Sunday Linkfest!

.... It's officially Monday for me right now but better late than never!

Note to James Cameron: Native Women are Not Trophies

James Cameron's Avatar is a Stylish Film marred by its Racist Subtext - there's a reference to Conrad's Heart of Darkness in this critique, which is quite apt.

A Broken System Part I: Unconstitutional - on the US public school system

a difference of what matters

Walt Disney Co.'s Princess and the Frog Stirs Controversy Among Evangelicals. (Because no matter how much P&F speaks to traditional conservative values...)

Colonial Mentality:

Colonial mentality is a cultural notion of inferiority sometimes seen amongst populations previously subjugated and colonised by foreign entities.
When a colonial power is strong, and cannot be effectively resisted, often a population may have to simply accept the rule of the foreigners as an inescapable reality. As time progresses, these colonised natives will sometimes procede to mimic the foreigners in power as they begin to perceive the "foreign way" of doing things and acting as different, and since the foreigner is also in power, the foreign way comes to be seen as the "better way". The foreign way is then held in a higher esteem than previous native ways.

They may mimic the behaviours, business & government practices, but also the language, dress, food, and other customs of the foreigner.

On being Polite and Being Right

More Musings on Marriage

Why do Gropers Grope

Good Touch, Bad Touch

X-Ray Scanners, Security Theatre and Marginalized Bodies

Yes, I can Make An Informed Choice

Teaching Feminism and Body Image: What is Dove Really Selling?

So how does an awesome girl like me come to have an Eating Disorder?

In the Name of Awareness

A Wish List for the Pro-choice Movement for the Next 10 Years

Either Stand Up for Yourself, or Keep Silent

Where Does Hate Come From?

Cripchick's Five Favourite Tools to Dialogue about Justice

I Am Not You:

Telling me that I need to look at the word usage differently, as a given culture or society’s accepted usage or slang, does not erase these experiences. They do not magically disappear. They will always be a part of the person and yes, such usage can trigger them and cause harm. It also does not magically show me your perspective or why I should understand it or change my perspective to match it.

Legacies of Trans-Exclusive Feminism (aka Why Are You Angry)

Quick Hit: Parenting and Able-ist Language

I won't even come CLOSE to everything that's wrong with this picture (about Wonder Woman bondage origin claims, and Blackest Night)

Realms of Fantasy: Call for Submissions: Women in Fantasy Issue