how can we be living in a world where the following can be read in the saturday edition of what is generally considered to be a progressive left-ish (though admitedly disgustingly middle-class) national newspaper:
"'i'm sure one of the things that attracted me about harry,' she says, sweetly, 'is that he's a very equal person. it's not like i looked at him and thought 'i want your babies', it's just that he's very fair. i did the lion's share, for sure. i gave up work for a long time, to look after the children. but for a guy, he does a lot, a lot, a lot."
AGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yesterday, a woman at work who has a very young baby (less than a year) was saying how she took off her hat to any working mother because it was so hard. she explained she worked all day then went home and had all of the laundry, feeding, cooking cleaning to do and by the time she had a minute to herself, it was 11 pm. i asked her why her husband didn't help and she said, oh - he just wouldn't - grew up with a maid, a real momma's boy, wouldn't lift a finger. and she puts up with this. like its some kind of force majeure or something.
what planet do these people live on? one where men turn into fairy dust if they clean a toilet? don't men find this insulting? of course, cleaning sucks. duh. and yes, in a world view where women are not-quite-human, it makes sense for them to do all of it. but if you believe women and men are both equally human, then you'd better be doing your share of the shit shovelling.
Saturday, 14 March 2009
Friday, 6 March 2009
Friday, 27 February 2009
women in film
bibi van der zee has an engaging article in the guardian today about sexism in films – it references alison bechdel’s film test – one of her characters won’t watch a film unless it has at least
a) two female characters that
b) have a conversation which is
c) not about a man.
it’s surprising how many films fail this test.
i’m not hugely into film – i enjoy them but usually i can’t be bothered to put in the time commitment – i’d rather read. i wonder if this is part of the reason.
time to check out the birds eye film festival running from 9 - 13 march at the southbank - a film festival showcasing the best female film makers from around the world!
a) two female characters that
b) have a conversation which is
c) not about a man.
it’s surprising how many films fail this test.
i’m not hugely into film – i enjoy them but usually i can’t be bothered to put in the time commitment – i’d rather read. i wonder if this is part of the reason.
time to check out the birds eye film festival running from 9 - 13 march at the southbank - a film festival showcasing the best female film makers from around the world!
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
can anyone tell me
how to change the settings so that half my &(**^&^%&^ cartoon doesn't hang off the end???
Thursday, 19 February 2009
update
the coaster is still in my pocket, but my knickers are not only clean, they're brand new.
uk ambulance crews can rest easier...
uk ambulance crews can rest easier...
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
and another thing
well, actually, i just don't want to go to bed.
not that i don't like bed, i do - or sleeping - heavens - i'm a 9-hour-a-night woman if given half a chance.
what i'm really hating is work. i only have 3 1/2 weeks left in this contract and i am sooooo detaching. in fact, i'm detached. i even brought home my coaster yesterday, the one i bring to all my jobs that has an artistic rendition of a duck with a stethoscope around its neck with the caption, "trust me, i'm a ductor".
although it's still in my coat pocket. so i guess i'm in limbo. if a coaster is symbolic, that is.
i hate these waiting times.
god - imagine if i were in a traffic accident and not only were my knickers dirty but i could only be identified by a duck coaster.
not that i don't like bed, i do - or sleeping - heavens - i'm a 9-hour-a-night woman if given half a chance.
what i'm really hating is work. i only have 3 1/2 weeks left in this contract and i am sooooo detaching. in fact, i'm detached. i even brought home my coaster yesterday, the one i bring to all my jobs that has an artistic rendition of a duck with a stethoscope around its neck with the caption, "trust me, i'm a ductor".
although it's still in my coat pocket. so i guess i'm in limbo. if a coaster is symbolic, that is.
i hate these waiting times.
god - imagine if i were in a traffic accident and not only were my knickers dirty but i could only be identified by a duck coaster.
Saturday, 14 February 2009
Friday, 13 February 2009
stealing from geo
i'm gonna steal geo's meme. is that allowed?
current clothes: an old orange jumper of n's that shrunk, jeans, saturday hair (unwashed), and an old pair of crocs. i am so glam.
current mood: happy-tired with a pinch of foreboding
current music: some programme n's playing with that is reading out the names of planets and stars (i assume as he clicks on something) in a weird, disembodied, posh female voice. her pronunciation is crap.
current annoyance: see above.
current thing: banana bread! comfort food of the highest (lowest?) order. it is in the oven now. we will eat 2 slices, rhapsodize, and then leave it to go moldy on the the kitchen counter. this is not a new thing.
current desk top picture: it's a field. who looks at their desktop??
current book: country of my skull by antjie krog. amazing. the writing is incredible, and what she is writing about is so unimaginably awful. she is a south african poet and journalist, and she covered the truth and reconciliation hearings. this book is her writing about that. i really can't recommend it enough.
current song in head: some classical thing, horn-heavy
current dvd in dvd player: don't have a dvd player, just stream and download. last thing watched was the rachel maddow show from msnbc. last movie watched was fight club. see how current i am?
current refreshment: a rapidly diminishing pint of freeminor honey ale.
current worry: the reading i have yet to start for my class on tuesday. the 4 weeks of work left ahead of me before my jail time is complete. oh yeah, forgot to mention, my contract at work is finishing in a month. this is, my friends, a good thing, believe me.
current thought: gosh darn it, is that banana bread burning?
current clothes: an old orange jumper of n's that shrunk, jeans, saturday hair (unwashed), and an old pair of crocs. i am so glam.
current mood: happy-tired with a pinch of foreboding
current music: some programme n's playing with that is reading out the names of planets and stars (i assume as he clicks on something) in a weird, disembodied, posh female voice. her pronunciation is crap.
current annoyance: see above.
current thing: banana bread! comfort food of the highest (lowest?) order. it is in the oven now. we will eat 2 slices, rhapsodize, and then leave it to go moldy on the the kitchen counter. this is not a new thing.
current desk top picture: it's a field. who looks at their desktop??
current book: country of my skull by antjie krog. amazing. the writing is incredible, and what she is writing about is so unimaginably awful. she is a south african poet and journalist, and she covered the truth and reconciliation hearings. this book is her writing about that. i really can't recommend it enough.
current song in head: some classical thing, horn-heavy
current dvd in dvd player: don't have a dvd player, just stream and download. last thing watched was the rachel maddow show from msnbc. last movie watched was fight club. see how current i am?
current refreshment: a rapidly diminishing pint of freeminor honey ale.
current worry: the reading i have yet to start for my class on tuesday. the 4 weeks of work left ahead of me before my jail time is complete. oh yeah, forgot to mention, my contract at work is finishing in a month. this is, my friends, a good thing, believe me.
current thought: gosh darn it, is that banana bread burning?
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