December 31st, 2006

Catharine MacKinnon on The White Woman

“In recent critiques of feminist work for failing to take account of race or class (12), it is worth noting that the fact that there is such a thing as race and class is assumed, although race and class are generally treated as abstractions to attack gender rather than as concrete realities, if indeed they […]

December 30th, 2006

In Love With Winter

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December 29th, 2006

WWT #12

Disgust, Virtue of (1985 ed.): profound revulsion experienced and expressed by women who are overcoming psychic numbing and coming to our Senses; habit of Discerning Women whose honest loathing is aroused by the behavior of snools/fools/drools in the State of Lechery
From Websters’ First New Intergalactic Wickedary of the English Language conjured by Mary […]

Friday Cat Blogging

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Mesa takes her study of radical feminism very seriously, and she thinks you should too.

December 27th, 2006

Nestle’s Brilliant Comeback

December 26, 2006
Dear Ms. W–,
Thank you for taking the time to contact us about Yorkie™. Your feedback plays an integral role in our ongoing efforts to further improve our products and services.
This product is being imported from England. Product label states “Not for girls”, statement used as a marketing strategy produced specifically and targeted to […]

December 25th, 2006

WWT #11

Parthenogenetic Creation
1: work of feminist creation produced by women alone; woman-made work which may use males as re-sources but never as progenitors, spiritual fathers, mentors, or models. Examples: Les Guerilleres, by Monique Wittig; Mooncircles, by Kay Gardner; Websters’ First New Intergalactic Wickedary of the English Language
2: “method of Philosophia: method which […]

December 24th, 2006

What century is it again?

As if we needed another reason to hate Nestle, I found this during a jaunt to the international market today:

To my sisters in the UK, my deepest sympathies–here in The Land of the Free® and The Home of the Brave™, it is not common knowledge that across the pond sexism has proceeded to the point […]

December 23rd, 2006

WWT #10

Straying Power: ability to stray/stay off the tracks of traditions that betray women and nature
From Websters’ First New Intergalactic Wickedary of the English Language conjured by Mary Daly in cahoots with Jane Caputi.

December 22nd, 2006

Wickedary Word Today (WWT) #9

(When did I stop doing this? And why? Anyway, it’s back.)
Stamina
n [(derived fr. L, pl. of stamen warp, thread of life spun by the fates):”…strength or courage of conviction: staying power: PERSEVERANCE”–Webster’s]:
threads of Life spun by the Fates; Staying Power/Straying Power of women who participate in the Spinning of the Fates, e.g., by […]

Friday Cat Blogging


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