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'Sorrow' and 'Sorry' are not the same thing
This is one of those topics about which I have so much to say that I end up feeling like I can’t say anything at all. This was a few weeks ago now, but being as I was only semi-present at that p… more →
A Secret Chord
'Sorrow' and 'Sorry' are not the same thing
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purtek wrote 6 months ago: This is one of those topics about which I have so much to say that I end up feeling like I can … more →
Sex and Drugs
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purtek wrote 10 months ago: This has probably been said somewhere already in the course of this recent discussion about new anti … more →
The Violence of Forgetting
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: Today, November 20th, is Transgender Day of Remembrance. While I can get cynical and frustrated with … more →
Trust and Politics: I Believe Him
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: The past week or so, I’ve actually been around, with some time and some thoughts that I could … more →
Another Whole People Group Rendered Incapable of Agency
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: Germaine Greer’s feminist philosophy is, to say the least, problematic, and her track record o … more →
On Empathy
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: I’m hoping I can keep this one short, but, well, that might take a miracle. I’ve been co … more →
Again on this "Ally" Thing
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: I’m at the point of having a bit of a love/hate relationship with the internet in general and … more →
An Open Letter to Kyle Payne
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: There are a number of things I wanted to write about this week. There are a number of new things tha … more →
Moment of Clarity
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: Every so often, a situation hands you exactly that way of explaining clearly why a given behaviour i … more →
Utopian Politics
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: I was listening to an episode (now months old, having long been gathering mold on my hard drive) of … more →
Using Feminism for Power and Control
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: Through a few linkages and emails, I stumbled across the story of “feminist activist” Ky … more →
An Obvious Question
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: A couple of weeks ago, the Carnival of Feminists came out with an edition that included an incredibl … more →
How To Get Women To Like Sci-Fi
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: Tell them it’s good. Convince them that much of it has great storylines, exciting action, inte … more →
How I Became a Sex-Positive Feminist
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: So a lot of people have already answered this question, but as usual, I’m slow with the thinki … more →
WisCon and Rachel Moss
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: The Angry Black Woman is rightfully angry about What Rachel Moss Did, and has a great post up coveri … more →
Talk Like A Man
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: Caroline’s at Uncool has had a couple of posts recently that caught the attention of the lingu … more →
Trusting Your Allies
purtek wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been driven by insomnia to finally reading a lot of this thread, looking to catch up on s … more →
Why Anti-Sex Work Feminism is Objectifying
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purtek wrote 1 year ago: Following up on my last post, I realized a concept that’s probably worth some expansion. I … more →
Happy Readings While Wishing for More Time
purtek wrote 1 year ago: Even when this post was just a wee little comment, it rung with me and I’ve been hoping since … more →
