Adventures in SF Parenting: A SFWA Kerfuffle
Yes, I realize calling the most recent incidence of sexism in SFWA a “kerfuffle” somewhat diminishes the importance of the situation, but I’m going to try to make up for that in body of this post. As you may, or may not, know, I have two daughters. They are 11 (almost 12!) and 13 years of age. They are not considered “normal” by society because they are “geeks;” they are not considered beautiful by society because they don’t look like models; they are not considered equal because they are girls. They are, however, white girls, so they’ll have more opportunities than a lot of people. My challenge is to make them aware that though they are “normal,” “beautiful,” and “equal” in MY eyes, that they are not necessarily any of those things to the broader society in which we live. The further challenge is to teach them that not only do they not HAVE to be the former two (normal & beautiful), but also that they should, nay, NEED, to embrace themselves as amazing human beings regardless of what society tells them. As for the latter (equal), the challenge is to fight EVERY SINGLE INSTANCE of sexism and bigotry that I come across so that they see that it’s one thing to not be equal, but it’s an entirely more awful thing to take that lying down.
#15 — Babylon 5 Re-Watch (S1D3: Eps. 9-12) — A Shoot the WISB Discussion
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB15Babylon5ReWatchep912/Shoot%20the%20WISB%20%2315%20–%20Babylon%205%20re-watch%20%28ep%209-12%29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSGenocidal maniacs, unions, and aliens above the law, oh my! Mike, Paul, and Shaun offer their thoughts on episodes 9-12 of Babylon 5 in our third ever re-watch session. We also really want to hear what you think! So feel free to watch along with us! Next up, the fourth disc of the Season One box set! Spoiler Alert: the following podcast contains spoilers for the film being reviewed; if you wish to see the film without having it ruined for you, download this podcast and save it for later. Download the episode here. [audio http://archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB15Babylon5ReWatchep912/Shoot%20the%20WISB%20%2315%20–%20Babylon%205%20re-watch%20%28ep%209-12%29.mp3] Show notes (info about our contributors can be found on the about page): Babylon 5 (IMDB) Episode 9: “Deathwalker“ Episode 10: “Believers“ Episode 11: “Survivors“ Episode 12: “By Any Means Necessary“ Comment away!
