In one of my classes yesterday, we were discussing the Virgin Mary, particularly when she appeared as Virgen de Guadalupe, and I was reminded of how uneasy and erased I feel whenever Mary is defined as a Catholic saint. Of course, in the context of this specific lesson, she was a Catholic saint, and in …
badass.
I've seen this picture before, but I recently came across it on Facebook again. So in the name of women who breastfeed being unjustly shunned to the outskirts of society: Shove it in people's faces. Also, under the last post on the subject, woodturtle linked me to an awesome article with awesome pictures, some of …
The Ramifications of Insisting Men and Women are from Different Species
I started classes last month (this is my excuse for the slower entries) and a couple of things have surfaced: firstly, in a study of masculinities and femininities course, the inquiry of nature versus nurture in regards to gender predictably emerged. Secondly, in a timely manner, Scientific American produced this excellent article critiquing a study …
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Interpretation: the Qur’an as a Holistic Text
A methodological approach that has been mentioned on this site numerous times in passing is the consideration of the Qur’an holistically; that is, each verse contains the message of the entire Qur’an within it. One verse cannot be isolated from the rest of the religious text. The Qur’an is continuous, self-clarifying, and self-defining. This is …
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Wtf is wrong with people?
Trigger warning for severe animal abuse. From the Arkansas Times (via Feministe) Jacob Burris, who has served as Aden's campaign manager since late October, arrived home with his family Sunday evening, and his four children discovered the gruesome scene as they exited the family vehicle to enter their home. The family pet, an adult, mixed-breed …
Women in Islamic History: the Unlawful Erosion of Monogamy and the Correlating Objectification of Women
After divorce or widowhood, women in the first Muslim societies married and remarried without the disparagement of social stigma. It was not until the Abbasid era, upon the conquering of immensely patriarchal cultures and the expansive harems that arose in consequence, that the contractual rights of monogamy enforced by women began to erode, and the …
Sometime near the very beginning…
Man: This is what being a man means, and this is what being a woman means. Woman: Wait, but I’m also perfectly capab— Man: Stop trying to be like a man. Why do you hate your sex? Woman: What? No, I’m just saying why do you get to define— Man: Feminist! J’accuse! Pretending to want …
the fatal feminist 