Only one review this week? I know, I'm as disappointed as you are. What can I say? I was busy with two other projects. I still am. I might be a little slow with the posting. But I'm thinking of you and smelling pretty things to tell you about and I still love you! You're awesome. Really. It's not you -- it's me.
Now onto this week's links!
* These portraits of prison rape survivors are really worth looking at. Just Dentention International's PSA campaign is very effective.
* Speaking of public education efforts, the Feds have a new texting campaign to educate young mothers on prenatal care. I applaud the Dept. of Health leveraging whatever they have to in order to get prenatal care education out there.
Here's one of the highlights of my week, thanks to the tubes: a word from Tavi, the current and future of feminism, on the Terry Richardson scandal:
And, let's clarify: you don't love women just because you have sex with them and like taking pictures of their ladyparts. I'm not saying that's all Richardson does, but "love" entails "respect" and also "the basic human decency to not use pictures of someone's lady parts for your photography show without her permission" and also "the basic human decency to not pressure a girl into giving you a hand job because OH MY GOD I WILL LITERALLY NOT BE ABLE TO PRESS THE FLASH BUTTON ON MY CAMERA UNLESS YOU TAKE NOTICE OF THE FACT THAT I HAVE NO PANTS ON. ALSO I'M A PROFESSIONAL."I have only one word for Tavi -- awesome. She's a wonderful writer with a very bright future.
* Yeardley Love's case demonstrates some gaping holes in Virginia's restraining order laws. Turns Out, Yeardley Love couldn't have gotten an RO even if she wanted one.
* This piece has already demonstrated to me that I will basically have to turn off my brain to enjoy Iron Man 2.
* In a surprising trend away from the last couple of weeks wherein several U.S. states seemed intent on making sure I'd never move there, Minnesota makes a step toward being a future home for David & I as the Minnesota House approves granting gay and lesbian couples rights over their partner's remains upon death. The bill still has to clear the state Senate and be signed by the Governor, but I'm please to see the bill gaining traction. Might seem like a small thing, until you consider what it feels like to be the surviving partner as some distant relative to sweep in during the wake of a heart-breaking loss, identifying the body, making the funeral arraignments, and burying your partner of 25 years 3000+ miles away. So yay Minnesota for treating people grieving their loved ones with a tiny smidgen of decency and respect!
~ "HULK SMASH MALE PRIVILEGE INTO HEGEMONIC SHRAPNEL!"
~ "HULK RETURN FROM DAY OF PARADIGM SMASHING TO FIND PLETHURA OF NEW FEMINIST ALLIES! HULK OFFER BIG GREEN HUG TO NEW FOLLOWERS!"
~ "HULK BAKE STRAWBERRY SCONES FOR MONTHLY FEMINIST POTLUCK. HULK KITCHEN SMELL WONDERFUL. DELICIOUS BERRIES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE!"
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