3 good articles

[ironphoenix]

Researcher illegally shares millions of science papers free online to spread knowledge (Fiona MacDonald) (short) Halelujah, and more power to her. The paywall sites are charging exorbitant amounts given how low the real costs of publication are.

Attention Fellow Introverts: It's Time to Stop Beating Ourselves Up (Ashley Lauretta) (medium-length) I'm not an introvert (I'm a moderate extrovert), but I know and love many, and this article rings true to me.

The opposite of rape culture is nurturance culture (Nora Samaran) (long!) This is a really good synthesis of a lot of ideas about masculinity, development, and relationships. Highly recommended, but don't be in a rush. For people who are wondering how masculinity can fit with feminism, this is a really good place to look.

Comments

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

I didn't really get that from the article; if it's there, it didn't jump out at me.

Extremist politics in general works by ignoring nuances and polarizing the issues. That's as true of feminism as it is of right-wing politics, for example. I don't really engage in debate with extremists because I haven't found it useful for myself, them, or any onlookers. Debating against their views as I understand them without involving the people themselves is an exercise not to overindulge in: it's good to clarify what one thinks, but not to treat the exercise as a glorious victory.

So. I generally agree with your central point. I hope that you got more from the article than an urge to express this.

[khall.livejournal.com]

I agree with almost everything else she wrote. She's pretty much right. I focus on women's self defense and as a result I've made studying people who assault others, particularly women, a priority. It does tend to make me read anything that can be taken as survival advice or relating to assault with a leery eye. I've been doing this for 8 years, studying, asking questions, reading, discussing. I barely know anything about the subject, no one does, so...it feels important, to me, to challenge things about the subject that seem...hinky.

K.