welcome to the fest

Yeh, spinster is really amazing - such a lot of inspirational women landing in the first few days

My favourite characters in the comic are Criminy and Fuchsia. I also really like the Criminy and Fuchsia characters and storyline, but I feel there isn't any point extending the plot line unless there is a really good character progression / development to describe. If the inspiration isn't landing...

Ingun wrote:I think what plays into this, too, is that we often see the white male protagonist presented as the default, the standard, the neutral viewpoint.

This.

Sinfest was just better at the beginning. Just because the author didn't take sides. Now he's a radical - and a radical is always narrow-minded. Can't blame him for that, but my opinion - the series have lost that wisdom part, potrayed in the Dragon character. No one is objective, no one doesn't ha...

I found this comic really impactful, a real eye opener.

Thanks for sharing, that's a really upsetting and disturbing article. I looked through the WE party manifesto as well, and it didn't seem to have a concrete position on criminalising 'users' (e.g. abusers) of the sex 'industry', or a position on pornography (it only seems to mention revenge pornogra...

Anyone involved or following the WE party in the UK? Are they radical enough? Are third parties just a 'waste of votes'? http://www.womensequality.org.uk They appear to support the Nordic model: http://www.womensequality.org.uk/prostitution_report_misses_point Is it possible to make progress using t...

Tarod wrote:How have gender norms affected you?

It's hard to imagine what things would be like outside the patriarchy when you've lived your whole life in it. Even the concept of gender and 'norms' exists in this context. So I guess they've effected everything about me in ways I can't measure...