Frizzworld

I went to the Early Learning Centre last week to buy a present – some stacking cups for my Baby Niece.  I was shocked that they no longer came in one option, but three.  There were pink ones with a baby girl on the packaging, blue ones with a baby boy on the packaging and then more general mixed ones also with only a baby boy on the packaging.  I couldn’t believe that I was being “made” to buy pink stacking cups, it’s a bit much of the marketing people to get one year old’s into gender specific toys – it’s like we have zoomed backwards…  I looked around the shop and realized the whole shop was divided into pink and blue – ELC – what on earth is going on?

A new group called pinkstinks launched a campaign today against the Early Learning Centre and their gender specific toys.

Skin Deep is a website by the Environmental Working Group – go and check out what’s really in the products you are using.  This is a bit scary/shocking.  Also check out their sunscreen test.  If the product you are using isn’t there, you can add it.  Warning though, this will make you think twice about using your favorite shampoo et al…

Mouthwash ‘can cause oral cancer’ – Telegraph.

The good people on Twitter and Facebook today skewed the Daily Mail poll which unbelievably asked, “Should the NHS allow gipsies to jump the queue?”  The poll was removed at 93% Yes vs. 7% No.  It actually makes quite a good game – vote the opposite to how the question leads you.

FreeHumans.org.

whyweprotest

#iranelection

Went to a talk yesterday where this video was mentioned.  I don’t know what’s more shocking the ignorance, the hate or the underlying fear.  And the guy at the end who invokes the Holocaust, almost boasting, that his grandmother was an Auschwitz survivor is the most disturbing.

The filmmaker responds to criticism.

Obama’s Cairo speech – it’s just under an hour – it’s worth listening to.

Today is the last day to register for voting at the June 4th elections… get to it.

I don’t know, but it doesn’t seem the best action.

UPDATE: Richard Branson has taken over the fast.  A chain of people fasting would be a whole other thing and might actually make a difference.  Interesting to see what happens.  Just read that Sudan has invited Aid agencies back into the area.

Darfur Fast for Life

For info on Dafur.