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Yes, I'm reading coverage of the Downing Street Memo, and all the news about why there's been so liittle news about it.
But I've still found time to read other things:
Echidne of the Snakes writes, regarding Mukhtaran Bibi: "...the whole case demonstrates how and why women's rights are not of great priority in so many places on this earth: they are awkward reminders that not all tradition is good, they demand rights for those who traditionally are idolized as not wanting any, and the society does need to change for such rights to exist."
In Body Politic, Laurie writes about gender and body privilege: "As men are being made more and more aware of the ways their bodies fail to match a mythical perfection, one thing that can happen is that some men’s criticisms of women’s bodies can become angrier and more explicit. In this way, the world works to keep us from forming the cross-gender and so many other alliances that can help to create change."
Majikthise discusses Tim Shorte and his "declined" election as chair of the Brooklyn College Sociology department: "A CUNY sociologist was tried in the media for an unsigned polemic he wrote as a private citizen and posted to an obscure independent website."
Also:
- Shakespeare's Sister writes about racial bias in reporting. Mainstream media reports its own bias as news.
- Sean of Preposterous Universe writes about senators who somehow aren't willing to condemn lynching.
Posted by sev @ 10:08 AM PST |