Today’s Friday links are shorter than usual; I took a media break halfway through the week (this meant, among other things, I would click over to my Google Reader, scan briefly for any of my friends’ blogposts to read – then close my eyes and click “Mark as Read” ON EVERYTHING ELSE while crying). OF COURSE I still got some great stuff for you all – never fear.
At What Tami Said: “Sexism and Saturday Night Live”. “When faced with hard discussions about sexism or racism or homophobia, etc., people are often quick to a) minimize the past and b) celebrate just how “post-ism” we are today.” Yup, you said it.
School: I mentioned this in last weeks’ broadcast: “The Worst Bullying PSA Ever”, a critique by author Rosalind Wiseman. The critique is great, of course, but what I didn’t mention last week and what I wanted to mention this week is an alternative work she cited: “School Bullying: What You Haven’t Heard”.
Regarding school – and was pretty upsetting (but not surprising) to read – from Voice In Recovery “BMI, Education & Extra Credit for Weight Loss”. The phrase “bad idea” cannot be overstated.
On the lighter side: h/t to friend and reader Jasmine, for a Monty Python classic, “Argument Clinic”…
as well as another classic: “Phonetic Punctuation”, by Victor Borge:
But here’s the video I’m hoping many people will watch. Regarding film, television, and media and the critique, analysis, and projects associated: “Geena Davis on the Effects of Gender Inequality on TV and in Movies” at Rice Daddies, featuring a 15 minutes of FANTASTIC as follows:
In the food department: on FB my lady Flo posted a recipe for Bacon Egg Pancake Cups. Let me tell you, I hate breakfast foods Times One Hundred, but the rest of the family loves them. Oh also: I will rock these the very first time I make ’em.
Ending on a transcendent note: friend and reader Medrie wrote “Fear Not”. I’ve mentioned her work many times; she is the blog I read that always has my heart in my throat. I can imagine many mothers and erstwhile children could relate to this piece.
Our blogs are having a conversation! Thanks for the link, and the readings and the video treats. Both the Monty Python and the Victor Borge / Phonetic Punctuation are old favourites…
Thx very much for sharing the Geena Davis video. It’s only taken me 4 days to find the 15 minutes (across 3 settings) to watch it- YAY!
It is quite telling to see Davis’ personal contention with children’s film in the U.S. played out in her facial expressions and body language while she discusses the topic from about minute 12 onward. The laughs are over for her from this point, as they should be.
@Medrie
You’re welcome. Your blog is a real treat!
@Luckychrm
Yes, I could have listened to a lot more of an interview! Davis is also a classic example of how an individual, once a parent, can be inspired by the observation and care of a little one, to great activist works. I look forward to seeing what else she gets up to as her kids grow (her three kids are the same ages as my two)!