Tell It WOC Speak Blog Carnvial, #2

I'm currently in transit to the East coast, probably about the land (that's the magic of scheduled posting), but that's no reason you can't check out the latest installment of the Tell It WOC Speak Blog Carnival!

Tell It WOC Speak Carnival

The first WOC and ally carnival is up at Renee's awesome new blog Tell It WOC Speak.

By way of introduction, Renee writes

Welcome everyone to what I hope will be the first of many blog carnivals dedicated to the voices of women of colour and our allies. In every sphere of life women of colour are marginalized and exploited. Often, when we attempt to engage to change our circumstances we are silenced. This carnival is our attempt to give voice to our shared issues. We have a strong history of activism and organizing and it is in this vein that we have chosen this space to highlight the various ways we have attempted to carve out a niche in the online world. We shall not be silenced, and our dreams shall be realized. We are women of quality and worth.

It's an impressive collection of posts and I highly recommend everyone hop on over and visit it now and not a moment later.

Check out the 71st Carnival of Feminists

Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Hop to It! and check out the excellent entries in the 71st Carnival of Feminists!

(Also, if you haven't already, you should also take a gander at the 70th Carnival of Feminists over at Sheffield Fems, which I stupidly forgot to mention a couple weeks ago. Oops!)

Go. Read. And be careful not to land on Park Place or you'll owe the banker your first-born.

69th Carnival of Feminists

The 69th Carnival of Feminists is up over at This is What a Feminist Blogs Like. It's a great selection as always, so go check it out!

The 68th Carnival of Feminists is here!

Come one, come all and Welcome to the 68th Carnival of Feminists (thanks Natalie)! My favorite thing about these Carnvials is the unique opportunity to read about issues I hadn't yet considered and the work of bloggers that I hadn't yet come across and this Carnival was no exception.

Check out all the great posts--some compelling, some fun, some thought-provoking, some heart-wrenching--below:


Politics on the brain

slothwomyn at ...snapshots of a spiral path muses on the ups and downs of election day. Celebrating Obama's win, she also considers the passage and defeat of a few California propositions, for better and for worse.

P Threlfall at Sociology Eye wonders about former Vice Presidential candidate, Governor Sarah Palin and whether she can be considered a feminist icon. Some compelling questions are asked, so go weigh in on the debate.

And, Word Bandit offers a few thoughts on misogyny, Sarah Palin and double standards. Was Sarah Palin picked for all the wrong reasons and how would she be treated differently now if she were a man?


On Women, Writing and Big Ideas

Jason at Executed Today remembers Olympe de Gouges, beheaded in Paris in 1793. Ahead of her time (pun intended), this "proto-feminist" authored Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Citizen, voraciously wrote plays and pamphlets, and lobbied for the rights of those less fortunate.

earlgreyrooibos at This is What a Feminist Blogs Like critiques the claim that women don't write "big idea" books. She considers the gendered nature of the publishing industry and wonders why women are often deemed better at fiction than nonfiction.


Popular Culture and Everyday Life:

Unmana at Unmana's Words recounts an anecdote about sexism and cooking. Are the two so intermeshed that some men only want to eat food cooked by women?

harpymarx analyzes misogyny in slasher films. She considers the filmic trope of "the final girl," and asks some really compelling questions about where women viewers are allowed to seek identification in horror films.

Sierra at Pervyficgirl rants about fan fiction and consent. She writes about how she sees pairing a mentally-unstable, teenaged girl with an older man in the Marvel comics fandom as akin to a rape narrative.

mzbitca at What a crazy random happenstance explores the women of Harry Potter. In particular, she examines how the character of Molly Weasley, as a stay-at-home mom in the series, challenges our assumptions about homemakers and feminist roles.


Reproductive Rights, Sexuality and Our Bodies:

Word Bandit's anecdote about her neighbor's sex life leads to an examination of female sexuality. How is female sexuality often performed, used and abused in our society and what does it say about women's position of power in relation to sex?

Saranga at Pai writes about the erasure of bisexuality in Diva magazine. She wonders why bisexuality is often elided by the media and despairs at not finding bisexual representation in UK-based popular culture.

Jill Morrison at Womenstake argues that a pro-life pharmacy is far from "pro-life." She wonders what will happen to women who fall through the cracks because they're falsely instructed by a pro-life pharmacist that they can't get the contraception they want or need.

little light at Taking Steps recounts her heart-wrenching trans rape narrative (trigger warning!). She opens up about the stigma she faced from the very people who were supposed to help her because she is trans.

Genevieve Dusquesne at UneFemmePlusCourageuse offers an impassioned rant against John McCain's “health of the mother” scare quotes. She ruminates on the reasons for third-trimester abortions and wonders if McCain and those who think like him actually have any compassion for women.


Last, but not least, Meditations on feminism:

At incurable hippie's musings and rants, the author contemplates disability and access to feminism. She offers a variety of critical accounts and recounts her personal experience with ableism among other feminists.

Aerik wonders what makes a feminist ally. He examines what makes a good ally as well how sexism often prevails in the name of pseudo-feminism, particularly in relation to science and Skepticism.

Kenneth Reitz discusses modesty and political centrism. He wonders who's to blame for commodity culture's objectification of women and what both women and men can do to stop it.

mzbitca at What a crazy random happenstance contemplates feminist deal-breakers. Her post about what she finds untenable in regards to otherwise feminist people and actions inspired a great discussion, so go join in.

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And that's all for this edition, folks! Thanks for stopping by.

By the way, if you forgot to contribute this time around but would still like to, send me your post within the next day or two (to fourthwave[dot]feminism[at]gmail[dot]com), and I'll add it to the Carnival.

If you'd like to contribute to the next Carnval (wherever it may be), you can fill out this form.

Enjoy!

68th Carnival of Feminists Last Call

Last Call to submit your recent blog posts to the 68th Carnival of Feminists here at Fourth Wave.

Again, you can submit posts by filling out the online form or sending an email directly to me at fourthwave[dot]feminism[at]gmail[dot]com.

Deadline is midnight tonight Eastern Standard Time (12:00EST)! I've got a whole list of awesome posts, so I think it's going to be a great Carnival.

The Carnival should be up by noon tomorrow.

Carnival of Feminists Submission Reminder

Hey folks,

Don't forget to submit your posts (anything from the past couple weeks) to the 68th Carnival of Feminists here at Fourth Wave.

For now, there's no theme, as long as your posts are somehow related to feminism. You can submit posts by filling out the online form or sending an email directly to me at fourthwave[dot]feminism[at]gmail[dot]com. Submit away! It's an excellent way to network and introduce your blog to a different audience of readers.

Also, feel free to encourage readers on your own blog to submit their posts! I've already gotten a few excellent submissions, but I'd love to have a nice long list of great links.

Carnival of Feminists #67

The 67th Carnival of Feminists is up over at Jump off the Bridge, and Sally received a lot of great post submissions in the last few weeks on a diverse variety of topics--from politics and Palin to religion, sex and "isms". Check it out!

Also, I'm very pleased to announce that we here at Fourth Wave will be hosting the next Carnival of Feminists (that would be number 68; click on the link for more information) on November 12, 2008.

For now, there's no theme, as long as your posts are somehow related to feminism. You can submit posts by filling out the online form or sending an email directly to me at fourthwave[dot]feminism[at]gmail[dot]com. Submit away! It's an excellent chance to network and introduce your blog to a larger audience.

Carnival of Feminists, #66

Check out the 66th Carnival of Feminists over at Apu's World.

The next Carnival will be hosted on October 22nd by Sally over at Jump Off the Bridge, so don't forget to submit your recent feminist blog entries to share with the world.