By tigtog on July 7, 2011
How very disappointing, but sadly not surprising, that he turned out be such a smug, patronising git about more than just religious beliefs.
Posted in ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, relationships, skepticism | Tagged atheism, cyberbullying, etiquette, misogyny, silencing tactics |
By Jo Tamar on February 8, 2011
Two main “facts” in the headline. Two main “facts” completely and utterly wrong.
Posted in violence | Tagged gendered roles, misogyny, violence |
By Jo Tamar on January 24, 2011
Because I’m pretty sure I’ve already won our game of bingo.
Posted in gender & feminism, media | Tagged misogyny |
By Jo Tamar on January 20, 2011
I thought Venus Williams was here to play tennis.
Posted in gender & feminism | Tagged fashion, misogyny, tennis |
By Jo Tamar on October 22, 2010
Headlines: “Student becomes new police chief in Mexican town” vs “Just 20, young mother becomes Mexican top cop”
Posted in media | Tagged media, misogyny |
By Guest Hoyden on August 3, 2010
On a day that the Coalition was devoting to winning the women’s vote, Mr Abbott questioned whether when Julia Gillard says no, she really means it.
Posted in gender & feminism, Politics | Tagged australia, elections, Julia Gillard, misogyny, rape jokes, Tony Abbott |
By tigtog on March 16, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. (Bit of a big one, so links are behind the cut! Related posts: Femmostroppo Reader – March 16, 2010 Femmostroppo Reader – March 15, 2010 Femmostroppo Reader – March 8, 2010 [...]
Posted in linkfest | Tagged blogging, bullying, carnival, global warming, hollywood, misogyny, race & racism, Read-ems, sexual violence, tropes
By Lauredhel on December 14, 2009
Everyone’s talking about this prize-winning Toyota Yaris ad, winner of a competition organised by by Saatchi & Saatchi. Here it is, transcribed for you, for those who want to access the conversations but can’t access the ads. A white bloke in his late teens or very early twenties, dressed in dark pants and a white [...]
Posted in gender & feminism | Tagged advertising, misogyny |
By Lauredhel on October 25, 2009
The Birth Whisperer (and just about everyplace else in the birthosphere) has published a sign posted in the Aspen Women’s Center in Utah, USA. Description: A teal sign on an office wall, reading: Because the physicians at Aspen Women’s Center care about the quality of their patient’s[sic] deliveries and are very concerned about the welfare [...]
Posted in gender & feminism, violence | Tagged abuse, birth, control, misogyny, obstetrics, reproductive justice |
By Lauredhel on June 4, 2009
Something that’s been bugging me in the increased abortion talk after George Tiller’s assassination is the derail into talking about sex ed and contraceptive availability. Sex ed and contraceptive availability and looking after babies are extremely important things. They’re vital. And they will also do nothing to reduce the rate of late-term abortion. (They won’t [...]
Posted in gender & feminism, health, medicine, violence | Tagged abortion, doctors, health insurance, misogyny, pro-choice, pro-life, rape, reproductive justice, sex ed, sex education |
By tigtog on May 9, 2009
Somebody posting as “Phoebus” is very concerned that a snarkfest on Shakesville (regarding the comingsoontoacinemanearyou Dudebrocalypse that is a Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen/Adam Sandler “comedy” (see the trailer)) is a display of “vitriol” and “personal animus”, two terms which are so beloved of concerned commentors everywhere that one must suspect the existence of a Concern Manual [...]
Posted in arts & entertainment, gender & feminism | Tagged misogyny |
By Lauredhel on April 16, 2009
In Barnett rules out breastfeeding legislation, the West talks about WA Premier Colin Barnett’s appearance on the 6PR Breakfast Show. Barnett ruled out bringing WA into line with other states with regards to adding breastfeeding discrimination to the Equal Opportunity Act. He wants less legislation on discrimination, not more, preferring instead that “common sense and [...]
Posted in gender & feminism, law & order, Politics, social justice | Tagged bigotry, breastfeeding, colin barnett, discrimination, misogyny, moral panics, perth, reproductive justice, sexism, western australia |
By Lauredhel on February 20, 2009
We’ve done the other Bingos, and this one’s long overdue. With a nod to all the misogynist trolls out there who’ve provided the material for this card, I present: Antibreastfeeding Bingo! It’s focussed on public breastfeeding conversations, not “mommy wars” type conversations, which are well covered by the Bingo at Mom’s Tinfoil Hat, and by [...]
Posted in Culture, gender & feminism, law & order, Meta, social justice | Tagged abuse, babies, baby, bigotry, breastfeeding, breasts, conversations, gratuitous ogling, misogyny, moral panics, mums, Play Bingo!, reproductive justice, women |
By Beppie on February 19, 2009
[Everything is under the fold; trigger warnings apply] Related posts: Quick Hit: Do not adjust your sets Quick Hit: Maybe it’s her fault for having a shower? A quick question Quick link: Hitting girls, forcing sex ‘not a big deal’: boys survey. Quick hit: Rape sorcery in far north Queensland
Posted in Culture, gender & feminism, language, media, violence | Tagged exploitation, misogyny, peeves, rant, rape, violence against women |
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