What a brilliant afternoon/evening!! Cheap wine (monopolised), super-smart people who forgave (?) my failure to have read the Sleeping Beauty version and the Bettelheim exegesis. All lubricated with people's digressions on consent and cups of tea, Jack Halberstam and much more. This fun was at the second “Reading Folk” group meeting. Will I be at... Continue Reading →
I am squeamish about “feminism”
Or rather, about men calling themselves feminists (yo, sorry for the click-baiting). Help me out here. Why am I (a bloke) hesitant about men applying the “f” word to themselves? Am I wrong/irrational? If so, why? If I am right, why? [UPDATE 9th March - please read the comments if you have time - there... Continue Reading →
The brilliant “Selma” and after. Of Elliott Gould, movements, authenticity and… feminism
Please see this excellent and important film. Covering a few vital months in the history of the US Black Civil Rights struggle in the mid-60s, it sweeps you along, forcing you to think, feel and hope. It received justifiably positive reviews in the States (with predictable carping about historical accuracy (1). Opening with Martin Luther... Continue Reading →
Planes, Claims and Automobiles – #masculinity, #cars and #advertising
Two adverts have been on the idiot's lantern at the gym (I am one of those tremendous bores who doesn't have a television and lets you know at every opportunity) Briefly, the plots; In one, a generically handsome (quietly athletic, mid-30s, stubbly; basically the male equivalent of the beige cheeky-boney woman you see in the... Continue Reading →
Sidney St Cafe – v. cool. #Manchester
So, we went here for Friday lunch. Super-friendly, super cheap and cheerful. Definitely worth supporting this place, trying out everything on the menu. They also have a library of zines and books (including lots of those cool Women's Press books with the zebra spines). There's a call-out for zines about LGBT/feminist themes, and I think... Continue Reading →
Professor Cynthia Enloe gives #Manchester Annual Peace Lecture
Professor Cynthia Enloe [wikipedia] is the author of ground-breaking works such as "Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics" and The Morning After: Sexual Politics at the End of the Cold War. She is also Research Professor at Clark University. Yesterday she gave a clear and compelling lecture at the University of Manchester, followed by... Continue Reading →
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