You probably have already heard about the kilings that took place by the hand of George Sodini in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania on Tuesday night.
Sodini, a 48-year-old man entered an LA Fitness center at 7:45 pm, turned off the lights in an aerobics classroom, and opened fire on a class of 20 women, killing 3 and injuring 9 before killing himself.
One of the most disturbing parts of this attack was the fact that Sodini had a blog, where he wrote in detail about his misogynistic musings, sexual frustrations and even his plans to kill.
Gawker analyzes Sodini as just another killer seeking attention. As an internet developer by profession, Sodini knew that people would google his name after the killings, and knew where to lead them and how to control …
It was a summer afternoon like any other. I was sprawled across the couch with a pack of twizzlers in one hand and a large iced coffee in the other, two food-items that are essential to my survival. The N was having a Degrassi-a-thon (the actors look like me! I can relate to them!). I was ready to remain in this position of idealistic laziness for a good four to six hours.
Now, the N plays music videos between episodes. Generally this is when I get up to get more food (I’m actually not obese, although I’m not sure how) but I was already nursing my food-baby, so didn’t move. Through the sugar-coma haze, I saw the complete awesomeness that is Care Bears on Fire playing on my television …
The Huffington Post recently reported about Duah Fares, an Arab-Israeli teenager who wants to enter the Miss Israel pageant.
Now, I kind of hate beauty pageants. I mean I just think they’re completely unnecessary and promote the objectification of women and valuing beauty above all else (obviously). And for those people who say it’s “confidence-building” and that of course there is a “question and answer” section that proves these competitions care about women’s minds…just, no. If you want to build confidence and care about your mind, join one of those teams that builds robots, like Rock N’ Roll Robots. Or something along those lines. That said, I have no idea what’s available to young girls in Israel…but I’m pretty sure there must be something other than beauty pageants. There are …
Happy Thursday! Here are some cool links I’ve deemed worthy of sharing:
The Good
Nikol Hasler from the Midwest Teen Sex Show apparently now writes an advice column for Milwaukee Magazine. I know what you’re thinking: Milwaukee Magazine has an advice column focused on issues of teen sex? MILWAUKEE is the progressive one who recognizes the sexual problems of teenagers, and all people for that matter, as truly important? WTF? Well, not quite. It’s pretty general advice for the most part, but it’s Nikol Hasler, so it’s awesome. Good job, Milwaukee, good job.
Here is one column focused on sex and here is the most recent one about forgetfulness. Archives here.
Also SARAH HASKINS HAS A NEW TARGET WOMEN. yayyayayayayyayay!!!! And apparently it was recently Sarah’s 30th …
In the past month, the feminist blogosphere has been buzzing about the Summer issue of Ms. Magazine. For the content? No, the concern is about the imagery of the cover, and it’s depiction of a white woman juggling her white middle class problems in a Hindu deity’s pose.
“It’s completely inappropriate to utilize Hindu iconography in this context, mocks the religion, and diffuses the imagery of its ‘true’ meaning. When a cultural or religious symbol is used for marketing purposes by cultural or religious outsiders that fail to convey respect for and understanding of the intricacies of that culture or religion, it is offensive. Westerners have a history of seeking to eradicate ‘Other’ cultures and religions in favor …
So, like I said before, the fbomb desperately needs a new poll question. And just as I thought this, the website racks and stands noticed the fbomb and wanted to give something away to you guys. And if they want to give you free crap, who am I to stop them? I love you all and want to shower you with presents.
Especially one as awesome as a mini fridge. I mean, come on! A MINI FRIDGE! I think I’m probably way too obsessed with food and the convenience a mini fridge provides. But not just the winner benefits from this contest- you all get to vote on a new question! Yayyy.
The winner was Julia G. with the question:
What was the first purposefully feminist thing you ever did? …
16 Years Old in Milan: The Reality of a Dangerous City
In these last years in Milan the female condition has generally become worse. I could say it has turned out to be unbearable.
A teenage girl isn’t free to live her life in a safe way, like men. Here they say: “You’re a young woman, you must be careful every time you go out.” And this is the reality: you wanna go out for a walk downtown with friends, wanna go to the cinema, wanna go to the swimming pool, anywhere you like. But remember one thing: when you’re not at home, you’re not safe. Never were.
It’s summer, the weather is sunny and hot, you’ve decided to go out shopping with a friend of yours. You’re in Milan: what should you put on? Not tops, not shorts; you’d …
So, I’m going on a road trip this weekend. While this does mean my Mom will let me eat whatever junk food I want (a rarity in our whole-wheat, non-fat household) and we will listen to trashy and insulting books on tape (“two sexy, young women in the big, bad city try to find love…”) it also means I will have zero access to the internet.
So, to tide you over for the weekend here is a really great documentary for your viewing pleasure.
“In the uplifting and multiple award-winning documentary, Searching for Angela Shelton, filmmaker Angela Shelton drives around the United States surveying other Angela Sheltons. She discovers that 24 out of the 40 Angela Sheltons she speaks to are survivors of rape, childhood sexual abuse and/or domestic violence. (The number jumped to 28 out of 40 when 4 more Angelas broke their silence after the movie was completed). On her journey the filmmaker meets an Angela Shelton who tracks sexual predators and lives in the same town as the filmmaker’s father, who sexually abused her and her siblings for years.
Angela Shelton’s survey of women becomes a journey of self discovery during which she decides to finally confront her own past and her abusive father – on Father’s Day. The Angela Sheltons complete the journey by teaching the filmmaker about healing, faith and the power of the human spirit, no matter what your name is. “
It’s a really great film. If you like it, please consider buying a copy here to support Angela and her work.
Also, Snagfilms, the website the documentary is listed at, is worth checking out. They have a ton of documentaries you can view for free, and have a whole section on documentaries about women’s issues.
RT @juliezeilinger: Going on live national TV for the first time today...Melissa Harris Perry show, MSNBC, some time between 10:30-noon! http://twitter.com/the_fbomb20 hours ago
