05-20 links — 5

I love when clueless humans tell me to my face that women don’t like science fiction. Usually they tell me this at a science fiction convention, after we have talked about scifi for an hour…the SciFi Channel seems to have the same problem…

This comes up over and over in feminist circles, how frustrating it is that the people who actually expect men not to behave like rabid hyenas are the ones who get labeled radical man-haters…

SPN fandom is eating its young right now…and hell, we’re heading into summer hiatus for a lot of shows…so we could all use a little pick-me-up, right? || Very Important Multifandom Poll, GO NOMINATE.

…I called my moms to deliver the good news. They were thrilled, and immediately started planning their next wedding ceremony—which they’ll need to have, because a court in August 2004 nullified their first marriage.

…having “well-meaning” people force you to trot patiently through explanations that “no, it’s not a Big deal, and [maybe] this one instance could be said not to be sexist, but”…is *itself* part of the problem…