Tag Archives: feminism

Nervous anticipation

Posted on November 12, 2011 by CD Covington

Lois McMaster Bujold recently posted that she’s finished the near-final draft of her next book, which focuses on Ivan. Since Ivan is my favorite character in the Vorkosiverse (though Cordelia rocks, and Elena Bothari is awesome, and Laisa’s pretty darn … Continue reading →

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So you like male writers. So what?

Posted on November 6, 2011 by CD Covington

A writing pal of mine recently wrote that he figured he ought to read more books/short fiction by men, because he realized his shelves were mostly full of books by women. Cool, whatever. My shelves are mostly full of books … Continue reading →

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Book review: Whipping Girl

Posted on April 29, 2010 by CD Covington

Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity, Julia Serano, 2007. After I ranted about “girly” not being an insult, my friend Enne said I ought to read this book, and they brought it over for … Continue reading →

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Long time, etc etc.

Posted on March 10, 2010 by CD Covington

So, I’ve been working 3 days a week, and with travel time and an hour lunch, I’ve been putting in 33 hours or so (to work 24.) That pretty much left me with just two days (plus weekends) to work … Continue reading →

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Mammoth book of dudes who write SF.

Posted on August 3, 2009 by CD Covington

Take a viddy at the table of contents of the Mammoth Book of Mind-blowing SF. What do you notice about the names in the list? Go on, think a second. I’ll wait. Done? Have a guess? OK, the list is … Continue reading →

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The problem of Phedre

Posted on January 2, 2009 by CD Covington

When perusing the shelves at bookstores, I saw a cover with a woman looking pensive and a tribal-ish tattoo on her back. I probably picked it up and read the cover copy, then put it back down, because I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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White Privilege: You’re soaking in it!

Posted on December 11, 2008 by CD Covington

There’s a belief among the people who promulgate entertainment that people will only enjoy reading books/watching films/watching TV shows about people who look like them. Unfortunately, for these people, that means making the protagonists (straight) white men. Women (half the … Continue reading →

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