Link-fest No.10 now with DUFC!

Stuff for you to read.

A whole series of posts at Hoyden About Town on the subject of the proposed
"Harmonisation" of Disability Parking Permit Schemes in Australia - for harmonisation read narrowing of eligibility criteria - and the need to protest against the proposal. There are open letters to use in adding your voice to the protests and a Facebook group to join.

I am Dr Tiller - "This website was created as both a memorial to the lifework of Dr. George Tiller and as a living testimony to the courageous lives of abortion providers."

The Mum Files - a new project from my lovely blog-friend Lisa and her friend Ligia, click on over and say hello!

JoGeek at Unapologetically Fat has been posting a series titled Sewing At Any Size which almost makes me want to haul out my machine and start creating. But only almost. I do, however, expect these posts to come in very useful when I eventually force myself to get some more re-enactment costumes made.

The 13th Down Under Feminists Carnival is up, this month it's hosted by Demelza at SAHM Feminist.

Point me at your interesting finds in the comments people!

Blogging Against Disablism Day

Today was Blogging Against Disablism Day. Click that link and it will take you to a post at Diary of a Goldfish collating links to posts by many, many bloggers all addressing issues of disability discrimination and the experience of being disabled. I didn't have anything to offer by way of writing for this event so I'm reading and learning instead. Perhaps you'll join me?

Quick Hit: Pot, meet kettle.

Clementine Ford's latest column, Thank you and please are two little keys, has me sitting here saying to myself "Did she really just say that?" in a kind of stunned horror.

The piece is supposedly about the importance of good manners but how on earth she can reconcile this:

The problem as I see it is a general lack of respect for our fellow human beings across the board. Having good manners is really no more complicated than treating other people as you would like to be treated.

with what follows is beyond my comprehension.

Just to pull out 2 things that really got my blood boiling. First up some parent bashing:

And if you must insist on bringing your children to the supermarket, please observe the universally acknowledged hours for this kind of activity. These take place between 9am and 3pm on Mondays.

What? Mon 9am - 3pm?! Yeah right, because no parent ever has to work during school hours and all parents owe it to the childless members of the population to ensure that they are never disturbed by having to share a public space with someone else's offspring. (If there's going to be gratuitous use of unfunny hyperbole then I'm bringing out the heavy sarcasm in retaliation.)

And right at the end this invitation to air your prejudices:

WHAT PARTICULAR TRAITS OR BEHAVIORS DO YOU FIND RUDE? IS IT BAD DRIVERS OR SLOW WALKERS WHO REALLY GET YOUR GOAT? LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS BELOW AND I’LL BE WITH YOU FROM MIDDAY TO VENT WITH GUSTO!

Slow walkers. She really did put that in there. I'm not imagining it. Holy shit.

If it's not immediately obvious to you why that last one is so horrifically wrong, here's some reading for you to do - read the comments too.

H/T lauredhel on twitter