October 2010
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Faux Real!: I watch Teen Mom, I was a teen mom,... →
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I watch Teen Mom, I was a teen mom, and I think it’s an alarmingly accurate representation of many of the attendant realities. But I think the mistake of this review (and roughly 100% of the other reviews of this show) is the resignation that these girls’ stories are Told. Past-tense. The…
April 2010
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WatchBuffy vs. Edward
“As a huge fan of Buffy, it was hard for me not to notice how many plot points [from Twilight] had already been covered by our favorite blonde vampire slayer. Apparently, someone else noticed too, and he made this nifty little video that I think Twilight haters and lovers alike can enjoy. It’s amazing what a difference it makes to have an active heroine instead of, well,...
International Girl Gang Underground Zine →
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THE INTERNATIONAL GIRL GANG UNDERGROUND compilation zine aims to document and dissect how Riot Grrrl’s legacy has manifested twenty years later, as well as provide guidance for those who want to transform “revolution girl style now!” into “REVOLUTION GIRL STYLE FOREVER!” If Riot Grrrl doesn’t resonate with you or your cause, that’s okay! We also want to know about all the...
March 2010
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Calls to Move Goalposts as Girls Surpass Boys in... →
Many of these advocates are demanding that we overhaul the curriculum to erase the female advantage. They say this so offhandedly you scarcely notice what a radical proposal they’re advancing. The curriculum is designed to teach skills that are important in work and life. Many jobs require you to sit down, shut up, and do your work. If girls have a natural edge in that department, then boys...
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The Runaways movie is fucking awesome « Kathleen's... →
Coming from Kathleen Hanna, I’d say that’s a ringing endorsement.
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WatchThe Smurfette Principle explained. This is fucking brilliant.
(via blip.tv and a hat tip to Sociological Images)
February 2010
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Airbrushed models 'are harming children and should... →
The Royal College of Psychiatrists said a kite mark on digitally enhanced photographs would raise awareness of how often such manipulation takes place and help stop people trying to achieve ‘unattainable physical perfection’.
The college urged the next Government to set up a forum, made up of politicians, experts, and representatives from the media and advertising, for the...
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“Michelle Bachelet has ‘feminized’ the presidency, bringing a female...”
– Costa Rica election win for Chinchilla shows women’s rise in Latin America | CS Monitor
Interesting to note that the newly elected Costa Rican president opposes abortion.
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January 2010
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HB 935 Assault and battery; adult allows child to...
Summary as introduced: Assault and battery against family or household member; penalty. Makes it a Class 6 felony for an adult having a custodial relationship over a child under the age of 18 to knowingly allow the child to be present during the assault and battery of a family or household member.
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This is the text of an actual proposed bill in the Virginia General Assembly. (Here is...
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“The ad tells the story of one family and it is a message of hope, life and...”
– Douglas R. Scott, Jr., president of Life Decisions International, speaking of feminist groups’ opposition to the upcoming Tim Tebow Super Bowl commercial.
Right. So that must explain NOW’s tireless efforts to repeal the Violence Against Women Act. Every story must end in death!
“Implicit, and not very subtly so, is the narrative that a pregnant woman should...”
– Mixing a Super Bowl of manipulation | Melissa McEwan
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Natasha Walter: 'I believed sexism in our culture... →
“I was surprised by the attitudes of the girls I interviewed,” she says, “who seemed to feel that they would be mocked if they protested within their peer groups. You know, when I was at university [in the 80s] it was OK to be annoyed about sexism, to take it quite seriously – if you argued about it, it didn’t make you the subject of mockery. Even if you didn’t...
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New Law Requires Women To Name Baby, Paint Nursery Before Getting Abortion | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
We laugh, but…
Another perspective on working in a male-dominated...
Although poeks’ question wasn’t directed at me, I also work in the male-dominated field of engineering. My experiences with sexism have been different than Annie’s. The sexism I’ve faced has been more subtle.
Two scenarios play out time after time, from when I was the only girl in my AP Chemistry and AP Physics classes in high school to the present, where I’m one of...
poeks-deactivated20100930 asked: Oh! Me! Me! I have a question for shoesonwrong: do you have any fun (heh) stories about working in a male-dominated field? I've got some of my own from The Life and Times of a Lady Programmer, but I would imagine the sexism--given mathematics is even more male-dominated--would be more marked for you. Just curious.
