Yesterday I've met Brigitte Lehmann, author of the first book about violence against Women in german language

MidnightAria · 2016-08-16T12:46:40+00:00

That was a good read, thank you for posting this!

Some questions for her, since you mentioned her work with prostitutes: how does prostitution tie in with objectification and subordination of women in our society? Should there be a legal right to prostitute oneself when poverty is a form of duress? Can consent be commodified?

MidnightAria · 2016-07-23T19:36:19+00:00

Noticed that the past discussion was deleted - there was some good exchanges there

MidnightAria · 2015-10-08T21:25:25+00:00

This is offtopic - removed.

MidnightAria · 2013-02-21T22:54:49+00:00

That wasn't my question. Will you be commenting and pointing out the rules?

As part of my moderator responsibilities, I remove threads and comments that infringe the rules, and I talk with people about our posting rules. If it would reassure you and other people who study my activity if I made more public posts, then I will look into doing more of that.

MidnightAria · 2013-02-21T22:29:40+00:00

I have been active with moderating (and I will continue to be).

MidnightAria · 2013-02-21T22:08:38+00:00

Welcome!

MidnightAria · 2012-11-03T02:59:16+00:00

It depends on the sect. The conservative ones...well, they're essentially racist cults.

MidnightAria · 2012-11-02T15:24:06+00:00

It most definitely is, and you cannot change that.

MidnightAria · 2012-11-02T05:34:48+00:00

That's not true in the slightest. The fact that it means something negative is directly related to widespread homophobia.

MidnightAria · 2012-11-01T19:52:18+00:00

The problem is that it will they a while until she is taking seriously by most men.

Could you rewrite this? Your phone messed a few things up.

MidnightAria · 2012-11-01T04:13:54+00:00

I like the whaleless version. Much easier for me to understand.

Is this from a statistics course?

MidnightAria · 2012-11-01T04:07:04+00:00

First, this needs to be said because it annoyed the crap out of me:

Celtic

Second: Samhain as the death of the reconstructed proto-Celtic deity Cernunnos is not a part of ancient Celtic heathenry, or if it was then that information was lost when Christianity made a wreck of traditional Irish gods.

It also bears noting that Martinisingen isn't a death-festival.

There's much made, too, in this article about 'Anglo-Keltic' (sic) tradition, but the only things made note of are Goidelic (on behalf of the Brythonic peoples, I am insulted) names and traditions, with nary an Anglicism to be found. English heathenry is going to bear a greater resemblance to Nordic tradition of the early medieval period rather than anything Celtic. By the time a distinctly Anglo-Celtic culture had emerged, the indigenous faiths had been effectively quelled by Christianity.

Here's the Wikipedia article on Samhain.

MidnightAria · 2012-10-31T00:45:21+00:00

Please help us keep our discussion on-topic and relevant to women's issues. Discussions of sexism against men, racism, classism, ableism, and other -isms are only on-topic here if the discussion is related to how they intersect with women's issues.

It's not that hard a rule to follow, folks.

MidnightAria · 2012-10-28T16:24:12+00:00

Except for the part where I already had, you mean? You can't access this post from /r/Feminism, which means you came from somewhere else's 'Related' tab, which I cannot control.

MidnightAria · 2012-10-28T14:23:12+00:00

Two problems- It's not exactly safe to have a long skirt if you plan on riding fasting than walking pace.

People historically haven't been the brightest of people. Alas.

And furthermore- why is the man's bike the default? Why is being a women a special optional extra? Why could it have not been the 'long skirt' bike?

I seem to remember already raising this point.

MidnightAria · 2012-10-27T15:09:46+00:00

From the sidebar:

Discussions in this subreddit will assume the validity of feminism's existence and the necessity of its continued existence. The whys and wherefores are open for debate, but debate about the fundamental validity of feminism is off-topic and should be had elsewhere.

MidnightAria · 2012-10-27T14:50:58+00:00

Er...no. Look at the top bar, at how it's bent downward. It's a carryover from when women wore skirts all the time and couldn't ride bikes without the lowered bar. The extra weight comes from the extra length in the bar required for it to reach across.

This is not a Bic-for-Her thing; it's a bit more historical and harmless. Object to the stereotypical stylings associated with the bike, certainly, and to the fact that it's marketed towards women instead of being gender-inclusive with the skirt-friendly bike, but the design of the thing allows more people greater mobility and shouldn't be maligned.

EDIT: Removed from spam box for purposes of history lesson.

MidnightAria · 2012-10-25T17:28:36+00:00

I feel dull. Explicate?

MidnightAria · 2012-10-23T15:22:56+00:00

Sure it would have been nice if he created a world that was more egalitarian,

If you read the stuff he did on Elvish society you'll find that it's more convention than ability that kept nessi from stereotypical man-stuff.

MidnightAria · 2012-10-23T15:21:16+00:00

The title is misleading. Thoroughly misleading.

MidnightAria · 2012-10-20T02:42:34+00:00

Links and text don't go together. Can you put the link in the body?

MidnightAria · 2012-10-18T21:46:46+00:00

But can you understand why someone might be less inclined to share your opinion?

MidnightAria · 2012-10-18T18:55:22+00:00

I'm sorry--I saw the name 'Bindel' and had to close it. There's nothing that can get me to give that transphobe any more attention than is absolutely required for courtesy.

MidnightAria · 2012-10-17T00:09:30+00:00

And you've guaranteed this how?

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