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The linkspam on the character death panel from Gally won't be going up for a least a few days -- too many people who have said they want to write things are still traveling/having con crud/have other personal commitments, such as I'll probably put it together this weekend. And in case it wasn't clear to anyone, it's going to be commentary free. Just "here's people writing about the thing," in case you're concerned or anything.

I wonder what this said. On one hand, I should TOTALLY be on Wikipedia. On the other hand, I bet it'd be like when people kept editing the entry on stingrays to call them murderers.

I really got a kick out of nancylebov's post on stuff that seems fairly ordinary to us that would make either a great science fiction plot point or seems too unlikely to be a science fiction plot point to be a science fiction plot point. I feel sad that "a black president" makes the list.

To avoid supporting gay people in any way whatsoever Catholic Charities is now denying benefits to all spouses. "If you and your spouse are already enrolled in Catholic Charities health coverage, your spouse will be grandfathered in. Starting tomorrow, however, new employees (or newly married employees, hint hint) will not be allowed to add spouses to the plan."

Troll PSA #1: Can I talk to you?

Troll PSA #2: Guy tweets like he's at con, but he's not there. He's just stealing other people's experience and photos.

"You may have been given this leaflet because of the way you are dressed." via arielstarshadow

Fat-shaming and the Wii from ladyaelfwynn.

Video on women-only commuter train cars in India titled "Men barred from commuter trains." Infuriating.

"In the gap between war films and reality is a world of loss."

Comments

[saomigray.livejournal.com]

When I was in India, it was explained to me that the problem on the trains of "Eve Teasing" was a pretty serious problem in the north. I don't know how far the "teasing" would go, but what it amounted to was sexual harrassment based on the fact that a woman was travelling alone. At the time, there were already women-only waiting rooms in the stations farther north with signs posted gently reminding men that Eve Teasing is against the law.

I agree that men should be expected to behave themselves on the trains, but keeping the sexes separate seems neccessary in those places where the harrassment is so socially acceptable that women do feel unsafe when traveling.

I am concerned with the level of comfort the women seem to enjoy while the men are still packed in like sardines. This separate but definitely not equal thing is going to be problematic and possibly exacerbate the problems they are trying to fix.

Policing the cars is not an option, because there are so very many people sharing the space that not everyone can be watched all the time. Having the men police each other would be totally awesome, but that is not likely to happen, as Delchi said, for at least a few generations.

[supremegoddess1.livejournal.com]

it's actually beyond sexual harassment and rises to sexual assault at times - ass and breast grabbing included.