I don’t do enough link posts. Or any, really. (I mean, I think I’ve done a few, but that was years ago.) Anyway, I’ve decided to remedy that. So here are some interesting and/or appalling recent stories I’ve run across. Add more in comments!
Fanboys, White Knights, and the Hairball of Online Misogyny, by Tauriq Moosa at The Daily Beast.
You Can’t Fight Rape With Nail Polish, by Kate Harding at Dame.
Answering questions asked of feminists by a misogynist, by Amanda Marcotte at The Raw Story.
College dudes worried that movement to take rape seriously is ruining their sex lives, by Katie McDonough at Salon.
The Chilling Effect of Misogynistic Trolls, by Victoria Turk at Motherboard.
Disney World Princess Does Reddit AMA; Receives Creepy Messages, Of Course, by Kelly Faircloth at Jezebel.
Also, while I’m plugging things, I want to mention the GiveForward campaign to raise money to help pay the medical expenses of Christy Mack, the porn actress now recovering from a savage beating (allegedly) at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, the MMA fighter/ex-porn actor/convicted felon War Machine. (Note: Link contains picture of the injured Mack.)
Just don’t call it a fanny pack in the UK unless you want to get some shocked looks.
Hey, lowquacks, good to see you! How are you? How’re the kitties?
“Just don’t call it a fanny pack in the UK unless you want to get some shocked looks.”
You should have told me that 16 years ago when I was trying to describe my wife to a subway cop.