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Satanic Donuts
Who will eat them all?
These free donuts sitting here
They are from satan!
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One of the board trolls asked how chivalry is sexist in another topic. I was surprised to see there's no Feminism 101 post specifically about chivalry, so I'll explain it here. Why explain to an anti-feminist troll something he'll never accept no matter what? Because I'm bored.
I'll use a specific example, rather than talking generally here.
In this article, Lawton describes an incident in which he held a door open for a woman, who told him she didn't need a man to hold a door for her. She refused to go through the door while he held it open, so being the gentleman who respects women that he is, Lawton refused to move, blocking her only exit from the coffee shop in which this act of moste noble chivalrie took place. She eventually relented, and passed him (with a huff and a roll of the eyes, that bitch).
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The NY Times has a I have a unique subject for debate, so let's do this. Thought I should post this here as people in the UK might be interested ... the BBC have done a Radio adaptation of Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman! It has an amazing cast, and generally sounds awesome - some of my friends have been excited about this for months. The first episode is this afternoon (2:30, BBC Radio 4) and an hour long, and then there are 5 30-minute episodes next week on BBC Radio 4 Extra. All episodes available to catch up on demand until 29th March. I don't know about experience of others, but I have met plenty of guys who pretend to not be sexist and maybe even think they are not, but once you get to know them you realise they are looking for to objectify and do their laundry. Or they can't stand the fact that you have an education and a "manly" job. Or they start complaining about you not dressing a certain way (excuse me?). How do you avoid them? Better yet, how did you meet pro-feminist men?
So, I've been meaning to do a detailed article here about everything that's wrong with the VFX industry and how the big studios in Hollywood treat us right now, and I haven't had the time to sit down and do it. But we just had our special crew screening of Oz: The Great and Powerful, and you know what left the biggest impression on the crew after the credits finished rolling? "Scientists suggest beer after a workout" Here's (not) a real shocker for all of us here:
* Your microbiota alter your metabolism.
* For every human cell that is intrinsic to our body, there are about 10 resident microbes
* The microbial communities of couples sharing a house are similar, suggesting the importance of the environment in shaping an individual’s microbiome. Having a dog helps, probably due to all the licking and petting.
* Breastmilk contains things specifically indigestible to humans - but there to help one of the new microbiota start up (babies start with a blank slate until pushed out through the vagina). This particular one helps us reduce inflammation and infection.
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[ view 7 replies ]Martial Arts and Decency
I practice martial arts at a well respected dojo. This isn't some mcdojo (term for a fancy place that acts more like an expensive health club and doesn't really teach anything helpful). It's small and close-knitted, and our Master wants to bring it back to reflect a more traditional dojo.
We wear a gi, an outfit used for martial arts training. We're not really required to use it, and we can use regular sports clothing if we want to. But it's just better to use the gi. One of the big reasons we prefer the traditional gi over modern sports clothing is that a gi won't rip, but other clothing materials can.
Now here's the problem: I'm a woman. The gi were designed for a man's body - even if the gi is technically unisex. And I do wear a t-shirt and sports bra under the gi. But we kick, punch, and grab each other in the dojo, and the gi can easily be yanked off.
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[ view 9 replies ]MLP: Neverwhere radio adaptation BBC Radio 4
More info here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r522y/profiles/about
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[ view 4 replies ]How do I not get myself involved with a hidden sexist
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[ view 23 replies ]Disney, that screen credit was not worth the misery.
Picture this: as usual, the actors and the director and all the people the studio deems "important" get their names scrolled across the screen in a special fashion. Then the regular credits start rolling, and we get to see those people... again. Because we missed them the first time? Okay, fine, whatever. So the credits go along, everything is all nice and centered, and broken down by department and team. Everything's very easily readable.
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[ view 5 replies ]mlp: beer is rehydrating
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... r-workout/
Makes me think I should have had that beer after exercising on Thurs like I wanted to, instead of being good and having water. But
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[ view 4 replies ]Genders not so different after all
http://news.discovery.com/human/psychol ... 130214.htm
Sample size was huge, 13,000 people. Dude.
Gotta dash and run, my husband and I (hey look: we're going together! to do kid stuff!) have a meeting re: kindergarten but I'll try to dig up the peer-reviewed article when I'm on campus and have access to such things.
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