are:
- gender aside, is it ever ethical or healthy to actively (and consciously) seek a relationship where one has control?
- by changing the example from a man seeking a relationship where he has most power, to a person seeking a relationship do remove privilege and assumed values and thus change the argument so much? (I.e. is the analogy so different that it is unsound?)
- Is it even my place to pull him up on his relationship?
I could either read his argument as worryingly sexist, or just logical.
I’m confused and looking for advice...what do you think?
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