Hello, Pride Month! African homophobia does not exist, nor does European homophobia, Asian homophobia or South American homophobia. Acts of homophobia occur in each of these spaces. …African conceptions of homosexuality are shaped by factors including nationalism, globalisation, migration, ethnicity, and religion. They are shaped by labour practices and national politics, by participation in sports [...]
Posts Tagged ‘feminism’
Your Gender/Identity Post for the Day
16 Jun 2010 at 15:05
by Adam
in Anthropology, Society
tags: anthropology, feminism, gender, globalization, identity
Applied Linguistic Anthropology
…on a feminist website. (Well, sort of, it’s more just etymology with a cultural dimension, but anyway.) I love her run-through of trying to explain “Damn” and “pardon my french” to a non-native speaker. And the concluding paragraphs: …if there are words and phrases that I use, but haven’t actually thought about — idioms that [...]
Feminism, Liberty, Negativity, Positivity
Came across these posts on feminism and the men who are rejecting negative masculinity, but questioning (and eliciting good discussion) what the alternative is. If you’re against negative masculinity, great, but what’s a replacement concept of positive masculinity? One of my favorite responses: This is the same kind of argument I often hear from young [...]
Non-sexist Hallowe’en Costume Ideas
My own costume idea is a secret. And lame. But these Halowe’en costume ideas from Feministing are pretty cool. Kanye West Need: These, microphone, and a willingness to repeatedly make the “Imma let you finish” joke. Related ideas: Taylor Swift (Couple costume!)
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