December 2011
hello new tumblr people
I’ve noticed a string of new followers lately - odd, because I haven’t updated this in yonks. did I get linked somewhere?
come find me at http://creatrixtiara.posterous.com instead :)
November 2011
DARREN HAYES HELD MY HAND
YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID
wow omg omg omg omg omg . it’s the morning after and I still can’t believe what happened. It’s like a dream. I got to tell him what I always wanted to say. And I got to hold him…well, as much as I could given there was a fence between us but hey.
Thank you Darren. Thank you thank you thank youuuuuuuuuuu.
In other news: I’m shifting out of...
October 2011
down and out.
ask me if you want to know where i’m off to
“Check out this article that talks about the marketing efforts of a group of...”
– Never what you think - The Mission Paradox Blog
Recidivism Deferred: A Hip-Hop Dance Blog: Hip-Hop... →
safithomas:
There are those who take offense to people of other cultures doing hip-hop dance (popping, locking, boogaloo, breaking, rocking and party dances.) They feel that they are “stealing” or misappropriating the dance. They say that these people need “Black Soul” in order to truly do the dance and that anything outside of that is just a bad facsimile or straight theft. Stories of cultural...
Miss(ed) Representations, Part One: ‘I’m a... →
Awesome discussion on the campaign and the memetic form of it, and the comments are actually pretty cool too!
important point: you want the right to dress up as a stereotype? fine. but we have the right to find it problematic, call you out on it, protest against it.
Remembering a Relationship, One Chat at a Time -... →
a relationship, death, and love that endures - chronicled through Gchat. aw.
Red Rattler Grants [thanks Meredith]
The Red Rattler’s directors and volunteer co-ordinators are very excited to announce the first of the Red Rattler Grants: the Volunteers Grant ($2000) and the Queer Grant ($1000).
With so much hard work and passion put in by the volunteers over the last year it’s exciting to be able to push a bit of dosh back into our creative communities of Red Rattler volunteers.
The Volunteers Grant
This...
If your response to lived experience is "Well, I'm...
I’ve heard variations of that sentiment while in uni. Do a presentation on youth culture, talk about blogs being used by Malaysian political youth - tutor asks “but what does this have to do with youth? WHERE ARE THE EMOS?!” -_-;;
Cultures are like volatile chemicals.
Don’t know what you’re doing?
Know just enough to be dangerous?
Just after it because it’s Ooh Shiny?
Consider backing off else the whole thing blows up on you.
Creative Australia Fellowships - Young and... →
These Fellowships are a major new initiative to support the professional development of outstanding artists working across the sector and across Australia. Over five years between 2011/12 to 2015/16, the Australia Council will award 10 fellowships for established artists (each valued at $100,000) and 13 fellowships for early career artists (each valued at $60,000). These new Australia Council...
Apple Corey: Notes on Occupy Brisbane from a... →
applecorey:
Occupy Brisbane has been happening at Post Office Square since October 15th. It is both an encampment and an ongoing process towards a better world.
As an experienced activist I find the movement both uplifting and frustrating. Uplifting because it feels like a critical mass of people is finally seriously acknowledging that things have to change. The frustration stems from the fact...
Jac Bowie, cease contacting me immediately.
Threatening me with lawyers because I called out an act for cultural appropriation is bullying. You don’t have a case - it’s not libel or defamation, it’s cultural analysis.
do not contact me, email me, text me, reach me in any way.
(anyone who can help with legal advice, please do.)
NOT OKAY | MetaFilter →
Not cool: The Culture Not Costume campaign being turned into nerd mockery.
Cool: The MetaFilter discussion about why certain outfits are appropriative and racist - very helpful for those who go “what’s so racist about geisha?!”
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To Darren Hayes: Re Secret Codes and Battleships
Why the hell are you NARRATING MY LIFE
specifically events from roughly June-July ish 2010 to now?
seriously. Stupid Mistake? Talk Talk Talk? Black Out The Sun? almost everything else on that album? It’s like you were reading this blog. or my (now-secret) relationships Tumblr.
fess up. You totally were.
(and I haven’t even gotten to the b-sides yet. COME ON COLLECTOR’S ED...
“…there’s a culture of lefties that calls people “lazy” for not attending...”
– - Definatalie ”Occupy my pie in the sky”
IMPORTANT REMINDER. it wasn’t until 5 or 6 years of organizing and protesting that a close friend of mine called me out on shouting a slogan like “stand up fight back” as being ableist. i had really considered other discriminatory factors around protests and...
Pozible: Timeline to $1 Million →
I’m in there, as their first successful project!
Now to think of something else that’d fit the all-or-nothing model. (my projects tend to be pretty amorphous.) Maybe the idea generation for acts workshop?
Call for submissions for stitches: a critical... →
lucypaw:
welovezines:
Cis white lesbians do not own dyke or queer women’s culture. This is about rejecting transphobic pseudo-radical feminist discourse. Let’s imagine what a truly radical inclusive queer dyke culture could look like. Submissions can take any form. Rants, raves, poems, personal anecdotes, essays, song lyrics, drawings, collages etc. are all welcome.
