Totally stolen from Betul at Counter Minds. Who also has the latest on Darwin's plight in Turkey.
Also, see this follow up on the women in careers discussion by A K8, A Cat, A Mission.
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Betul was never hideous. In fact, she's quite un-hideous in every measurable way. And she now has to change the About Page of her blog because she has completed her thesis defense! Congratulation!!!!!!
Darwin issue of a magazine is banned in Turkey:
The series of interviews with some of the participants of the 2008 Science Blogging Conference was quite popular, so I decided to do the same thing again this year, posting interviews with some of the people wh
If it's a woman's dress shoes, you'll be blistered, you'll fall on your ass if there's any mud or snow, and if it's cold or wet, so will be your feet.
My entire self in one woman's single shoe? I'll give it a shot. Hell, I'm part way there as it is anyway.
Little over the top dontcha think? It does grab your attention though.
To begin with, I couldn't figure it out. I thought it was some weird brand of Turkish humor or something. Then things came together. Yeah, it's kinda "over the top", but it's also, in many ways, right on target. Kinda makes (some) people think!
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Yeah, it is over the top. The fact that nothing in the video is an overstatement, makes the whole issue over the top. And I am glad it does.
Here is a real life example:
http://www.organizedrage.com/2007/11/lets-have-no-more-talk-of-honor-wh…
If it seems over the top it is because it is so unbelievable to see female identities doing these male things and visa versa, to this extent. I agree with Betul, that it is actually kinda average culturally speaking. It is probably watered down for certain contexts, maybe a bit overdone for other contexts. But you can't really have one production like this that matches all contexts.