Kathy Sierra recently cancelled an appearance at the O’Reilly’s Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego and “suspended her blog because of death threats she received on her blog and threats of violence posted on other blogs, she said.”
It’s the latest variation on a theme, showing how misogyny manifests itself in our culture. I really And [...]
March 27, 2007
because gender in our society is not superficial, installment 2
March 27, 2007
“Jan, you’re a feminist with a capital ‘femme’”
This assessment came from a supportive colleague back in my start-up days when I closed a rant about the webgrrls on staff who believed Feminism equalled nose-piercings, liberal use of blue nail polish and quoting Camille Paglia as brilliance incarnate, with a stomp, a deskslap and “No, that is not feminism. That’s the [...]
March 27, 2007
recent remarks from the toddler
“Now I feel very, very better.” – immediately following a dose of Children’s Motrin
“The doctor has a lot of bushes!” – his response to the landscaping next to the parking lot for the medical building
“Go to sleep, go to sleep, go to sleep little mommy” – his first lullaby to me :)
