This Week In Misogyny: Everything Sucks
I’m not gonna sugarcoat it, this week’s news is just awful. Politicians are awful, victim-blamers are awful, the internet is awful. Let’s get ready to punch this week in the face, yes? (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.) Related Posts: Dispatches from Ladyblogland Dispatches from Ladyblogland: Feeling Criminal Dispatches from Ladyblogland Fight the Tropes Dispatches from Ladyblogland: …
Read MoreSuperhero Sexism: Damsel in Distress Undies and Pink Wonder Woman
Summertime is superhero season. The blockbusters hit the theaters, themed birthday parties are thrown, and merchandise is everywhere. If you happen to be a girl, your superhero-themed merchandise is limited to female characters. If you’re lucky, you get access to all characters, but they’re covered in pink or glitter or shiny and come in a cute, babydoll fit. Unless you’re …
Read MoreThis Week in Misogyny: It Just Keeps Coming
There’s never an end in sight when it comes to finding misogyny in the news. People are literally getting away with murder, telling high school girls that they ought to focus more on being moms than getting jobs, making it harder for women to get healthcare, and just generally being terrible human beings. (As usual, trigger warnings apply for just …
Read MoreShocker (Not): Women Like Game of Thrones
After last Sunday’s episode, I’m sure some of us are wishing that we didn’t watch Game of Thrones. There’s nothing quite like having your heart ripped out by your favorite television show, is there? It turns out that women love the cleverness and brutality of GoT, complete with all of its heart-ripping, throat-slitting goodness, just as much as men. Whoever …
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Educating Family
I love my family. I love how they raised me, and I love how open minded they are. That doesn’t mean they never say cringe worthy things. And I can’t keep silent. Related Posts: Barrel Nostalgia The Non-Nuclear Family Fear of Living Alone
Read MoreThis Week in Misogyny: “Iron-Knickered Feminist Lingerie-Arsonist” Edition
The world continues to be a horrible place this week. Let’s keep fighting the good fight, ladies! (Trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.) Related Posts: Dispatches from Ladyblogland: The Important Questions Dispatches from Ladyblogland Cry at Work Dispatches from Ladyblogland Love Science Dispatches from Ladyblogland Fight the Tropes Dispatches from Ladyblogland Are a Hoot
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Dispatches from Ladyblogland: Girl Power
Today’s list is full of some great work that highlights ladyblogging at its best: insightful, funny, and just plain awesome. Read all about it. Related Posts: Dispatches from Ladyblogland: The Important Questions Dispatches from Ladyblogland: Where Are You From? Dispatches from Ladyblogland Love Science Dispatches from Ladyblogland are Back from Vacay Dispatches from Ladyblogland Cry at Work
Read MoreThis Week in Misogyny: I Can’t Even
I just can’t with some of these stories this week. The Cleveland abduction is feminism’s fault? Beyoncé puts girls at risk of becoming sex slaves? Women have to work an extra 12 years to earn the same amount as men? Seriously?? (Trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.) Related Posts: News Appetizers: Welcome to the Hellmouth Dispatches from Ladyblogland Love …
Read MoreThis Week in Misogyny: F*&# the Patriarchy
Another week, another batch of misogynistic, patriarchal BS. Let’s go smash some things, shall we? [Trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.] Related Posts: Dispatches from Ladyblogland Dispatches from Ladyblogland Love Science Dispatches from Ladyblogland Fight the Tropes Dispatches from Ladyblogland Cry at Work Dispatches from Ladyblogland Aren’t Kidding Around
Read MoreMichael Pollan Wants Women to Get Back in the Kitchen
The question isn’t whether Michael Pollan is a sexist pig, because at this point the feminist blogosphere has clearly deduced that he is, but what makes him a sexist pig. The back-to-the-earth movement may have its benefits, but at what cost to women? Related Posts: The Complexities of Feminism: Taylor Swift, Amy Poehler, and Starving for Change Yahoo’s Telecommuting Ban …
Read MoreSneaky Sexism Can Go Away
What? What’s that? Oh, what, you are sniffing sexism but you can’t prove it? You’re working in sneaky sexism land. Related Posts: Middlemarch Madness III: Round Two, Poll Two Middlemarch Madness III: Round Two, Poll Three Middlemarch Madness III: Round Two, Poll Four Middlemarch Madness II: Round Two, Poll One
Read MoreThis Week in Misogyny: I Need a Drink
Welcome to your weekly dose of ragestrokes. Pour yourself a drink; you’re not gonna want to deal with this sober. Trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply. Related Posts: Dispatches from Ladyblogland: Girl Power Dispatches from Ladyblogland: Where Are You From? Dispatches from Ladyblogland Cry at Work Dispatches from Ladyblogland: The Important Questions Dispatches from Ladyblogland
Read MoreBro-Choice is Feminism for Bros Too Cool for Feminism
It really seems like putting “bro” in front of everything is the new, cool thing to do, doesn’t it? And by new and cool, I of course mean “totally obnoxious.” Now imagine someone taking the term “pro-choice,” adding a Keystone Light and a backwards baseball cap, and you have Bro-Choice. Related Posts: I’m One Of Those Women Yahoo’s Telecommuting Ban …
Read MoreWhich Words Are OK To Say?
All of us, unless we are particularly ignorant or terrible, recognize some words as patently offensive: “gay” or “retarded” as negative adjectives, for example, or any version of the n-word out of the mouth of a non-black person. However, some words that I think are OK to use are considered sexist or ableist by others, so I’m keeping my mind …
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Science News: 4/9/13
Between three oil spills, a chemical spill, melting glaciers, and a sexist obituary in the New York Times, the news is on notice this week. Hopefully the cool news will outweigh the infuriating! If nothing else, I found a few headlines and stories guaranteed to make you giggle like a 12-year-old. Related Posts: News Appetizers: Paging Doctor Who News Appetizers: At …
Read MorePinterest’s Burgeoning Feminist Community
Amidst all the “thinspiration” and “fitspiration” and links to tips on how to be a good wife to one’s husband, a burgeoning feminist community lurks in the depths of Pinterest… Related Posts: The Complexities of Feminism: Taylor Swift, Amy Poehler, and This Week’s Best of Pinterest: Funny Things Edition… Dispatches from Ladyblogland Love Science Michael Pollan Wants Women to Get …
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