Category Archives: Feminism, sexism, etc

Teh Funnies

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The Gentleman Doth Protest Too Much

Poor Prof. Alexander McPherson. A professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of California at Irvine, McPherson was recently denied his academic freedom. How, you ask, did that happen? Was he told what he had to teach in the … Continue reading

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The Onion On Nice Guys ™

Brilliant. (Via Amanda). Attractive Girls Union Refuses To Enter Into Talks With Mike Greenman (All the women in the “attractive girls union” appear to be white. Thoughtlessness or satire?)

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The Things I Do

You know what I haven’t done for a while? That’s right — rip some MRA’s screed to shreds. To be fair, I’ve been busy, what with the election, and the fact that MRAs have that deep well of anger that … Continue reading

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Definition of feminism, round 2,614

In the comments of the Daisy Bond post I linked yesterday, there’s an interesting exchange between Daisy and Daran of “Feminist Critics” about the definition of “feminist.” In her post, Daisy wrote: At the end of the day, if you’re … Continue reading

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"Can I be a feminist and a bottom in bed?"

I liked this post by Daisy Bond at Revolutionary Act: One unfortunate consequence of feminism’s emphasis on the personal as political is that it becomes too easy to discriminate against people for not being “feminist enough.” This is the opposite … Continue reading

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On Vulnerability

About three years ago, I decided to blog under my real name. I’d been blogging under a pseudonym for a few years before that on my college’s alumni server, but it was getting buggier and buggier each year and sites … Continue reading

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Rep. Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm

Cross-posted from The Mustard Seed. As we come to a vote in two days we must remember those that paved the way for us. Sen. Clinton wasn’t the first woman and Sen. Obama wasn’t the first African-American; Rep. Shirley Chisholm … Continue reading

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 8 Comments

"I like my A's."

Since you guys liked Natalie’s rant on racism here is her rant on sexism due to the fact that she was considered by G4 tv as one of the “hot women on the web.” Also, here is the G4 video … Continue reading

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“Even if you cry, nothing will change.”

Cross-posted from The Mustard Seed. “Any male who wears as woman’s attire in public for immoral purposes shall be guilty of an offense and on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand or to imprisonment for a … Continue reading

Posted in Gender and the Body, International issues, Sex work, porn, etc, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 1 Comment