Tag: feminism
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Review: Captain Marvel
I took the kids to see a movie last night. Normally I take them, drop them off, and come back later to get them. But this time they really wanted me to go, too. It’s a Marvel movie, which they know I appreciate, and as I told the Junior Mad Scientist later, the time approaches…
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Equality and Fairness
I have a beautiful son. I also have three wonderful daughters, but my advice to them was encapsulated in a different post. Sparked by recent events, I wanted to write down some mother-love for my boy. It’s a dangerous world out there. There are heroes, and villains, and all sorts of in-betweens, some of whom…
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Nothing Special
I was thinking about this recently. I’m writing a very independent and stubborn character, Anna of the East Witch, and as I was writing a scene from her point of view, I found it interesting how viscerally she rejected the notion that she was in some way specially talented. Now, I’m perfectly aware that my…
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Repost: Women and Children First
This was originally published on my blog on Dec 9, 2014, but was lost in the hosting shift. So here it is again, and none the worse for being three years old. If you’re looking for the science and speculation, that’s over on the Mad Genius Club post today, where I continue to talk about…
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Geeky Kids Review Wonder Woman
The Otaku Princess and Junior Mad Scientist have now seen Wonder Woman – twice, in fact, and the second time in 3D. They really wanted to do a review on my blog, and I’m glad, as I have not yet had a chance to see it – and may not, with the schedule around here.…
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Arguing on the Internet
There aren’t enough *head-desks* today to keep me from feeling the pain. Most of the time I use social media for networking, sharing art, and hanging with friends. Once in a while, it’s shoved in my face how uneducated some people are – and how little they care about being educated. Yesterday it was rad-feminism…
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History’s Women
Another essay I wrote for class, this one using three given source documents (I have linked them in this essay) to read, then use as a basis to compare gender issues in Ancient times. I still think that looking at the past through a lens of modern sensibilities is a fallacy that leads to erroneous…
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The Feminist Gynaeceum
As I am taking this history class, and then today’s Google graphic, I have been thinking about something. The patriarchy has become the boogeyman. It’s easy – and safe- to blame it for every little thing. Now, I’m not an anti-feminist as has been said. I am more of a rational feminist. I think.…
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30 Ways to be A Modern Woman
Karen D (캐렌 디) commented to me, It “would be interesting to see a “modern woman” version – but someone would be yelled at for writing the orig. article.” Of course, I immediately offered to start the ball rolling. I’d host the list at my blog, but I wanted help from others to create a…
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The Rational, Thinking Woman
Guest post written by Lissa Hailey. Cedar: Lissa posted this on her facebook timeline and tagged me in it, then graciously allowed me to put it up here on my blog. I think it’s an excellent essay on the personal impact of feminism. As most of my readers know, I wasn’t raised in mainstream American…
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Are Women Human?
As a girl, I read voraciously. I never cared if the author was male, female, or a complete mystery, I loved characters and stories and mysteries to puzzle out or things to wonder over. I don’t recall when I read my first Dorothy L. Sayers title, although I suspect I was 14 and had found…
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The Elite Daily Fisk
Here’s a long and insightful look at a recent article on feminism. This is not my work, but rather that of the all-around good guy, veteran, and poet Jonathan LaForce. For those who didn’t know, a ‘fisk’ is a step-by-step take on an article, where it went wrong, and why. For my readers, I am…