Some topic ideas:
...
Join me on The Loop! →
The Loop is a social network for creatives in Australia - it’s pretty busy and there are a lot of nifty people on there. I just updated my profile (it nearly died on me o_O) so if you’re on there give me a yell :)
style rookie: girl of my dreams →
Tavi [Style Rookie] and Leith Clark [Lula] get together to chat about magazines and blogs, fashion and feminism, and influences growing up. It’s quite a lengthy read but a lovely conversation.
How To Pitch Anything To Anyone - Forbes →
“I had a global politics professor whose class included a significant...”
– How To Improve Your Writing - Forbes
Paige Bogblog: Blog: The Toxic Challenge... →
lycanlife:
As true as “you are what you eat” is “you are who you hang with.”
This is not going to be a long blog, but I feel that it is a necessary blog. It’s also unlikely to stick to my usual format of a one sentence “paragraph” followed by an approximately 100 word paragraph. What it…
one of the hardest detoxes to do: getting rid of toxic people. Good luck Paige!
“Going back to at least the middle 1980s, otherwise tame newspapers have often...”
– Asia Sentinel: Sex, Lies and Malaysian Politics
THIS is what attitudes towards gender & sexuality in Malaysia are like. I don’t know if it comes from the people and goes upwards, or trickles down from the top. But it’s messed up - yet with its own weird logic - and messes with the...
Long Live the King: Why don’t we Love Drag Kings... →
Take Back Halloween! : A costume guide for women... →
A great website for women who want other options besides Sexy So & So. There’s even a section on the issues with cultural appropriation on the About page which uses geisha as an example - very well done considering it’s often the geisha costume that trips people up (“but it’s an occupation!!!”).
They’re not selling costumes; rather, they put together...
8 things white people will never know about travel... →
AS A BLACK AMERICAN MALE living for the past seven years in Latin America, I’ve had more than my share of the craziness that comes with Traveling While Black. And I know other travelers of color – be they Asian, Latino, or Martian – can feel me on the foolishness.
Amazing article; comments full of privilege fail.
How to Come Up with a Fun (Burlesque) Act for Your...
It’s nearly holiday season, and some of you may be tasked with coming up with entertainment for a party. Having been to a lot of my dad’s company functions since I was a kid, I’ve watched many of his staff and colleagues on stage with an act that seems to come out of nowhere.
Burlesque is still pretty trendy, and you may be inspired to break out something cheeky to “Santa Baby”. But even if...
Dazed Digital | Rasha Kahil: In Your Home →
‘In Your Home’ is a series of nude self-portraits by artist Rasha Kahil, who secretly disrobes in other people’s homes while the owners are away and blissfully unaware of what she is doing. Her naked body, being the only constant, takes on the character of the background: soft and beautiful lounging on a sofa, or alien and pallid crouched furtively beneath a sink. Kahil explores...
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Would you be interested in a workshop on putting...
I’m currently in Flying Arts’s workshop about planning & facilitating arts workshops.(yes, it did get meta a few times.)
I’m often asked to flesh out ideas for burlesque routines - people have a spark but are not sure where to go with it. Ideas come easy to me, so I figured what may be handy would be to distil & share my methods.
Originally I was - and still will be -...
Kelli Dunham's Complete Beginner's Guide to Asking... →
So so important.
[Recommended]: Yolo Akili, Wellness Educator,... →
I first heard about Yolo from a recommendation by Mia Mingus on Twitter (some of you may remember her as being the writer of the utterly powerful Moving Towards The Ugly) recommending him as a QPOC astrologer worth his salt. I have a long-standing interest in astrology, but with a mixed relationship to it: I relate more to Western astrology, but some of the prominent people working with it veer...
[Recommended]: Ije Ude, Zen Human Design Coach... →
I recently got quite a substantial amount of tax return money, and since I was at a crossroads in life I decided to consult a few people for spiritual advice. Thankfully I’ve gotten good experiences from all, so I’ll write about who I talked to and how it went.
Ije is a soul-centered WOC coach who uses zen human design as the basis of her work with you. She takes note of where you...
Two sentiments I've heard often:
1. “You do burlesque? You’re totally a sex worker! Why don’t you want to claim the label? Don’t be whorephobic!”
2. “You do burlesque? Don’t be delusional; no way are you a sex worker. Now GTFO and stop talking about sex work so much.”
[this isn’t taking into account any other work I’ve done…just because it’s not on this...
3rd wave feminist bands: who would you recommend? →
The list so far veers towards the mainstream, and just from tumblr & Megaherzzz I know there’s a lot more out there.
Any recommendations?
Big Ideas Social Club →
bigideassocialclub:
Big Ideas Social Club is about getting together with new friends to talk about the neat ideas, works of art and creations that make us happier people. It’s part salon, part gabfest, part space for anyone who needs a supplement to their social lives beyond gossip or networking. Whether at a movie screening in a hackerspace, over local beers at a dive bar or tacos at a...