Category Archives: Feminism, sexism, etc

In Defense of Eve Ensler

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Ampersand

Via The Debate Link, I read a post at Harry’s Place about rape prevalence statistics. ((The original post now seems to be offline, so I’ve replaced the original link with a link to the archive of the page at web.archive.org. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 38 Comments

Surf Wisconsin

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

When you’ve said “Wisconsin,” you’ve said it all — including tropical freakin’ paradise. Seriously, look at the lovely palm trees in Madison. The winter blues are just melting away. Well, that, or global warming is much worse than previously thought.

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy, SSM: The Scandinavian Question | 2 Comments

1,000 Words

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

Spotted by TBogg at the Tea Party counter-rally in Wisconsin: It really does capture the current GOP attitude toward women, doesn’t it?

Posted in Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc | 10 Comments

Why Vida’s “The Count” Matters to Me

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

The results of Vida’s The Count 2010 reveal a shocking, though not really surprising, disparity–weighed heavily in favor of men–between the numbers of male and female writers published, reviewed and reviewing in some of our most prominent literary magazines. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, literature | 2 Comments

Women Writers Are Underrepresented In Literary Magazines

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Ampersand

Vida published pie graphs showing the state of women in literary magazines in 2010 — how many of the writers they publish are female, how many of the books reviewed are by female authors, and so forth. The charts don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Feminism, sexism, etc, literature | 4 Comments

Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Why I Am a Pro-Feminist Man

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

TRIGGER WARNING: The following text, or pages it links to, contains information about and/or descriptions of sexual assault/violence that may be triggering to survivors. This is my first piece for The Takeback, a pro-feminist men’s blog for which I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Men and masculinity, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sex | 12 Comments

Our Newest Superhero: Foreskin Man?

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I found a link to Foreskin Man on The Good Man Project. To respond fully will require a more careful reading than I can give the comic now, but even paging quickly through issue two reveals an awful lot that … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Cartooning & comics, Gender and the Body, Men and masculinity | 27 Comments

YouTube – Concerto for two men

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I don’t have much to say about this, really, except that I think it’s quite beautiful:

Posted in Men and masculinity, Whatever | 1 Comment

Mantrol and Manghurt?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Maia

One of the great traditions of New Zealand advertising is that no portrayal of masculinity can be too over-the-top or too ridiculous to sell beer. However, recently beer’s place as the pinnacle of ridiculous masculinity by some products which are … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Men and masculinity | 1 Comment

Being a feminist is a lot like being a bowl of petunias

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Maia

I don’t always cross-post what I write about New Zealand issues, but I am going to cross-post something I wrote about a New Zealand left-wing journalist who has misrepresented the accusations against Assange. I think it’s worth bringing to wider … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 3 Comments