Category Archives: Feminism, sexism, etc

Vaccine That Prevents Cervical Cancer Sends The Wrong Message?

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Abyss2hope

ABC A Food and Drug Administration panel voted 13-0 today to endorse a promising new vaccine that could stop viruses that cause nearly 70 percent of all cervical cancers and genital warts, but the potential distribution of the vaccine is … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 17 Comments

Self-Made Man, by Norah Vincent

Posted on May 16, 2006 by Ampersand

I recently read Self-Made Man, Norah Vincent’s non-fiction book about passing as a man for a year. It was… okay. Lots of stuff about how men’s lives often suck, men are cut off from their emotional selves, how the pressure … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Sexism hurts men | 58 Comments

"I Am Man" Burger King Commercial

Posted on May 15, 2006 by Ampersand

Andrea at Shrub.com has a good post with a feminist analysis of “Mantham” (YouTube link) the Burger King ad with new lyrics to Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman” (although in her count of women in the commercial, she seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism | 35 Comments

Email from a Danish Journalist

Posted on May 13, 2006 by Ampersand

Here’s an email I got today. My answers were tossed off pretty quickly, I’m afraid. I am a Danish journalist writing an article about how feminist blogs’ popularity are now being called the new third wave feminism – and in … Continue reading →

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False Allegations Of Rape Not Common – Or Are They?

Posted on May 7, 2006 by Abyss2hope

The Countess As I had expected, the news about the woman who has been ordered by a judge to take her children to see their father, the man who had raped her, is bringing out the claims by men’s rights … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Wendy McElroy | 35 Comments

Let our "unreal" rapists go!

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Abyss2hope

That seems to be the message in Kathleen Parker’s column Sex, lies and prison. As long as the rapist is “a good son” and his victim isn’t a stranger he snatched off the street, then he isn’t a “real” rapist … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 43 Comments

Weak Responses to Rape Allegations Embolden Rapists

Posted on May 3, 2006 by Abyss2hope

A story linked from Alas: Fourth Duke Rape Case Link Round-Up caught my attention. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10382613/ Dorm officials met with Jeremy and Jamie [after rape allegations] and determined that Jeremy was responsible for sexual misconduct he was put on disciplinary probation … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 98 Comments

Girls and Alcohol Poisoning

Posted on May 2, 2006 by Abyss2hope

WCCO: Police: 12-Year-Old Had 0.39 BAC Moorhead [Minnesota] police were investigating how a 12-year-old girl nearly drank herself to death. The child was taken to the intensive care unit at MeritCare Hospital with a blood alcohol level of 0.379 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 6 Comments

Booze, Education, Male Bonding, the Cooties and Rape

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Abyss2hope

As I’ve been mulling over what people can agree on regarding the Duke rape case, I thought I’d look into how the environment at that party, before the first stripper walked in the door, could impact men’s sexual behavior. From … Continue reading →

Posted in Duke Rape Case, Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 45 Comments

Gender Does NOT Trump Race

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Ampersand

gender trumps race Why does this statement bother me so? Because it is ridiculous to lay claim to the idea that all women are oppressed on equal terms, simply because they are women. Obviously, oppression is more complicated than that … Continue reading →

Posted in Duke Rape Case, Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism, Race, racism and related issues, Sexism hurts men | 142 Comments