Category Archives: Feminism, sexism, etc

Saudi Women Granted The Right To Vote And To Run For Office

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Ampersand

From The New York Times: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Sunday granted women the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, the biggest change in a decade for women in a puritanical kingdom that practices strict separation … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: The Modern Sisyphus

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Ampersand

[spoiler]PANEL 1 The first panel has a close-up of a Black person’s hands pushing a boulder uphill. The title of the strip, “Modern Sisyphus,” is written on the boulder. PANEL 2 We see a black woman, wearing casual office clothing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, crossposted on TADA, Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 16 Comments

Star Wars And Women

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Ampersand

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

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The Mystical Pregnancy Trope

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Ampersand

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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Men pose to show women’s hidden wounds – Photo Galleries Hürriyet Daily News (Turkish Daily News)

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

This is a great photo gallery of Turkish men–all of them, as far as I can tell, public figures in one way or another–protesting the treatment of women in their country. Below is the first image in the series, of … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry on Abstinence-Based Sex Education

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

In Perry’s defense, there is absolutely no good reason to support abstinence-based sex education, so his inability to come up with one is unsurprising. That said, it says something that he can’t even come up with one of the standard … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Sex | 1 Comment

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

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Ampersand

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 →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-feminists and their pals, crossposted on TADA, Feminism, sexism, etc | 171 Comments

Strauss-Kahn to face Lawsuit

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

One of the reasons I tend to think there’s still smoke to the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case is Strauss-Kahn’s history, which is one of predatory evil. Perhaps not provable predatory evil, at least not from the standpoint of the law, but … Continue reading →

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Circumcision, like everything else, is complicated

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Julie

A couple of weeks ago, Peaceful Parenting reported on some remarks Russell Crowe made about circumcision: Circumcision is barbaric and stupid. Who are you to correct nature? Is it real that GOD requires a donation of foreskin? Babies are perfect…. … Continue reading →

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You’d Better Free Your Mind Instead

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

As you may have heard, if you frequent the wingnutosphere, last week Thomas Ball, a divorced man angry about paying child support, committed suicide through self-immolation on the steps of a courthouse in Keene, New Hampshire. For this act he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc, Men and masculinity | 12 Comments