The Round-Up: Aug. 7, 2012
Apologies for the dearth of posts in the last few days – I spent the long weekend on Vancouver and Denman Islands for a friend’s wedding and some family visiting. But now I’m back and here’s your round-up:
- How come the photographs of women’s Olympic beach volleyball are so…different from all the other sports? Sociological Images explores the phenomenon.
- Jane Devin shares her hurt seeing the anti-gay crowds outside her local Chick-Fil-A in Tucson.
- Leanne writes at Racialicious about colonialism and the Olympics, reminding us that “every aspect of the Olympics is political”.
- According to the Edmonton Journal, hundreds of Edmontonians marched in support of a U of A student who was assaulted recently for being gay.
- A Brampton couple is filing a human rights complaint after a landlord refused to rent to them because they’re gay (via the Toronto Star).
- Harrods has opened a toy department where products are grouped based on themes, not genders. The Mary Sue has pictures so you can see what a gender-neutral toy store looks like.
- The Crunk Feminist Collective has a PSA for whites who consider being allies but find it difficult.
- The New York Times Magazine looks at how Cosmo has become a “world juggernaut”.
- The Native Women’s Association of Canada is raising concerns with Bill S-2, which attempts to make changes to on-reserve property and matrimonial rights.
- History-making Olympian Gabby Douglas has responded to the online and media commentary about her hair, reported at TheGrio.
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