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Masculinity and violence 17 Dec 2012 | 10:08 pm
Jessica Valenti posted this on Facebook, and I thought she was bringing up an incredibly crucial point to help us make sense of this whole nightmare that happened in Newton, CT. This is an advertiseme...
Chris Brown and his defenders 13 Dec 2012 | 10:11 pm
For some reason, despite the fact that "don't hit a woman" is quite a popular mantra in our culture, most people seem to not give two shits that Chris Brown once bludgeoned and threatened to kill his ...
Rape awareness ads that DON'T blame the victim 5 Dec 2012 | 01:34 am
**TRIGGER WARNING** Many of us know that victim-blaming in the case of rape and sexual assault is entirely too common. Of course, there are plenty of others who don't know or just don't care, and tha...
Not on my Christmas wishlist: "Battle of the Sexes" board game 4 Dec 2012 | 09:18 pm
I just want to let you all know that this exists: Actually, when I physically held the game in my hands last week and surprisingly resisted the urge to throw up all over it, it looked like this: I k...
Men's magazine cuts a woman in half and objectifies her parts 30 Nov 2012 | 09:11 pm
Men's magazines are usually pretty predictable in that we can expect them to write mostly about things than manly-men love, like boobs and how to touch boobs and how to be like guys who touch a lot of...
Today marks the 100th anniversary of... 9 Mar 2011 | 06:55 am
Today, activists all over the world are gathering on bridges to show their support for gender equality. It might be too late to attend a bridge gathering near you, but you can see from this map just h...
More commercials I can't stand: Virgin Atlantic sets us back 50 years 25 Feb 2011 | 09:04 am
Really, Virgin Atlantic? You couldn't have made a commercial without the horrific gender stereotypes? Apparently they want us to live in a world where the men are the pilots and the businessmen, and t...
Ending solitary confinement, reducing psychological damages 24 Feb 2011 | 02:10 pm
Though I may not write about it too often, prisoner rights is a feminist concern. Women and non-gender conforming prisoners find themselves uniquely affected by a variety of issues: just take a moment...
Kansas' abortion provider targeted 24 Feb 2011 | 07:20 am
The doctor who stepped up after the assassination of Dr. George Tiller is now facing serious intimidation from anti-choicers, who have made her their new target. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, wo...
"Girlie-girl" culture 1 Feb 2011 | 09:17 am
Spotted an article on Slate today that highlights a new book: Cinderella Ate My Daughter by feminist author Peggy Orenstein. Her website describes the book: The acclaimed author of the groundbreakin...
