Tag: Social Issues
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Don’t worry your pretty head
This image from Vox Political sums up my disquiet over the gagging law, and the silly idea that water cannons might’ve been good for putting out fires in the London Riots (not actually good for rioters though, as ACPO has admitted – but still, good reason to cut 10 Fire Stations then, eh?). Yes you’ve…
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The New Separatism: Assimilation, Appropriation and Authenticity
I love this article by Julia Serano ‘Considering Trans and Queer Appropriation’ partly because it ties together many things I’ve been thinking about from very different spheres, as any good article should. Mostly about white hip hop and pop, and the whole Macklemore vs LE1F controversy as well as the probably now forgotten Miley Cyrus…
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K-Tel presents Pure Crap Collection
I bought this album once – surprised ‘Invisible Tits’ by Peppermint Churchfire isn’t on it though., memories via LiarTown (NSFW, some porn-related images, although I did LOL at the Homonculus, the Porn magazine for Gay Satanists). And this one is doing the round from LiarTown – interesting how quite a few parents get all huffy…
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Twerkgate redux
Or, Yes People Are Still Talking About That Miley Cyrus Performance *Sigh* Had a Facebook argument about the whole Miley affair, yes in some parts this still rages on (!) and having thought about it overnight I’ve realised what’s bugging me about the response to her: 1) Agency. There are lots of white middle class…
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I can’t change even if I wanted to…My love, she keeps me warm
I had seen the video but never connected it, well I did to gay marriage, but not the personal side. The amazing singer? Mary Lambert, I guess she’s singing to her girlfriend, Rachel. Mackelmore, more than a one-hit wonder, has a gay uncle (well uncles – hey they legally multiply now! 😉 and talked about…
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Homophobic and Transphobic hate crime on the rise world wide
I missed this report from UN’s Navi Pillay from May, but worrying the trend for homophobic and transphobic hate crime across the world is rising…I heard about this via the Metro’s excellent piece about being transgender in Latin America where the majority of the world’s transgender murders are occuring…although I was heartened by the statistic…