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For what it’s worth, you can ask us questions now via http://patriarchyisbullshit.tumblr.com/ask. Since we have four contributors, though, the answer you receive will undoubtedly vary depending on who responds.
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That girl thinks she’s the queen of the... →
Bikini Kill lead singer and noted feminist Kathleen Hanna has just made a sizable donation to the NYU library. The library is referring to the donation as The Kathleen Hanna Papers and will make them a part of their newly announced Riot Grrrrl Collection. The “papers” are believed to contain her many zines, much of her correspondences and plenty of material pertaining to her time in Bikini Kill,...
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What Facebook’s pro-rape group says about our... →
It should not come as a shock that the men of St. Paul’s thought they could get away with creating a Facebook group that explicitly condoned rape. After all, they live in a culture that implicitly does the very same thing.
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Domestic Violence Rates Rise, Funding Decreases →
The result of these cuts is all too clear – reductions of staff, accessibility, quality of service, and ability to successfully assist people in need. At the moment when these services are most needed, they are unable to provide essential, and often life-saving, help. Indeed, “Domestic violence is up, and while the poor economy that helps drive the violence is still not rebounded, states are...
December 2009
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Swedish Children Push Back On Gender Stereotyping →
According to the youngsters, the Toys”R”Us Christmas catalogue featured “outdated gender roles because boys and girls were shown playing with different types of toys, whereby the boys were portrayed as active and the girls as passive”, according to a statement from Ro.
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“Throughout this book I have used third person pronouns and collective nouns in...”
– Tom Robbins, author’s note excerpt preceding Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.
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November 2009
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“While it’s thrilling that there is also a movement of young men all who...”
– What’s the Alternative to Tucker Max? | Courtney E. Martin
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A personal story about athletes and domestic...
Most of my childhood years were spent living in the Houston area before the Oilers moved to Nashville and became the Tennessee Titans. In those days, Warren Moon was just about the biggest sports star in town (with the possible exception of Hakeem Olajuwon). Even when the Oilers weren’t very good, he still put up amazing statistics each year. He eventually became the first black quarterback...
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In Johnson’s Signing, Talent Prevails -... →
“[Larry] Johnson was released by the Kansas City Chiefs last week after a tenure that included four instances in which he was accused of assaulting women.”
“But outside of having his reputation tarnished, being benched and released, there have been no devastating consequences. Indeed, Johnson is being rewarded. He goes from a 2-7 Chiefs team to a Bengals team on the verge of...
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Top 10 Bad Messages From Good Movies →
3. Even tough women who aren’t afraid to fight aren’t as important as the men they fight alongside (from the Star Wars movies). - Princess Leia, despite being very comfortable giving orders and shooting at stormtroopers, always hands off the really important jobs to men. Luke tells her that she’s his sister and Darth Vader is their father, and by the way he’s going off to confront daddy to try to...
Abortion and the Health Care Battle | Jeffrey... →
But, as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg observed not long ago, abortion rights “center on a woman’s autonomy to determine her life’s course, and thus to enjoy equal citizenship stature.” Every diminishment of that right diminishes women. With stakes of such magnitude, it is wise to weigh carefully the difference between compromise and surrender.
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“Unequal access to education, employment and fair wages can also present...”
– Lack of health care worsens women’s life quality: WHO | Reuters
October 2009
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Egypt voices: Sexual harassment | BBC →
Seven Egyptian women talk about their experience of sexual harassment on the streets of Cairo. It is an increasingly common problem, with a recent survey suggesting more than four out of five women have been sexually harassed, while nearly two-thirds of men admitted assaulting women.
Egypt's harassment disease | Nesrine Malik →
The “Cover Your Lollipop” campaign likens women to candy, there for the consumption and enjoyment of men. The campaign’s poster portrays two lollipops, one covered with a wrapper, symbolising the hijab, and the other uncovered, with flies hovering over its exposed sweetness. Under the images, text outlines the divine wisdom of the veil, betraying a disturbing mentality that...