Josephine Tsui, Author at The F-Word

Weekly Roundup and Open Thread

Josephine Tsui20 June 2011

The picture "Strong is Beautiful" has been taken from the new WTA Global campaign. Hiya everyone! Right! You know the drill! These links do not in any way...

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Storm: The genderless baby

Josephine Tsui27 May 2011

A Canadian couple have decided to keep the sex of their baby a secret and thus have unleashed international mayhem. Their goal is to allow Storm (the name of...

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Bad science alert! Satoshi Kanazawa and evolutionary psychology

Josephine Tsui16 May 2011

Psychology Today published a blog article yesterday "Why Are Black Women Rated Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women, But Black Men Are Rated Better Loo...

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Dr. Brooke Magnanti renounces feminism

Josephine Tsui11 May 2011

Have you heard? Dr. Brooke Magnanti’s aka “Belle de Jour” had a fall out with feminism. The first sentence of her press release of her new...

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Bristol anarcha-feminist group

Josephine Tsui7 May 2011

I had a lovely afternoon at the Bristol Anarchist Book Fair. I met some great people and have a lovely time. I met this new group called "Bristol anarcha-femi...

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Who’s to blame if kids “look like tramps?”

Josephine Tsui6 May 2011

Thanks to Mel J's post "So when will we stop pimping our kids?". To continue on this line, I've just found a CNN interview of LZ Granderson responding to com...

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Weekly Roundup and Open Thread [April 11th 2011]

Josephine Tsui11 April 2011

Hiya folks! It's your weekly roundup and open thread! Please remember these are links that we've found over the week and do not express the opinion of the col...

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Guest Bloggers for April

Josephine Tsui6 April 2011

As you may know, the F-word has guest bloggers that come on a month by month basis. This month I'm introducing two new guest bloggers for the month of April. ...

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Weekly Roundup Thread

Josephine Tsui14 March 2011

Hello and welcome to this week’s open round-up and open thread. The following are a selection of links that you may find interesting. If you come across a...

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To be or not to be declared a Feminist?

Josephine Tsui5 October 2010

Lastly, I am proud to be a feminist because it creates an inclusive environment of values that I chose to live in. It's like a boyscout's badge of all the labels I give myself. I have a knot tying badge, a bird watchers badge, and a tea drinking badge. ...

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Weekly round up and open thread, October 4th

Josephine Tsui4 October 2010

Hi everyone! Happy Monday! These are just some of the news items relevant to the f word this week. Queer fat researcher and activist Charlotte Cooper intervie...

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Open letter to Michael White

Josephine Tsui20 August 2010

Equal pay would no longer be a gendered issue if society could divorce dependent care giving with earning potential. ...

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The “Bad Mother” Gene.

Josephine Tsui31 March 2010

Congrats! You’re gay! It’s because you have a genetic disposition to being gay. But if you ever not want to be gay, you can just change your environment to decrease your disposition of being gay. ...

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Tampon Talks. Mama Says Good Girls Marry Doctors

Josephine Tsui24 March 2010

MAMA SAYS GOOD GIRLS MARRY DOCTORS Retaining Control, Negotiating Roles: Diasporic Women and their Parents Part 3 of 4. Tampon Talks By Shalini Gogia It wa...

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Are you a Bad Girl? Mama Says Good Girls Marry Doctors

Josephine Tsui20 March 2010

The clashing of these values is a regular occurrence in every young person’s life, only it can be emphasized within immigrant cultures. There is no right path or decision. The problem is that EVERYONE has an opinion about it. ...

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Are you a Good Girl? Mama Says Good Girls Marry Doctors

Josephine Tsui10 March 2010

Young diasporic women are forging new feminist grounds and redefining how feminist tools are useful. ...

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