Category Archives: Feminism, sexism, etc

Red Pills and Ants

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Louise de Rênal's Left Shoulder

Recent events at a blog that rhymes with Shmetal-Moptimized reminded me of the existence of sociobiology and of people who imagine that human beings – and ants and bonobos and every other species — are driven primarily by biological imperatives, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Economics and the like, Feminism, sexism, etc, Fiction, Gender and the Body, Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, literature, Men and masculinity, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sex | 14 Comments

The Politics of Being a Man Who Survived Childhood Sexual Violence

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

As I said in the blog post I wrote about the artist’s grant I received this year from the Queens Council on the Arts, I plan to use the blogging I do, as well as my newsletter (click to sign … Continue reading →

Posted in Men and masculinity, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 4 Comments

Here’s to a New Beginning and a Renewed Purpose

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

As I have hinted at in some of the posts I’ve written over the past couple of years, my professional life has been difficult, not because of anything having to do with my job per se, but because the college … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Men and masculinity, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Writing | 6 Comments

Violent Rape Threats Are An Infringement On Free Speech

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Ampersand

Bellechere, a professional costumer and popular cosplayer, has posted that she won’t be attending New York Comic Con, despite having a pass. A man who didn’t like me saying that I cosplay for myself, not for other people, threatened extreme … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 24 Comments

What Do You Do When Your Student Tells You Her Father Threatened Her Life? 2

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

In my last post, I told you about a former student who came to my office distraught because her father had threatened her life. It’s now more than two weeks since I walked her over to the counseling center on … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Iran, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 76 Comments

Female Comic Book Store Employee Fired After Complaining About Rape Jokes

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Ampersand

Ick. What a horrible situation. And if the information we have now is accurate – and obviously, it’s possible we don’t have the complete story – it so needlessly escalated. (Bleeding Cool has a bunch of the tweets, mostly from … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc | Comments Off on Female Comic Book Store Employee Fired After Complaining About Rape Jokes

There’s More To Being A Feminist Than Favoring Equality

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Ampersand

Cartoonist MariNaomi, who I’ve been anthologized with, makes an argument that’s popular among feminists. I think we should stop making this argument, because it’s kind of a cheap shot, and it’s not really true. Scott Alexander, in his pre-Star-Slate-Codex blog, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc | 36 Comments

One In Four Americans Is A Lot Of Feminists

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Ampersand

According to a new Economist/Yougov poll, “Just one in four Americans – and one in three women – call themselves feminists today.” I have no idea how reliable the methodology is, but I’m intrigued by the use of the word … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc | 51 Comments

Being Cautious of Men Versus Being Cautious of Blacks

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Ampersand

This post originally contained embedded material from Storify.com, but apparently Storify went defunct at some point. But you can read it on the internet archive, at least up until that site goes defunct someday too. In the hope of creating … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 79 Comments

What’s Sexist About The Faces In Disney’s Frozen

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Ampersand

Animation student Gianna has blogged an excellent essay critiquing the identical faces of the protagonist sisters in Disney’s Frozen. Disney has already proven that that they can easily design female characters who don’t have the Exact Same Face. Then they … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 46 Comments