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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
Male Privilege Checklist: The Slut Phenomenon
“Chuckdarwin,” while criticizing the Male Privilege Checklist, wrote: 24. If I have sex with a lot of people, it won’t make me an object of contempt or derision. Two words: Bill. Clinton. Bill Clinton suffered derision for cheating on his … Continue reading
Call For Submissions: 3rd Official Call for Submissions: 3rd Carnival of Feminist Science SF
Ariel of New Game Plus has put up the call for submissions for the third Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Fans. The submission deadline is August 1, 2006 and these are the themes: The issue’s theme–or writing prompt–is … Continue reading
How Girls Express Aggression and Online Fandom Dynamics
Elkins discusses why online fights, especially within online fandom communities, can get so very nasty. She reflects on the paranoiac style of many online fandom disputes, and wonders if there’s a connection to how girls in our culture are taught … Continue reading
Can *Beta* Males Be (Pro)Feminists?
Over at Pandagon, there’s a good discussion of whether “alpha males” — men who strongly exhibit stereotypically masculine characteristics, like assertiveness, self-control, extroversion, leadership, risk-taking, not-taking-shit-from-anyone — can be (pro)feminists. The conclusion, with which I agree, seems to be a … Continue reading
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I Still Want My Period
(Warning: This post is really long. Primarily because it took me about 3-4 weeks to write and research.) Well, It seems like menstruation has been the hot topic on feminist blogs for the past few months, and I wanted to … Continue reading
The Real You vs A New Creation
In describing his efforts at recognizing privilege and becoming a better (pro)feminist, Malachi at Feminist Allies writes: A major part of the problem is that I *do* have a lot (some say an excess) of self-confidence, a forceful personality, and … Continue reading
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Us vs Them and the Ad Hominem Defense
I mentioned this in a comment to Amp’s post about the “ad hominem defense,” but then I decided it was worth a full post. An ad homiem defense is when a liberal rattles off their lefty credentials in response to … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Whatever
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Welcome, Professor! You sure are easy on the eyes.
I’m going to reprint a comment I left at another blog – but a bit of context is required first. Over at Prawfsblog, a post introducing a new blogger, who is female, was responded to by a male poster who … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body
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Special Geeky Guest Post: The politics of Firefly and Serenity
Think of your favourite political movement, right now think of your favourite television executive producer. See given the subject of this blog means that I’m guessing a fair number of people came up with feminism and Joss Whedon. Well guess … Continue reading
Feminist Bloggers Need to Be More Inclusive of Older Women
Editor’s Update: If anyone has any suggested topics for people to write about, please add them to the comments section. One of the biggest biases I see reflected in the blogosphere is age bias. The blogosphere seems incredibly young at … 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:…