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Since the anarchist Tintin and the gender-swapped Asterix came up at work this morning, does anyone know if there is any gender-swapped Tintin anywhere? It strikes me as one that would be interesting to see.

(I'd also love to see a good gender-swapped Corto Maltese picture, because I think it would be an awesome look.)

The Failure of Gender-Neutral Parenting

Echidne is reposting her series on gender science from the turn of the year as part of her summer re-runs. As I enjoy her reporting on science popularizations, and as I am in agreement with her on the sorry state of what gets reported about gender difference, I am going to link to it.

The introduction is here.

A friend of mine's daughter was asking where are the pictures of trans* families just being families doing family things? Well, it turns out the internet provides.

"Are you a parent who identifies as transgender, gender variant, or gender fluid? Are you the child of a parent or the partner(s) of a parent who is trans? If so, we are creating online space together where we can celebrate our families - the ways we are similar to other families and the ways we are unique. Go to http://transfamilies.tumblr.com/ and share your family with us!"

I'm terribly fond of such things.

Yet more graphs showing that some famed data on how different men and women are doesn't really seem to indicate that much difference.

(Or, more pithily - The sexes aren't opposites. And that's assuming you are going to stick to just two sexes to describe humans.)

Height in humans is one of the more clear sexual dimorphisms we have, and boy do we harp on it culturally when it comes to heteronormative dating.

When Charles and Diana were posed together formally, however, they were typically arranged so as to suggest that he was significantly taller than her, or at least to disguise the fact that he was not.

As a male who is significantly shorter than the norm in my culture, I've hit this particular cultural imperative a lot. (And no, I don't sleep with women taller than me just to subvert the dominant paradigm or some such.)

And, since we're in the area, a brief primer on the difference between "norm", "normal", and "normative" as used in sociology.

Something can not be the norm, but still be normal, and even normative. (For instance, the nuclear family in North America.)

The last post was depressing, so I send you nice things.

The 40th anniversary of The Goodies.

As part of my pro-Roman position, An 1,800-Year-Old Roman Multitool. (More pics at the Fitzwilliam Museum site.)

It's a shame Kendra and I don't talk anymore, as this is the kind of thing we'd geek out over.
(This Disney Princesses as Lords of the Siththing as well, although I think Snow White is the only really successful one.)

The world's best underwater photographs 2010.

I am sure some people I know are already all over this: the Carl Brandon Society is holding a prize drawing to support the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund. You can win an eReader pre-loaded with short stories, poems, and books by writers of color.

The awesome defense by a mom of her son's right to dress as Daphne for Halloween.

My two favourite parts:

But here’s the point, it is none of your damn business.

If you think that me allowing my son to be a female character for Halloween is somehow going to ‘make’ him gay then you are an idiot. Firstly, what a ridiculous concept. Secondly, if my son is gay, OK. I will love him no less. Thirdly, I am not worried that your son will grow up to be an actual ninja so back off.

And all I hope for my kids, and yours, and those of Moms ABC, are that they are happy. If a set of purple sparkly tights and a velvety dress is what makes my baby happy one night, then so be it. If he wants to carry a purse, or marry a man, or paint fingernails with his best girlfriend, then ok. My job as his mother is not to stifle that man that he will be, but to help him along his way. Mine is not to dictate what is ‘normal’ and what is not, but to help him become a good person.

I hope I am doing that.

And my little man worked that costume like no other. He rocked that wig, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

For those wanting to work politically, The Opportunity Agenda.

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Gender-swapped Tintin

On Ballerinas and Football Players

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