It’s link roundup time, once again!
‘We build a wall around our sanctuaries’: Queerness and Precarity– (Joni Pitt (Cohen) & Sophie Monk)- This article on queer lives under austerity is essential reading.
Occupy vs. Reclaim: what’s in a name? (Sisters Uncut)- Are these activists occupying or reclaiming spaces? They explain.
Looking at Paris Is Burning 25 years after its release (Shon Faye)- Examining the enormous cultural and personal impact of this documentary
On Outrage (Alison Phipps)- Reflecting on outrage and its function, and carceral solutions.
A relationship is not a skill (Lola Phoenix)- Dispelling the myth in poly/nonmonog communities that relationships are something you need to have your own skills to be “good at”.
The psychology behind the unfunny consequences of racist and sexist jokes (Thomas E. Ford)- A short introduction on what purpose such jokes serve.
Dear rapists, I don’t give a f*ck about your future (Chelsea Hensley)- V. V. cathartic
Are “faux-feminists” the new pick-up artists? (Roe McDermott)- Honestly, I related to this so much I wondered if Roe and I had dated the exact same awful men, until I remembered just how widespread their shit is.
POPsec Part 1: Security Lessons Learned from Harry Potter (Totally Not Malware)- A useful primer.
Caster Semenya won the gold medal in the 800m race. (Zoe Samudzi)- Examining the intersections of misogyny and racism and the nonsense of gender testing in sport.
I’m fat, and I have a restrictive eating disorder (Barbed Wire Wings)- A clear look at the experience and misconceptions faced.
The Internet Thinks I’m Still Pregnant (Amy Pittman)- The more absurd consequences of data sharing.
Worst of McMansions– This blog is fun, snarky, and tricks you into learning about architecture.
And finally, the story in this twitter thread is one of the cutest things I have ever read.
Another angry woman 