Blogging for choice, possible “career move,” my favoritest class

[sofiaviolet]

It’s Blog For Choice day. It sneaks up on me every year; I don’t know about it until someone else on my friendslist posts about it. I would love to have something intelligent to say, but I feel like I have nothing new to add.

I will, however, link you to jezrana’s post. Her experience is very different from mine (my Catholic school was firmly in the “Jesus loves you, let’s watch some animated Bible stories” camp, and I transferred for seventh grade anyway), but I agree with her that in an ideal world, abortion would be (mostly, at least) unnecessary - birth control would be fully accessible and everyone would understand it, and rape wouldn’t exist.But we don’t live in the best of all possible worlds, not by a long shot. So.

And looneyluna says: “Reproductive rights are about you.”

This whole post is great, but my favorite part is number 9. I haven’t debated abortion since the issue of penalties for women who have abortions came to my attention, but I’m just waiting for the chance. (Although, seriously, I try to stay out of shit like that. I get angry enough that I start to black out; if I ever get past that - well, I’ve never thrown a punch in my life, but no time like the present…)

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I’m considering getting involved with the Papercut Zine Library, seeing as they’re looking for volunteers.

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I love my Language and Gender class, I really do. I am probably one of the people with the best background in the gender issues we’re discussing this week (establishing some sort of common knowledge about that stuff before we actually delve into linguistics); all of the readings were nothing new to me.

Also, I got full marks on a paper by referencing: certain of my internet friends, gender-neutral pronouns, riot grrl, bandom, the recent debate about the term “female space,” Coffeetablegate, and the surrounding discussion of our tendency to forgive our boys for a heck of a lot that we would hold anyone else accountable for. In more or less that order.

In short, I am ridiculous.

Originally published at The Love Letter Sessions. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[blacksambuca.livejournal.com]

In short, you are amazing. ♥

[sofiaviolet]

^-^

[ix-tab.livejournal.com]

Man, I want to take a language and gender class!

...I knew I should have stayed in uni.

Becuase that's awesome! Also, how much do I love that you can work in bandom into your paper? (Answer: THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS MUCH)

[sofiaviolet]

I hadn't actually planned on taking it, but I'm glad I am.

(Bandom is also all over the recorded conversation I'm going to spend the rest of the semester analyzing. I'm not sure whether \o/ or /o\ applies.

My professor seems like the kind of person who could be into a media fandom. I'm a little freaked out.)

[looneyluna.livejournal.com]

You should totally get involved with the 'zine library. It sounds like a fascinating opportunity.

As an aside, if you have any recommended reading in terms of language and gender please let me know. I'm sort of working on something semi-secret about women in music both as fans and participants, and how they are viewed and more references would always be good.

[sofiaviolet]

I'll keep an eye out for good articles!

Zine

[susanandleonard.livejournal.com]

I tried to open the zine site by link, by typing it into the Google search engine and the snap.com space. None of them opened it. ???

My thoughts are a bit chaotic right now and I have to get ready for a meeting, so I'll comment on the rest later.

Luv you, Mum

[sofiaviolet]

That would be because I messed up the link. *fail* Should be fixed.