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Star Wars And Women

Monday, September 12, 2011

Why ‘Star Wars’ Is Secretly Terrifying for Women — powered by Cracked.com

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A video from Feminist Frequency. I think her argument loses focus towards the end, and generally needs more nuance, but is still worth watching: (Transcript here.) I think the way to think of this, is something like The Bechdel Test. … Continue reading →

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More On The Boundaries Of Feminism: Can You Be Pro-Life And Feminist?

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Last year, Amanda Marcotte said that she doesn’t consider “Feminists For Life” and similar groups to be feminists. Cathy Young (who is pro-choice), disagreeing with Amanda, wrote: But that doesn’t mean there should be no place at the feminist table … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court, In A 4-4 Vote, Affirms Sexist Discrimination Against Fathers

Monday, June 20, 2011

[Crossposted at Family Scholars Blog.] I wrote about Flores-Villar v. United States last year. The Times summarizes the state of the law in 1974, when Ruben Flores-Villar was born: Children born outside the country to an unmarried American parent are … Continue reading →

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With Thanks to Liz Wallace.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

[This post is by Kip Manley, and cross-posted from his blog Long Story; Short Pier with his kind permission.] The crew is unisex and all parts are interchangeable for men or women. —Dan O’Bannon, Alien (née Starbeast) FOOM! FOOM! FOOM! … Continue reading →

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Overstating What Science Tells Us About Gender

Thursday, December 2, 2010

[Crossposted on Alas, TADA and Family Scholars Blog.] Ronald Wilcox says that women should be in charge of long-term investments, while men should do the grocery shopping. It’s biology! Just as men’s hunting instincts help make them inferior investors relative … Continue reading →

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Two Quick Links

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

School is eating my brain and I’m going to China in a week, so I’ve not been Mr. Blogger-pants of late. I did want to post two links I’ve read lately, though. I Don’t Respect You, by Emily Nagoski – … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court To Hear Discrimination Against Fathers Case

Monday, October 11, 2010

(Crossposted at Family Scholars Blog, TADA and Alas.) The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Flores-Villar v. United States on November 10th. The case involves Ruben Flores-Villar, whose father — but not mother — is an American. Ruben was … Continue reading →

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Advice To Young Girls From Belle And The Little Mermaid

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

(Via Ms. Marx and other places. I think Bean may have emailed me these, too.)

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