this is a constantly updated archive of past discussions held in the chainsaw message board. all of the opinions expressed are those of the poster, and cannot be reprinted with our her/his consent. send any ideas, love mail or hate mail to inzombia@uclink4.berkeley.edu. . . thanks to all the kids at chainsaw for providing the internet with a safe space to discuss important issues and ides, and to donna for setting up the rad chainsaw site. hearts to u all, jeff
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dealing with hate: the legendary thread "sitcom hell" imortilized on the internet, it had to be done...
bulimia: a discussion about body image and eating disorders. (new replies added 6/98!!)
bikini kill and reverse sexism: what is sexism, and who has the ability to perpetuate it?
education: a intresting discussion of the place of race/gender classes in higher education.
bisexuality: issues and ideas about the societal view of bisexuality in sr8/gay culture.
prochoice or prolife: kind of a one sided debate, but alot of good points were still made
prochoice or prolife number 2: yet another go at this debate.. will it ever end??
gender roles: a thread on how kids develop thier gender identity
vegitarian eating: diet issues, and meat substitues for all you veg/vegan kids out there
gay pride: say it loud.... this thread will forever be remebered, is that a good thing?
body image: difficult body image issues many face every day of their lives
riot grrrl because...: an add on to this classic list imortalized by bikini kill
the death penalty: name says it all, hear what the chainsaw kids had to say
all ages shows: personally i think all ages shows are very important, but we're not all as enlightened..
depictions of violence: how our visual culture treats the issue of violence twards women and prostitutes
male feminist?: are there contradictions in boys and men considering themselves feminist?
rad craft projects: no, i didnt include this just because some one swooned over me. seesh!
meat and feminism: the links between eating meat, gendered violence, and feminism
mathew shepard: many post combined that were written about his death/protest/etc
"fat" and body image: contradictions of fat liberation, body obsession, and image... very important thread
faelan: the crazist thread EVA!
high school injustice: fuck, high school can be pretty messed up at times...
G.A.T.E.: expierences with the gifted and talented education program that exist in many schools
prolife tactics: discussing the ramifications of the extreme tactics used by some prolife activists
girl only spaces: the ups and downs of having girl only spaces
prolife and sexism: questions wiether a prolife stance necessarily carries with it distorted attitudes about gender