Archive for August 2010

Accidental Lesbianism

Movie Review by Kathy Miriam The Kids are Alright is the first mainstream Hollywood film projecting a “positive image” of lesbians and lesbian marriage? The movie is the logical outcome of the quest for “gay visibility” and reflects the assimilationist model dominating gay politics today. This politics is defined almost solely by its claims for [...]

Oiling the war machine

“The U.S. military consumes about 85 million barrels of oil a year, making it the biggest single consumer of fuel in the country and perhaps the world. Accordng to an interdisciplinary panel convened by the Defense Science Board (DSB ), cheap oil has distorted the American military into a handful of super-killing steel monsters, with [...]

net neutrality & the Google-Verizon deal

During the last decade, a battle has been brewing here in the United States. The outcome of this battle could decide who will ultimately control the internet – large corporations or internet users. FULL

Barbie & the commercial assault on girls

Hat tip to Kathy Miriam. What these seven year olds need is support from their families and communities to help them understand and cope with the unsettling changes occurring in their bodies. What they don’t need are anorexic junior dominatrix dolls for girls as young as six. Oops, I mean the Monster High brand (“Freaky [...]

the ideological gene

This one by firefighter Richard Lewontin.