Category Archives: Feminism, sexism, etc

I Objected To A Sexist Remark, And Contrary To My Paranoid Imagination, It Was Easy

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Ampersand

I kind of hesitate to post this story, because it might seem like I’m asking for a cookie, and that isn’t my goal here. At the local LA Fitness, I attend the “swim fit” classes fairly regularly, because it’s good … Continue reading →

Single Dads In Film: Yay, or Yawn?

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Ampersand

So Melissa at Shakesville was not impressed by the trailer for The End of Love, a new film about “a grieving father struggling to raise his two-year-old son alone.” It’s not that this, too, isn’t a story worth telling. (I … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 40 Comments

Using Photoshop To Alter A Photo Isn’t Deceptive If There’s Full Disclosure. Also, “Reverse Sexism” Raises Its Annoying Ugly Head

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Ampersand

So Nancy Pelosi, wanting to commemorate the record-breaking 61 female members of the Democratic House Caucus, had the above photos taken. But four women were not present for the photo, and so were Photoshopped into the back row (and rather … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc, In the news | 16 Comments

Pretty Privilege: Emilie Autumn’s “Thank God I’m Pretty” and Cameron Russell’s TEDtalk

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Ampersand

I ran into these two videos, and thought they made an interesting duo. In the above video, via Rebecca at The Mary Sue, model Cameron Russell talks about the ups and downs of “winning the genetic lottery” and being a … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body | 86 Comments

Trying to Write after the Newtown Massacre

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I have two pieces of writing to finish today, a chapbook manuscript that I want to submit to a contest and a blog post about Alyssa Royse’s in-so-many-ways-shameful “Nice Guys Commit Rape Too” essay on The Good Men Project that … Continue reading →

Posted in Men and masculinity | 45 Comments

Jokes, Connect-The-Dots, and Microaggressions

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Ampersand

(Note: This post is in reference to some stuff going on at Family Scholars Blog. –Amp) Fannie’s post seems to have reached its maximum number of comments, but I had already written a comment. So I’m starting a new thread … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc | 16 Comments

Three comments on the Tony Harris kerfluffle

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Ampersand

1) You’re embarrassing us, Tony. Just for the record, as a professional comic book creator, a lifelong comics fan, and someone who attends comic book conventions, I am happy to be sharing a subculture with cosplayers. Cosplayers don’t have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc | 27 Comments

Tony Harris’s misogynistic rant translated into English

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Ampersand

On Facebook, the excellent cartoonist Tony Harris (whose most famous project is probably that he was the original artist of The Walking Dead) delivers a misogynistic rant, which (translated into Gollum-speak) would be: Female cosplayers! we hates them! I really … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc | 13 Comments

Men And Women Can Be Friends, But Can Studies On Cross-Gender Friendship Be Honestly Reported?

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Ampersand

Andrew Sullivan links to this Scientific American article, entitled “Men and Women Can’t Be ‘Just Friends’.” Adrian Ward, the author of the article, probably didn’t write that headline, but it’s a fair summary of his article: The results suggest large … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc | 29 Comments