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Although to my eyes panel 2 isn’t necessarily rich – he could easily be working class. Is the guy in…
Although to my eyes panel 2 isn’t necessarily rich – he could easily be working class. For some reason, my…
Good point, Dianne. Although to my eyes panel 2 isn't necessarily rich - he could easily be working class. I…
there’s no reason to suppose the people in this cartoon are conservative, for instance FWIW, my impressions and/or implicit biases…
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Category Archives: Feminism, sexism, etc
The Intellectual Space to Be Anti-Male Is Necessary and Desirable
In a couple of posts in January, I touched on the topic of “male-bashing.” “Male-bashing” is an inaccurate phrase, since — as Hugo says — words are not fists. (And see this post by Mandolin, as well.) But in general, … Continue reading
Bottles, Breasts, and Mothering "Choices"
A few months after my boys were born I stumbled across a message board for twin moms, I really started to enjoy the tips and the sense of community that I gained from reading and posting on the site. One … Continue reading
Women and Politics
Smart Politics did a nice run-down of the presence of women in legislatures throughout the country, noting that my home state of Minnesota finished fourth on the list, with women making up 34.8 percent of the legislature. That is, of … Continue reading
Thinking About Condoms For The First Time In A Very Long Time – 1
Author’s Preface: I see each post in this series as one section of a single piece of writing, not as a discrete essay unto itself. As a result, while each section may contain its own argument, it is not really … Continue reading
About My Body
(Note: soon after I started writing this this morning, I realized that it’s heavily influenced by BFP and Jess’s (Re)Thinking Walking series at Flip Flopping Joy. I’ve had a troubled relationship with walking for a few years, but their essays … Continue reading
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Unimpressed.
I was curious about this book until I saw this little gem by the author on Jewcy: Whatever we say about women and men being equal now and tomorrow – I have three daughters who I want to see beat … Continue reading
Gregory House Is Part Of A Pattern
From Petpluto at Art at the Auction: House is problematic in the way above, but also for the reason articulated by MaggieElizabeth, a poster at Television Without Pity: Ninety percent of the time, the woman gets to be the normal … Continue reading
I asked Becky (who drew this strip). Becky, who is younger than me, replied: "Who?" Then she followed up with:…