Makin’ Buttons
Last year I got some buttons made, and they were a hoot:
In anticipation of WisCon, I’m making a bunch more geekfeminism.org buttons. So far I have:
- Code is a feminist issue (from this comment)
- Something about the Hive Vagina
- Something about unicorns?
… but that’s it. I know we have a bunch of other funny slogans and memes going around. I’d like to get a bunch of different buttons made, so suggest away!
Danni:
April 24th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
“No, I’m not here with my boyfriend”
Skud:
April 25th, 2010 at 12:11 am
Internalised misogyny is a bitch.
Dorothea Salo:
April 25th, 2010 at 3:11 am
Why not extend the “I know X” buttons to the rest of the GF crew?
tekanji:
April 25th, 2010 at 4:10 am
I know that’s supposed to be ironic, but it makes me very uncomfortable. Especially since I’ve encountered a number of feminists who wouldn’t get the irony, as they believe it’s unproblematic to use the word “bitch” as a slur.
attentat:
April 25th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
“Love Lovelace” or “Ada Love” or something to that effect.
Ingrid Jakobsen:
April 25th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
I am the programmer you’re looking for.
(from too many experiences of being treated as the admin assistant.)
Mary:
April 26th, 2010 at 3:42 am
I for one regret not having a distinctive enough handle here: “I know Mary” would be somewhat ambiguous.
However, “I know Hypatia”, for Leigh, would be awesomely ambiguous!
Melissa:
April 26th, 2010 at 4:32 am
I code like a girl.
Dorothea Salo:
April 26th, 2010 at 7:15 am
What’s wrong with “I know puzzlement”? It’s sort of self-referential ambiguity!
Dorothea Salo:
April 26th, 2010 at 7:15 am
I love this with a great love.
amberella:
April 26th, 2010 at 8:30 am
I’d be sure to reference the “Ada” to avoid any potential “Linda” ambiguity.
Jonquil:
April 26th, 2010 at 11:17 am
Everything I can think of is bitter. I hate that!
Mary:
April 26th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
(for people who don’t know, I am “puzzlement” on Twitter and so on)
I’d rather like “I am puzzlement” for a similar effect. But there can only be ONE such button!
Mary:
April 26th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Some of these (including “I know Skud”!) could be adopted as rotating taglines for gf.org, if we were to do the rotating tagline thing.
Maddy:
April 27th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Or, an alternative: “My boyfriend is the one here with ME.”
PharaohKatt:
April 29th, 2010 at 4:46 am
Wicked-cool idea this :)
I Obey The Hive Vagina!
Melissa:
April 30th, 2010 at 4:06 am
Vote #1 Hive Vagina
Jonquil:
April 30th, 2010 at 7:28 am
Two buttons, depending on people’s viewpoints of themselves.
Hive Vagina Queen
Hive Vagina Worker Bee
(I’d opt for#2, myself.)