Different from casual misogyny parading around as humor, that is.
A brilliant idea that I can't believe I didn't know about sooner. Do your online shopping through iGive, and a certain percentage (depending on the vendor) of what you spend will be donated to a charity of your choice. Really. It doesn't cost you a thing, but you're still able to benefit whatever organization you want to support.
The list of merchants is impressive -- Amazon and Apple to name two -- I really wish I'd known about this before I bought my new MacBook last September, though I can still cancel my last Amazon order and place a new one so that the feral kitties in New York City can get a little extra help.
Oh, and Lambert, you could set up corrente to receive donations, as
iGive.com does NOT require your cause to be 501(c)-3 or otherwise tax-exempt. Whether your cause is large or small, it's welcome here.
Just an idea.
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feral kitties!
the board of directors here at chez hipparchia totally approves your choice. and not only did i not know about igive, but i haven't done amy of my christmas shopping yet, so thanks for putting out the heads up in time.
Oh -- too cute!
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Knitters, take note!
Actually, as CD points out, soon (one last bug, I hope) we'll be able to do shopping right here at Corrente.
"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi
Antidote to casual misogyny parading around as humor
I just zipped over and signed up to donate to 'Equality Now', and org I learned about from my alterna-life as a Joss Whedon fangirl.
Equality Now "works to end violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world through the mobilization of public pressure."
Here's a bit Joss did at an Equality Now event -- the whole thing is worth listening to (he starts at about 2:02 in, after Streep) -- but this last bit is a reminder that yes, there are people out there who aren't celebrating frat-boy misogyny as brilliant humor:
You don’t know me, son. So let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you’ll be awake, you’ll be facing me, and you’ll be armed.
-Malcolm Reynolds, “Serenity”
"Because you're still asking me that question."
That was great, thanks for posting that. Another good quote: "because recognizing someone else's power does not diminish your own."
I heart Whedon
I really really do.
Dollhouse, Friday, February 13!!
He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.
- Sir William Drummond
Thank you so much for that link
Joss has been a major favorite of mine for years now. He gets it, and does something about it. As an artist, he's changing the world. Artists often do.
In fact, most of the changes in the world have been started by artists changing the culture, one story at a time. We would be lost without our artists.
"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot." - Albert Einstein
Whedon's Definitely a Keeper
As well as a true ally. Many commented on the ritual murder of Dua Khalil last year, but not too many delved into the 'entertainment' angle the way Whedon did.
http://whedonesque.com/comments/13271