Category Archives: Media criticism

Straight Flowing on a Boat in the Deep Blue Sea

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Remember James O’Keefe III? Sure you do! He’s the guy who (didn’t actually) dress(ed) as a pimp and shot selectively-edited video in order to bring down ACORN, which thanks to a heavy assist from FOX and Andrew Breitbart, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Fox News, Media criticism, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

The Controversy Over Park51 (Cordoba House) Was Manufactured by Fox

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Or at least that’s what Frank Rich, citing Salon’s Justin Elliott, wrote in his August 22 op-ed column, “How Fox Betrayed Petraeus.” (You can find links if you click through to the whole column.) We owe thanks to Justin Elliott … Continue reading →

Posted in Fox News, Islamaphobia, Media criticism | 2 Comments

Guest Repost: Tansy Rayner Roberts–Joanna Russ's How to Suppress Women's Writing Is a Book that Must Not Be Forgotten

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Guest Writer

The following is a response to Joanna Russ’s How to Suppress Women’s Writing, reposted with permission from Tansy Rayner Roberts. Roberts is a Tasmanian writer with a fantasy trilogy called The Creature Court coming out from HarperVoyager starting June 2010, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Fiction, literature, Media criticism | 16 Comments

Women and Men

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

So there’s an ad campaign out there that’s been slowly driving me…well, I’d say it’s driving me to drink, but actually, it’s doing quite the opposite. I guess it’s driving me to sobriety. The ad campaign is in support of … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism, Sexism hurts men | 21 Comments

Men!

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

This can’t be a documentary. The ad pitch makes far more sense than the real pitches for men’s grooming products would. Manly Men’s Ads – watch more funny videos (Via Tracy Clark-Flory)

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism | 1 Comment

The Thinning of Amanda Waller

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Ampersand

Rachel Edidin described Amanda Waller: There is no one–no one–in the D.C. Universe more badass than Amanda Waller. She is smarter than Batman. She is tougher than Darkseid. And she is one of the most morally and humanly complex characters … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Fat, fat and more fat, Media criticism | 25 Comments

Asking For It

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

So! Ever been to a beach? Ever worn a revealing swimsuit? Well congratulations! You didn’t know it, but you were asking to be raped. Oh, you may not have thought so, but you’re not a CNN Headline News anchor, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Media criticism, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 9 Comments

This is what war looks like: leaked footage of Iraquis and Reuters employees being massacred

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Ampersand

From a US Army press release, July 13, 2007: Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, both operating in eastern Baghdad under the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, along with … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Media criticism | 38 Comments

Two Thumbs Up for Roger Ebert

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

If you’re ever feeling down about your life, feeling like you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, just ready to give up, take a gander at how Roger Ebert is holding up. The longtime writer and movie critic … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, In the news, Media criticism, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 8 Comments

That’s the News From Lake Wobegon, Where All the Women are Strong, All The Men are Good Lookin’, and all the Pogroms are Above Average

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

I used to live a block west of Garrison Keillor when I lived in St. Paul. Occasionally when out jogging, I’d cross paths with the humorist, out pushing his daughter in a stroller, and I’d nod politely, as talking in … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Media criticism | 27 Comments