The dangerous transphobia of Roald Dahl’s “Matilda” – Salon.com – Interesting. I think the author might be reaching a little bit though. It leaves out the fact that Matilda’s mother (Mrs. Wormwood) literally advocates for a very traditional image of femininity, that of being dumb and hot in order to get a husband. This is also an image that Matilda rejects. So while the Trunchbull’s portrayal is problematic, I don’t think the book is as black and white as the essay makes out.
Category: Random Links
Links that I’m reading/watching/listening to/thinking about
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Let it Go
I’ve had “Let it Go” from Frozen stuck in my head for weeks. And this is AMAZING.
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DIY Pin-up Photoshoot, Makeup and Hair, THREAD HEADS 3.3 – YouTube
DIY Pin-up Photoshoot, Makeup and Hair, THREAD HEADS 3.3 – YouTube – Not sure I’ve got enough hair to pull off a victory roll!
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Made in K-town: African Flower Square Tutorial
Made in K-town: African Flower Square Tutorial – These are beautiful. I wonder if I could talk RoseRed into showing me how to do it one of these days…
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Amazon is making it harder to sell Bigfoot porn ebooks
Amazon is making it harder to sell Bigfoot porn ebooks – My sister joked about writing a YA romance novel with a teen Sasquatch. It appears she was right – there’s a big market for this stuff!
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Two straps on a backpack or one strap: What’s cool?
Two straps on a backpack or one strap: What’s cool? – Class of ’95 here, and I definitely one-strapped all the way through high school and college. At some point afterwards though, I switched to two-strapping. Now I feel weird when I don’t have backpack weight evenly distributed!
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Movember
Ahhh, Movember. While some women may scoff, I do love a well-groomed manly ‘tache. And there’s none that I like better than the Snook’s. You should donate to his page and convince him to keep it year ’round!
Edited 01/05/2025: Removed fundraising link.
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An Open Letter to the President and CEO of Costco
An Open Letter to the President and CEO of Costco – We were already going to head to Costco today, but now I feel all SNIFFLY about it. What a sweet letter! (And yeah, I’m not sure whether the Australian arm is as progressive an employer as the US one, but I really hope so.)