IHT, In Japan, it’s the men who want to be skinny and cute: “Both Shirakawa and his girlfriend like the fact that she weighs more than he does, and is the leader of the couple. “She’s a lot stronger than I am, can lift heavy things and go drinking until dawn. I admire that about [...]
Entries Tagged as 'gender'
The Taliban’s Secret Photos
August 25th, 2007
Slate V: “A Magnum photo essay. During his coverage of the fall of Afghanistan’s Taliban regime in 2002, photographer Thomas Dworzak discovered a stash of pictures showing male Taliban members in curious, effeminate poses.”
Tags: afghanistan · gender · homosexuality · islam · photography · taliban
What percentage of your ancestors were men?
August 22nd, 2007
TierneyLab: “No, it’s not 50 percent, as I’ll explain shortly.” (via)
Lijden, strijden, heilig worden
June 14th, 2007
Jolande Withuis: “Moslimaterrorisme – dit nieuwe woord zal velen in de oren klinken als een contradictio in terminis. Dat is ten onrechte, en gevaarlijk naïef. De gangbare associatie van vrouwen met vreedzaamheid en harmonie is een fabeltje. Het is weliswaar vrij zeldzaam dat vrouwen terroristische aanslagen plegen, maar onbekend is het verschijnsel niet.” (via)
The Gender Genie
April 19th, 2007
The Gender Genie voorspelt de sekse van de schrijver op basis van tekstanalyse; en haalde zojuist een score van 10 uit 10 in mijn steekproefje. (Via l-rs.org.)
links for 2006-04-27
April 27th, 2006
campari ad (flash video) (tags: advertising gender crossdressing) Ads for Unhealthy Foods May Explain Link Between Television Viewing and Overweight in Children, press release of Thursday, April 20, 2006, Harvard School of Public Health “kids who spend more time watching television also eat more of the calorie-dense, low-nutrient foods advertised on television. “ (tags: children [...]
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