I don’t know what to think of the “new breed” of Nerd Girls (these are two different links, by the way), almost supernatural girls that are geeky and smart and socially adept and hot! What’s not to like, right?
Hmm, well, it depends.  Certainly, we don’t want to foster the false dichotomy that women can either [...]

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Ok, my blog isn’t meant to be about gender identity, but it’s an issue that I’m very interested in (and it often strikes a nerve with me), so I’m writing on it again. Plus, this article I came across today reminded me of this recent incident:
(Setting: the security check-through at Bradley Airport)
TSA man: laptops [...]

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Recently I’ve ran into many discussions about gender identity, the most recent being this NPR article (which will form the basis of my post, so you should go read it first). Interestingly, in all of these discussions, the claim has come up that those who support transgender people (and especially transsexual people) are basically [...]

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Well, now that finals are over and I have abundant free time (an unfamiliar feeling), I have no excuses not to blog anymore. This blog will mostly serve as a testing place for my thoughts, those thoughts that are not quite solidified enough to be opinion but a bit more serious than mere musing. [...]

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