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Hey, I love your page! I ran across this article today about the war on women in the Middle East and it reminded me of your blog. Particularly haunting is the image of the woman with the quote about the Egyptian criminal code and political correctness. I think you should check it out:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/04/23/why_do_they_hate_us
Thanks and have a lovely day :)
sinniebun asked: Omg I love your blog. I want to know what made you decide you want to be a feminist?
Thanks!! I wrote a blog post way back when about that.
Here is the link
http://feministblackboard.tumblr.com/post/8794212612/how-did-you-become-interested-in-feminism-and-when
Is breast-feeding while in uniform conduct unbecoming to a military mom?
The debate over nursing in public got a new layer recently, when photos taken on an Air Force base began to circulate online. In the series of tasteful professional photos showing beaming moms as they nurse their kids, one jumps out: the photo of two servicewomen with their uniform shirts unbuttoned and hiked up to breast-feed.
side 1: ”There isn’t a policy saying we can or cannot breast-feed in uniform,” Echegoyen-McCabe says. “I think it’s something that every military mom who is breast-feeding has done. … I think we do need to be able to breast-feed in uniform and be protected.”
side 2:
“I would never nurse in uniform. I took my child to the bathroom or a private office when her nanny brought her to me …. Not because I was ashamed of nursing, nor of being a mother. All the guys knew I pumped. The military is not a civilian job. We go to combat and we make life or death decisions, and not just for ourselves but for those we lead. The same reason I would never nurse in uniform is the same reason I do not chew gum, or walk and talk on my cell phone, or even run into the store in my utility uniform. … We are warfighting professionals. Women before us have worked too hard to earn and retain the respect of their male peers. I don’t want my Marines to look at me any other way than as a Marine. When I am asking them to flyinto combat with me and do a dangerous mission, I do not want them to have the mental image of a babe at my breast. I want them to only see me as a Marine. Let’s be a realistic folks. We give up many freedoms being in the military…Breastfeeding in front of my fellow Marines was one of them.”
youreahurricane asked: i go to an all girls school that is pretty heavily influenced by feminism. it's really opened my eyes to what really goes on and women's history in general. i'm really glad i found your blog. thank you for all you do. oh and if you haven't watched the documentary miss. representation you should(:
That’s great to hear! Also, thank you!
I indeed did see that movie. It really is a wonderful teaching tool!
Just sent this to a former WGS teacher of mine and thought I’d share it with you all as well…
I just got this awesome book in the mail today and wanted to tell you about it as I found it incredibly interesting. To preface, I should probably mention that I am super obsessed with Human Space Flight and could talk about in unrelentlessly for a month straight if I were given the opportunity. (I kind of already do that though) …so that’s where this is coming from
Anyway, the book is called “Almost Heaven- The Story of Women in Space” and I was very impressed to find a book that so nicely interwove the story of women’s struggle to secure a spot in space exploration with both the political occurenced starting at the cold war as well as the succession of the women’s liberation movement.
I was recently reading a book on Jerrie Cobb that led me to this book. Cobb was a front runner to paving the way for women to be allowed in the Astronaut Program and was considered one of the “Mercury 13.” (A group of women who had the right stuff at the wrong time and were promised space flight, but were never given it.)
Anyway, the book continues onto the first two women in space (Russian) and the selection of the first six american female astronauts. It details the discrimination they faced during schooling up through the media frenzy they experienced after selection. (sexist portrayals in the media/amongst men in NASA etc. along with how they designed their own suits, meal plan, etc to cater to women as NASA always put up a huge fight in the past about such accomidations for women.
I just thought you might enjoy it because it’s a very different setting from most feminist/women’s movement type books I’ve read that deal more with culture at large or general lib history, but still deals with the same underpinnings
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I do want to see this movie though.
Oh! I saw Perfect Family today with my mom and we both loved it!
I randomly throw that in there only because they are both movies.
because the bible says…
Self Serving Post of the Day:
I know its a super blurry photo… but does anyone know what CD either of those are?
If someone can tell me I’ll send you a button of your choosing. I have a lot of rainbow/harvey milk buttons/dinosaurs/cats if that motivates anyone.
Thanks for putting up with me!!
those erasers are distributed by the Guerrilla Girls at their exhibitions (and were probably once distributed guerrilla-style, too). Are you familiar with the Guerrilla Girls? You should look into them if you’re interested in feminist activism in the art world.