A Brief Lesson on Etiquette From Negaoryx
A quick lecture on sexism and etiquette courtesy of Negaoryx.
Tagged: sexism
She Said He Said: Bernie Sanders & Elizabeth Warren Take Off The Gloves
Ultimately, this will not matter. This is another Twitter spat that will not move a single vote, no matter what the truth behind it. What’s more interesting is what it reveals.
Is Supernatural Sexist?
Supernatural is a story of men who cannot accomplish the one thing men want the most – to keep their loved ones safe from harm.
Defenders Of The Gold Bikini 2: The Fempire Doesn’t Strike Back
In which Padme swoons, and dies. There is absolutely NO purpose to Padme’s death.
Journalism Woman, Mississippi Man
It is not the wider world’s place or responsibility to enforce Robert Foster’s self-imposed beliefs.
There’s Something About Mary Sue
The thing about Mary Sue that makes her interesting despite her triteness is also what makes her 100% for sure not sexist. A Mary Sue is a female conception of an ideal female character.
Thursday Throughput
Does men’s dominance of Scrabble prove there’s no sexism in science? Eh, not quite.
It’s always good to shroud your sexism in racism
Mark Steyn is a good writer. Hillary Clinton is a married woman. Neither of these facts should be important when discussing Presidential politics.
Really College Republicans?
Proving once again that they just don’t get women, Pennsylvania’s college Republicans produce one of the most insulting political ads of the season
Julia Pierson, ‘Political Correctness,’ and How We View Women in Power
In our society, it’s not enough to discover that Julia Pierson was a bad choice for the position of Director of the Secret Service. Rather, we demand that her poor job performance be an indictment of the very decision to hire a woman in a position of authority in the first place.
by Tod Kelly
Responding to Jimmy Carter’s Criticism of the All-Male Priesthood
If President Carter is correct that the institution of the all-male priesthood contributes to sexism and the abuse of women, then it behooves the church, if not to change its doctrine on the priesthood, at least to acknowledge this unintended effect and work diligently to counter it.
Toxic Relationships
Masses of people agreeing to vote for officials who want to go to war, continue using the death penalty, and tend to oppose programs that would support the poor all so those officials will do little more than pay lip service to the virtue of female chastity surely isn’t the ideal arrangement for a democracy.
Much Ado about a Public Shaming
In his film version of Much Ado about Nothing, Joss Whedon highlights the social context that makes it acceptable for Claudio to shame Hero before her father and the wedding guests. There’s something rotten in the patriarchy of Messina.
About Those Six or So Reasons Not To Send Your Daughter to College
Raylan Alleman believes you shouldn’t send your daughter to college. What is he thinking?
The Myth of a Man
In Linky Friday #29, Will highlights a recent column in The Atlantic by Hugo Scwhyzer that asked, “What If Men Stopped Chasing Much-Younger Women?” His argument, that the Old Man/Young Woman relationship dynamic intrinsically harms...
Considering Violence, Rape, and how we Interpret Media
When IO released their new Hitman: Absolution trailer last week it made a lot of people angry. Rhetorical guns blazing, they took to their respective forums and articulated their disgust. For those who don’t...
What’s Really Wrong with ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’
~by Ryan B. Lots of spoilers for the whole series, up to and including A Dance with Dragons. Reader beware. Now that we’re past our contretemps of the last few days, maybe it’s time...
