A linkspammer who is also the breadwinner (9th December, 2010)
Trigger warning. Julian Assange and rape allegations: it’s everywhere. See for example our own Liz Henry’s Feminism, Assange rape charges, free speech, and Wikileaks and Leigh Honeywell’s On Consent....
View Articlein memory of nina reiser
Trigger warning for lethal violence against women I picked up Stephen Elliott’s The Adderall Diaries with trepidation, because it’s at least nominally about the Hans Reiser murder trial, and Nina...
View ArticleRe-post: in memory of nina reiser
During the December/January slowdown, Geek Feminism is re-publishing some of our highlights from last year. This post originally appeared on September 3, 2011. Trigger warning for lethal violence...
View ArticleWriting violence against a woman
This is an Ask a Geek Feminist question for our readers: I am male who wants to write a novel about a female superhero. Since this is a superhero novel there will be violence and at some point my hero...
View ArticleCo-Signing the Ada Initiative’s Statement on Michael Schwern
[CONTENT WARNING: Domestic violence arrest] On September 25th, the Ada Initiative released the following statement on Michael Schwern: The Ada Initiative does not support Michael Schwern’s ally work...
View ArticleThe social lot of women might be treated with scientific linkspam (29 April...
This linkspam is sadly a special edition; it’s all “terrible week in tech” links. We know there’s more to geekdom, look out for less-tech-still-geek linkspam tomorrow. Meagan Waller created Days Since...
View ArticleLinkspam special edition: #YesAllWomen (May 29 2014)
Warning: many of these links discuss misogyny and violence against women in general, some specific incidents of violence, particularly the Isla Vista killings. Graphic content will have additional...
View ArticleCold the Wind doth Blow (or The Unquiet Linkspam) (6 June 2014)
Announcements etc: Peep Game Comix: “Attention All African American comic book creators and publishers, we are looking for original titles to add to Peep Game Comix. We are looking for current projects...
View ArticleWhy We’re Not Talking About GamerGate
Content warning: stalking, harassment, threats, violence–GamerGate, basically. Geek Feminism’s lack of a statement about the GamerGate hate campaign has felt conspicuous to me. We’re a community...
View ArticleLet none of us pretend
Content Note: This post deals with the École Polytechnique massacre and violence against women. Today marks 25 years since 14 women were killed in an act of sickening violence at the École...
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