Good girls don’t linkspam (3rd May, 2010)

• Her Universe will be offering licensed Star Wars gear specifically for female fans, who thus far have been a tad under-served as a market. See the announcement.
• Biella Coleman comments on Clay Shirky and WYNC on the media
• Stormy Peters asks, Do men and women have different standards of success? (particularly in geeky fields) and spawns a discussion in comments
• Go tell Kate Harding or Karen Healey how awesome you are.
• Jessica Yee’s post on Feminist Intersection: On hipsters/hippies and Native culture has spawned some discussion about “gentle education” of or “reaching out” to allies:
  • Thea Lim: Some Basic Racist Ideas and some Rebuttals, & Why We Exist: This kind of hey-let-me-help-you-achieve-your-goal-by-suggesting-you-be-more-radio-friendly response totally misunderstands (and appears disinterested) in the anti-racist project… Anti-racism and people of colour organizing is not about being friendly, being appealing, or educating white folks… the point of anti-racism is to be for people of colour.
  • Annaham: Go educate yourself (please!): I believe something similar applies to disability activism. That is: Those of us with disabilities are not here to make abled people feel comfortable, to hold their hands as they have a Very Special Learning Experience
• On Geeks and Gays: John Graham-Cumming explains why a man who isn’t gay might still want an apology to Alan Turing.
• Nancy Folbre at the NYTimes reviews the evidence around the question Do Nice Gals Finish Last? and concludes by asking “A different question comes to my mind. Shouldn’t we try to reward nice behavior?”
• Elizabeth Stark explains Why Mentors Matter in light of the gender gap in tech, and her own decision to avoid computer science.
• A rant about humans: Karin Delziel reflects on several geek feminist questions.
Manji Pieters makes sure her graduation day is memorable: Stormtrooper graduate ‘goes out with bang’

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