Good morning. I have so many links this week that my tab-anxiety is working in overdrive and I’ll try and round them all up before I panic-close everything because it’s all a bit much. Give me more links, you sexy beasts.
Things women say that you hate hearing all the time (Ramona’s blog)- Naming a manarchist problem, wittily.
Manarchism, or, how to hurt a man’s feelings. (itisiwhowillit)- Continuing to name that manarchist problem, wittily.
“the CPU is not made for this motherboard” (Helen G)- Really good primer on Chelsea Manning.
Living in truth: Chelsea Manning in prison (a paper bird)- Context to Chelsea Manning’s story and how gay activists ignore trans women. Note: last time I read it there was some spotty misgendering of Chelsea which the author will clean up.
Some thoughts about sexual normativity in food writing (Flavia Dzodan)- Very readable analysis, articulating an issue I’d never given much thought.
The Road to Roe (Cynthia Greenlee-Donnell)- On the role of women of colour in abortion rights struggles in the US, a group notably erased and instrumentalised.
Someone else’s story: on sexual questions (halfabear)- Hilarious response to a really common question a woman with paraplegia gets a lot.
The Problem with Individualistic Knowledge (BoldlyGo)- On Fry, Dawkins and a load of Kant.
Law cannot determine whether Assange is guilty of sexual assault (Sarah Keenan)- Excellent analysis of a derailing tactic used by AssAngels.
how not to treat mental illness. (itisiwhowillit)- Really excellent short post on two mistakes people make when talking about mental health.
It’s only words: psychosis, ‘evil’, & (self-)stigma (zedkat)- Why the association of “evil” with psychosis needs to die.
“Apology accepted” and other things I’ll never get to say to my former diet counselors (Lesley)- A look at the diet industry and how vile it is.
Shoreditch’s curious people (This Day)- On the violence of UKBA raids.
On race, feminism and activism- my speech for UK Feminsta Summer School 2013 (Reni Eddo-Lodge)- Blisteringly brilliant.
And finally, what memes would cats produce if they ran the internet? Also, since I’m feeling generous, hipster Jon Snow.
Ilike all you report Iam dedicated to female supremacy carry on
Patriarchal and White Supremacist Feminist Binaries That Oppress Black Women http://www.gradientlair.com/post/59225434207/white-feminism-stereotypes-black-women-binaries
Chelsea Manning, media bias and cissexism http://o.canada.com/2013/08/22/chelsea-manning-media-bias-and-cissexism/
Katy Gray (@schizophrenicGB) had a piece published on HuffPost about the psychosis and stigma issue here, and posted an explanation of parts of it on her blog here.