Wednesday Blogaround

This blogaround brought to you by rage at for-profit health insurance companies.

Recommended Reading:

Deeky: Tweet of the Day [Content Note: Misogyny.]

Finaira: The Gamer Wife, Part 3

Tami: Four Reasons Buzzfeed's '34 Celebrities' Post Missed the Mark [Content Note: Racism; Othering.]

Andy: Paul Ryan Refuses to Revise His Position on Rape, Abortion

Helen: Who's Poor? Women.

Angry Asian Man: Bank of Canada Apologizes for $100 Bill Race Redesign [Content Note: Racism.]

GoddessWithin: Health at Every Size from a Massage Therapist's Perspective [Content Note: Discussion of fat bias.]

Fannie: Wut? [Content Note: Sexism; body policing; fat hatred; gender essentialism.]

Resistance: The Unbearable Whiteness of Being [Content Note: Racism.]

Mustang Bobby: Tropical Storm Isaac

Spooky: Woman Avoids Looking at Herself in Mirrors for a Year to Boost Self-Esteem [Content Note: There are some problems with the way this piece is written, e.g. generalizations about women, but it is a good summary of Kjerstin Gruys' year without mirrors.]

Lucas: Violence Makes It Harder to Sort the Good from the Hateful [Content Note: I'm recommending this because a lot of what Lucas has to say here is interesting, even though I personally wouldn't extend Dana Milbank an ounce of good faith; he used that up for me long ago.]

Also! There is SO MUCH good stuff at Flyover Feminism! And we are seeking submissions, as always. We want to hear from you. Please feel welcome to email me if you've got an idea on which you'd like feedback.

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