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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Luxury of Travel: Ariel's Trips to Canada & Nicaragua 5 years, 8 months ago
I’m in Nicaragua right now and taking advantage of my American right to travel. I can move fairly freely in a country impoverished by my nation’s doing–and by extent my own. I certainly benefit from globalization and the United State’s imperialism, do too little enough to actively resist it. I arrived last night, and slept [...]
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Campus Violence is Institutionalized 6 years, 1 month ago
Folks talk about campus violence like it’s perpetuated by a few bad apples, tgise disenfranchised men and boys who play too many violent video games. What the mainstream doesn’t talk about is campus violence like violence against women or police brutality by campus police. Why? Because these forms of violence are institutionalized, and unfairly…[Read more]
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Cerise Magazine Submissions Reminder 6 years, 1 month ago
Cerise, the new magazine by and for gaming women, is still accepting submissions for our first issue. The deadline is April 15, 2007. What we’re looking for : Reviews of games, systems and gaming supplements In-depth critiques, essays and opinion pieces about gaming Interviews with industry professionals Modules and mini-adventures for…[Read more]
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: The Penis Monologues 6 years, 3 months ago
I’m in favor of men speaking out about how patriarchy hurts them; how they’re expected to act as men, how they’re denied validity in their emotions beyond anger—and denied their full humanity as oppressors. But it isn’t the job of women to facilitate that discussion. Last night was the opening night of The Vagina Memoirs , an [...]
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Good Children and Better Women: Lessons Learned from Nanny McPhee 6 years, 4 months ago
On New Year’s Eve, tekanji and I watched Nanny McPhee , a British fantasy movie for children. In the film, the magical Nanny McPhee comes to the Brown Estate to help Cedric Brown, widower and mortician, manage his seven unruly children, free of charge. Since the death of their mother, the Brown children have driven away seventeen nannies. Nanny [...] -
lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Wave Your Penis Somewhere Else 6 years, 6 months ago
Red Square, a hub on my university’s campus, never seems to be a safe space . Today, one of the La Rouche folks (I refuse to call them La Rouchebags) asked me if I liked Lynne Cheney’s dick. I felt ill. I don’t go to school to be bullied by phallic and obsence questions. What am I supposed [...]
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: My Weight and Jealousy of Male Bodies 6 years, 7 months ago
Sometimes I wish I had a male body. I wish I didn’t have to work twice as hard to be half as good at the sports I enjoy. I wish I could eat three bowls of cereal before I go to bed and not get fat. The cultural ideals I wish I fit into are those [...] -
lake-desire wrote a new blog post: So This Is Growing Up 6 years, 8 months ago
This is a bit of a personal post, musing about my future because I’d appreciate some advice from you wizened lot. Originally I wanted to wrap up my undergrad studies in early this school year (I attend a university with quarters rather than semesters), but I’ve decided to graduate in Spring 2007. Then I’ll finally [...]
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Carnival Links 6 years, 9 months ago
Two new carnivals are up for you all: the 3rd edition of the Carnival of Empty Cages at Two Peas, No Pod and the 3rd edition of the Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Fans at New Game Plus. Enjoy!
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Call for Submissions: Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Fans 6 years, 9 months ago
I’ve posted the official call for submissions for the 3rd Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Fans , which I’ll be hosting at New Game Plus . Have a post on feminism, video games, fandom, genre fiction, movies, television, comics, novels, fanfiction, or something of those sorts? Submit! Don’t make me crack the [...]
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Pirates of the Caribbean II and the Tradition of Racial Oppression 6 years, 10 months ago
I was very excited to see Pirates of the Caribbean II: The Dead Man’s Chest Friday night; I loved the first film and used to work at the Magic Kingdom theme park where I frequented the Florida’s abbreviated version of the ride. Beyond watching the trailers, I’d remained spoiler free and didn’t know what to expect [...]
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: I'm flashed, yet somehow it's my fault 6 years, 11 months ago
Yesterday, my friend and I were sitting on my apartment’s balcony eating dinner when something happened. My building overlooks another apartment building that is across the street. One of the neighbors in this building was sitting with his chair beside his open porch window, turned sideways. My friend remarked, “That guy keeps staring at us.” [...]
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Big Fat Carnival #3 6 years, 11 months ago
The sex issue of the Big Fat Carnival is up on vegankid’s blog. The next issue will be August 6, 2006, on Body Impolitic.
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Carnival of Empty Cages 2 6 years, 11 months ago
Welcome to the second issue of the Carnival of Empty Cages, the collection of blog posts celebrating compassion, veganism, and animals. This issue’s theme is passion. What gets you going? Read on to find out. Looking at Oppression George Dvorsky, Canadian transhumanist philosopher, writes on The myth of our exalted human place on his blog, [Read more]
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Carnival of Empty Cages: Last Call for Submissions 6 years, 11 months ago
I just got home from helping put on Veganfest, my school’s animal rights club’s annual dinner, and feeding 200 hungry people yummy vegan food. Just in time to remind you all to get those submissions for the Carnival of Empty Cages . I’m extending the deadline to midnight on May 30 . Submissions are coming in slowly, so feel [...]
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Erase Racism Carnival #1 7 years ago
The first issue of the Erase Racism Carnival is up at Ally Work . Topics are The Realities of Whiteness, The Problem of Colorblindness, The Prospect of Seeing Our Common Humanity, and The Cultural Representation of Whiteness. Check it out–Ally Work is an awesome, accessable blog and a great place to start thinking about deconstructing race if it’s [...]
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Hate Speech on Campus: Abortion Compared to Genocide 7 years ago
The Center for Biological Reform was invited to my school on Tuesday and Wednesday by Western for Life , my university’s anti-choice club. They put up a display comparing abortion to genocide in the center-most public area of campus. There were signs that read, “Warning, Genocide Ahead,” but the area is difficult to avoid and many students told [...] -
lake-desire wrote a new blog post: International Respect for Chickens Day 7 years ago
Happy International Respect for Chickens Day ! Even if you’re not a vegetarian, please think of these cool birds today when making your meal choices. This is a snapshot I took a few weeks ago of Garnet (front) and Henrietta, two of the hens that live with my parents. (They usually stand outside, but Garnet likes to tap [...] -
lake-desire wrote a new blog post: Carnival of Empty Cages: First Call for Submissions 7 years ago
I am hosting the second issue of the Carnival of Empty Cages here on June 1, 2006. You can submit posts via the web form or E-mailing at lakedesire@gmail.com by May 30, 2006. To quote my original pre-call:
The issue’s theme will be passion. What animal liberation or veganism/vegetarianism gets you going? Spending time with your companion animals? [...]
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lake-desire wrote a new blog post: A Declaration of Ambiguity 7 years, 1 month ago
As I find myself being more and more vague when talking about dating, I realize that nobody knows what my sexual orientation is. Maybe I’m becoming more aware from getting closer to my queer friends, or finally feeling comfortable enough to talk about sex when I talk to other women (of all persuasions). Well, it’s [...]
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