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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 Sexism of the Palin Pick
Ann Friedman makes the case: Palin’s addition to the ticket takes Republican faux-feminism to a whole new level. As Adam Serwer pointed out on TAPPED, this is in fact a condescending move by the GOP. It plays to the assumption … Continue reading
Attacking Palin
People are already handwringing about how the Democrats can attack Sarah Palin. That’s stupid. There’s plenty to attack Palin on. She’s radically anti-choice, she’s a social reactionary, she’s got no foreign policy experience to speak of, and her pick by … Continue reading
Dead Sexy
Kathryn Jean Lopez is, near as I can tell, a pure misanthrope. Just read this lovely, snide commentary about Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.: Dem Sexy Men [Kathryn Jean Lopez] At a feminist event earlier today, Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar talked … Continue reading
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Be a Real Man, the Mike S. Adams Way
Ah, Mike Adams. You remember Mike Adams; he’s the UNC-Wilmington professor who singlehandedly devalues my friend’s brother’s college degree, the idiot who once argued that we should end abortion so women will stop having sex.Well, Mike Adams is back. Truthfully, … Continue reading
Gloucester Principal Steps Down, Pities Self
Boy, I really feel bad for this guy: A Massachusetts high school principal who was quoted in a magazine as saying that some teenagers had made a pact to get pregnant has resigned. Gloucester High School principal Joseph Sullivan said … Continue reading
Manic Pixie Dream Girlfriends
From AV Club: Ah, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, that sentient ray of sunshine sent from heaven to warm the heart and readjust the attitude of even the broodiest, most uptight male protagonist. In his My Year Of Flops entry … Continue reading
Random Tuesday Linky Things
Scott at World-o-Crap disassembles an awesome Carey Roberts column, in which Mr. Roberts proclaims, “Hey girls, want to get skanky? Well, sashay down to your local abuse shelter and get buzzed!” Via Amanda, news that the Mounties spied on women’s … Continue reading
The Male Pill
Jesse Taylor completely destroys the idea that men won’t take a male version of the pill: Dude. In the past fifteen years, I’m now intimately familiar with marketed treatments and cures for diseases that I’m pretty sure didn’t exist before … Continue reading
Sexual Harassment — For the Future!
Via Kerry Howley, word that the Russians have adopted a novel approach to legitimizing sexual harassment: “He always demanded that female workers signalled to him with their eyes that they desperately wanted to be laid on the boardroom table as … Continue reading
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I asked Becky (who drew this strip). Becky, who is younger than me, replied: "Who?" Then she followed up with:…