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Erica McGillivray is snarky feminist geek, president of GeekGirlCon, & a community attaché specializing in SEO & social media.
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What Men’s Fitness’ Hate-On About Cosplay Teaches Us: Sexism Hurts Everyone
When I first saw the “article” about cosplay from Men’s Fitness, I shrugged it off as immature linkbait.1 It wasn’t worth my time to argue with a troll, and I’m sure as hell not linking back to it. (Which is … Continue reading
GeekGirlCon 2011: Some Presidential Thoughts and Other Things
I am pretty much beyond biased about how awesome GeekGirlCon was. Along with my staff, I’d worked since August 2010 to make the dream of GeekGirlCon a reality, and I believe that it truly happened. I fought back happy tears … Continue reading
Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre On Tour! Film Review
In Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre On Tour!, Kathleen Hanna talks about how Le Tigre’s electroclash music, choreography, and style was vulnerable. And it was dorky, fun, and passionate. And very, very political. They were an unapologetic feminist queer … Continue reading
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Tagged feminism, lgbt issues, music, personal=political, reviews: movies
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Because you’re awesome
I’m having one of those days when I want to grab someone by her shoulders and shake her until she can tell me how awesome she is. But I realize this is counterproductive, and that shouting is sometimes just shouting … Continue reading
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Tagged feminism, Geek Girl Con, life and the meaning of it all, sisterhood
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Sprinkles Around the Web 2/4-2/17/11
Links that I enjoyed around the web. No one else’s opinion but my own. Me • Uploaded a ton of photos. Check them out. Fandom • NBC casts Wonder Woman! ‘Friday Night Lights’ star lands coveted role I’ve never seen … Continue reading
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Tagged animals are my friends, books, Facebook, feminism, finances, flickr, Geek Girl Con, geekery, inspiration, lgbt issues, navel gazing, personal=political, politics, privacy on the internet, prosumer, racism, recipe, science is awesome, seattle, SEO, social networking to the future, technology, the idiot box
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Sprinkles Around the Web 1/28-2/3/11
Various links I enjoyed from around the internet. Me • GeekGirlCon: Power to the Geek Girls. Robb Orr on ComicBooked.com interviews me about GeekGirlCon. Fandom • Jane Espenson: Writer, sci-fi thriller, one nerdy lady. A great profile on Jane Espenson, … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, feminism, Geek Girl Con, geekery, hot issues, lgbt issues, navel gazing, personal=political, politics, racism, recipe, science is awesome, SEO, technology, the idiot box
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Sprinkles Around the Web 1/14-1/27/11
A collection of interesting links that I found around the web. Read and enjoy. Me Environment • Polar bear swims for nine straight days in search of ice Polar bears swim, but they don’t swim as far as this one. … Continue reading
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Tagged animals are my friends, e-mail campaigns, Earth is my home too, Facebook, feminism, Geek Girl Con, geekery, hot issues, inspiration, lgbt issues, marketing in the 21st century, navel gazing, personal=political, photoshop you like new!, politics, prosumer, Quora, racism, recipe, science is awesome, seattle, shamless self-promotion, social networking to the future, starship captains, technology, Twitter, web design
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Sprinkles Around the Web 12/31/10-01/13/11
Links from around the web that I enjoyed. Mileage may vary. Me • My Amazon.com GeekGirlCon product recommendations GeekGirlCon • Come to our all-hands meeting this Saturday from 10am-1pm at the Madison Park Starbucks in Seattle. • We’re throwing Buffy … Continue reading
Sprinkles Around the Web 12/25-12/30/10
Long time, no link posts. Time to get back on that horse. Anyway, here are some links that I’ve found interesting around the web. Your mileage may vary, and yes, I’m putting all the GeekGirlCon stuff first as it has … Continue reading
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Tagged books, feminism, flickr, Geek Girl Con, geekery, hot issues, science is awesome, SEO
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Sprinkles Around the Web 10/15-10/21/10
Links are ones that I found interesting. Your mileage may vary. Me • I’m interviewed by SFX360 about Geek Girl Con in Dear Girl Gamers, A Con Is Coming Just for You! Fandom • Girls who love comics. I love … Continue reading