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moominmuppet) wrote2007-03-26 02:34 pm
moominmuppet) wrote2007-03-26 02:34 pm
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Planned Parenthood of Greater Cleveland needs financial help, and we're seeking additional patient-instructors at the Free Clinic The job lilyofthewest is writing about is the same one that I do, and have written about in the past -- you're also welcome to ask me any questions about it that you might have. We do need both male and female instructors, since we also teach the male GU exam.
Also, there's a big exciting new Bisexual Health Report out:
"The long awaited -and amazing- Bisexual Health Report was released
today by NGLTF, BinetUSA and Fenway Institute. You can read the press
release and download the report here (It's on PDF)"
http://www.thetaskforce.org/reports_and_research/bisexual_health
And an article about the report:
Bi Health Report Challenges Doctors
Also, the NY Times writes about police infiltration of antiwar groups (this was known to be happening in Cleveland, too)
And Susie Bright writes about the concept of NSFW, and its intersection with class (ironically, this is one of the only pieces of her writing I can access from work, because her personal blog is blocked by our censorware) -- I absolutely agree with her in theory. Unfortunately, the company I work for definitely doesn't, and she doesn't really address that side of the issue -- that those of us 'getting away' with online access from work are already treading a thin line, and that NSFW material can be the breaking point, or a trigger for disciplinary action. Which isn't to say I don't view it/read it, if it's not blocked by the censorware, but is to say that it makes a difference whether one of the higher-ups is prowling the room when I do, and having a warning is concretely beneficial to me. I think it's idiotic that our business culture (and culture in general) care which way we're wasting time online on-the-job (however, issues of network safety and bandwidth are legitimate issues, I should note). I find the delineation between sexual material and all other material in how we think about free speech, obscenity, etc, to be utterly infuriating, and a topic about which I rant pretty frequently. And yet, I need my job. Argh.
Also, there's a big exciting new Bisexual Health Report out:
"The long awaited -and amazing- Bisexual Health Report was released
today by NGLTF, BinetUSA and Fenway Institute. You can read the press
release and download the report here (It's on PDF)"
http://www.thetaskforce.org/reports_and_research/bisexual_health
And an article about the report:
Bi Health Report Challenges Doctors
Also, the NY Times writes about police infiltration of antiwar groups (this was known to be happening in Cleveland, too)
And Susie Bright writes about the concept of NSFW, and its intersection with class (ironically, this is one of the only pieces of her writing I can access from work, because her personal blog is blocked by our censorware) -- I absolutely agree with her in theory. Unfortunately, the company I work for definitely doesn't, and she doesn't really address that side of the issue -- that those of us 'getting away' with online access from work are already treading a thin line, and that NSFW material can be the breaking point, or a trigger for disciplinary action. Which isn't to say I don't view it/read it, if it's not blocked by the censorware, but is to say that it makes a difference whether one of the higher-ups is prowling the room when I do, and having a warning is concretely beneficial to me. I think it's idiotic that our business culture (and culture in general) care which way we're wasting time online on-the-job (however, issues of network safety and bandwidth are legitimate issues, I should note). I find the delineation between sexual material and all other material in how we think about free speech, obscenity, etc, to be utterly infuriating, and a topic about which I rant pretty frequently. And yet, I need my job. Argh.
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I think it's tied to our more wide-ranging fear of sexuality. We like to think that only pervs and rapists in training look at porn, let alone at work. However, if looking at a couple racy images makes someone a better employee, how is that a bad thing?
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Exactly. I'm a much better and more cheerful helpdesk rep because I get to play online to maintain my sanity. Assuming that the bandwidth I'm using and possible security risks to which I'm exposing the clinic in my online wanderings are effectively outweighed by that increase in productivity, I think it's silly to ban it.
And given that, I take deep offense to the singling out of sexual material -- not just in terms of online policies and such, but in our culture in general. I think it's bad and unhealthy to say that such a huge part of the human experience has to be discussed in whispers. I think it's a huge part of why we are where we are, and I want it to change.