Assuming identities
I have a great unwillingness to assign people identities without their say so. (See We can do better than this, …
Tag Archives: identity
The Forty-Sixth Down Under Feminists Carnival
Hello and welcome to the forty-sixth edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival! I last hosted DUFC #12, so I’m …
Never forget where you came from
Identity and vulnerable social positioning aren’t necessarily constant things. You move. You grow up. Maybe your gender or sexual orientation …
Why I Post Pictures of Myself on the Internet
I post pictures of myself on the Internet because it is part and parcel of blogging about my life, but …
Writing Race
As a trend, there’s a stark difference between fiction written by authors identifying as white or otherwise. In the former, …
Are we really going to do this? Part 2
Part 1 I was particularly disappointed to see this critique of SlutWalk in the Australian context – hi Crikey post …
Are we really going to do this? Part 1
Personally, SlutWalk is not something that appeals to me. That is, I absolutely respect and support other people who are …
Here and gone
It occurred to me that the fact that I have a lot of trouble spelling aloud would be a suitably …
We can do better than this, surely?
This post, while not strictly speaking about Doctor Who, contains a spoiler for the second episode in the current (sixth) …
Okay.
Okay. As we’re probably all aware at this stage, I have a problem around being misracialised, which is why I’ve …
On identifying identities
I’ve noticed that a big theme on this blog is identity, which makes sense as I write on, well, social …
Disgusting.
I can’t quite bear to add much commentary to this. Everything you need to know is in The name’s the …
Invisible Identities, Part 3: The Privileges and Pains of Passing
Previously: Invisible Identities, Part 1: Invisible to Whom? Invisible Identities, Part 2: The Default Human Note: I’m told that in …
Linksplosion! Relating edition
A collection of posts, dated from 2008 through to Wednesday, on how we relate to each other. “Colourblind” by Jha …
Invisible Identities, Part 2: The Default Human
So, I’ve talked about how the notion of the invisible identity is problematic, particularly through the framework of my personal …
