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Shocking, yet unsurprising. :/
I took some time today to view the petition to fire/no-platform Meghan Murphy. I was interested in what these people who are calling for the burning of the witch had to say. Their petition tantrum has about 900 signatures.
I’m signing because as a sex worker, I am disgusted that Rabble publishes her garbage. I refuse to even read Rabble anymore because of it.
Meghan Murphy publishes intensely transphobic and sex-worker phobic material that has no place in a feminist publication. You have to do better, Rabble.
Sex work is real work!
Everybody deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.
less terfs more surf
Meghan Murphy’s effect on culture is detrimental to my well-being.
Meghan Murphy and all the other TERFs need to go… this is not what a real feminist looks like.
Meghan Murphy is an embarrassment; a anti-black, transphobic embarrassment.
I’m signing because I am a feminist…
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Too good not to reblog. :)
Ah, Socialist Dudes on the Left still don’t get it. Glosswatch’s saga with having her piece published, then dubiously editorialized.
GW knocks it out of the park with this article. Gender is an oppressive hierarchy that is toxic to women, and that is where we need to keep the focus.
Children will be my downfall. I contracted a thoroughly wretched virus exactly one week ago. It has been kicking my ass all over the place as of late. Thus, posting might be a bit thin for awhile as any thoughts past drinking tea and staying warm seem quite far away at the moment.
I know what you’re thinking. “Fascinating subject Arb, do tell us more!”
Okay, perhaps not as gripping the other newsy bits we we have around here but none the less a subject that shouldn’t be casually swept aside. Living in Alberta means that for three to five months of the year, snow will be on the ground. The lovely first fall of snow marks the official end of mosquito season and the transition to having ‘exposed flesh stick uncomfortably to metal season’. Some might balk at all the freezing rain, sleet and snow – but really – it isn’t that bad.
One of the civic expectations of snowy Edmontonian existence is keeping the public sidewalk in front of your place of residence clear of snow and ice. Our civic authorities mandate that from the time of the last snow event forty-eight hours are given in which to clear your walks in order to make them safe for people to walk on.
Sound reasonable?
Seems workable to me and thus after each snow I make my rounds with my trusty shovel and ice-scraper. My goal is to get down to the concrete to ensure a safe and solid footing for all those who would come to see me, or merely have to sojourn past my property. For my work to be done, my walks need to pass the inappropriate winter footwear test. If I can confidently make my way in my sandals –
Then, and only then, my job is done. :)
It takes some time and work, let me assure you. Many factors are working against you in the valiant quest for clean sidewalks it is here my arch nemesis must be named.
Freezing Rain.
A glossy, slippery, unchippable horror that can only be bested by the most potent weapon in my winter arsenal.
Glorious sidewalk-salt. That being said, one must consider the bitter-salty implications of using this dread weapon on icy sidewalks. Salt is not conducive to the growing and maintenance of grass or anything else organic for that matter.
Observe.
The battle for clean sidewalks is necessarily a delicate balance. A fateful alchemy of dedication, perseverance, and Na Cl. It is a fine line that must be walked during snow-season in Alberta.
The last big bump has been before the long yawn that is January and February has just been crossed. Happy New Year everyone.
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