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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 next visit…
The week after I first visited Rimutaka, I visited Arohata – the women’s prison. I’d gone to the prison half a dozen times already, to drop off books, letters, newspapers and visitors forms; I knew the prisons were different. At … Continue reading
Back again, but this time here to stay
Hi all. My name is Kay Olson (known in the past and in the archives here as Blue or Blue Lily) and I write over at The Gimp Parade about disability. I blogged here as a guest last year, but … Continue reading
Workplace Meetings At Hooters
This cartoon isn’t by me; it’s by my pal Kevin Moore. Click on the panel to read the whole thing.
Dora's Makeover!
Inspired by this post on Hoyden About Town (thanks to Bean for pointing it out to me). UPDATE: Great comment from the discussion at Hoyden: “What was so unmarketable about a pirate dora doll?”
Gender Ratios Of Presidential Campaign Staffs
(See also: Racial Diversity In Presidential Campaign Staffs). At The Huffington Post, Zephyr Teachout and Kelly Nuxoll provide a breakdown of presidential campaign staffs by gender. (They also provide links to an explanation of their methodology and a spreadsheet of … Continue reading
Argentina Elects First Female President
From Para Justicia y Libertad!: Congratulations to Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who has become the first woman to be elected president in Argentina’s history. Kirchner, 54, is the wife of current President of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner and a former senator … Continue reading
Feminism is not your expectation.
Feminism is for atheists. Feminism is for Jews, both ethnic and religious. Feminism is for Muslims. Feminism is for pagans. Feminism is for Baha’i feminists. Feminism is for Mormons. Feminism is for Unitarian Universalists. Feminism is for Quakers and Buddhist-Quakers. … Continue reading
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Still loving LaLubu, but…
I’m having trouble reading the discussion of this post as more than “someone somewhere once said something in the name of feminism I disagree with, so I’ll call that Feminism, and distance myself from it rather than acknowledging that there … Continue reading
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The Fifties Weren't Better: the effect of feminism on family values
A few days ago, Amanda wrote a comment on a thread at Pandagon that I thought was so smart that I wrote her and asked if I could make it a post on Alas. The context: Amanda and other commenters … Continue reading
I asked Becky (who drew this strip). Becky, who is younger than me, replied: "Who?" Then she followed up with:…