“The belief that women are inferior human beings in the eyes of God,” Mr. Carter continued, “gives excuses to the brutal husband who beats his wife, the soldier who rapes a woman, the employer who has a lower pay scale for women employees, or parents who decide to abort a female embryo.”
gender & feminism
The 20th Down Under Feminists Carnival is up!
The Twentieth Edition (20! Can you believe it?) of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at Pharaoh Katt’s place, Something More Than Sides. Check it out now. There’s a focus on feminism and child care, with plenty of other… Read More ›
The legacies of trans-exclusive feminism (aka why are you angry?)
Having read over the various obituaries for Mary Daly the past couple days, I’ve found myself more and more angry at the various defences marshalled in her defence (I particularly recommend Sady’s one at Tiger Beatdown), I’ve found myself more… Read More ›
Question of the Day: Metaphors for Authoritarianism
What are all the connotations that spring to mind when you hear “Big Brother”? How about when you hear “Nanny State”? How do you think a newspaper cartoonist might represent these two different ideas as people? No need to edit… Read More ›
Carnival! Submissions close on January 2 for December posts.
The Twentieth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching! There are around 3 days until the close of submissions, so get your posts in as soon as possible. This edition will be hosted by PharaohKatt at Something… Read More ›
Things that are not our business, Duggar edition.
I don’t suppose anyone has a cite for this? “Every time you have a pregnancy, the placenta implants in the uterus and that implantation site cannot be used again because it’s scarred,” said Dr. Diane Harper of the University of… Read More ›
New site independentgirls.org (seeking writers)
Independent Girls is seeking writers to generate original content for the website and weekly newsletters. Writers will identify, research, and write about topics and trends salient to and in a style that appeals to and engages 9-15 year old girls […] Articles should answer questions girls have (or perhaps questions girls didn’t even know that they had) and an additional emphasis should be placed on developing the critical thinking skills.
Toyota “Pounding” ad.
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… Read More ›
Three Examples of Rape Culture in Nice Guy(tm) Breast Cancer Activism
I thought the BoobyWall was objectifying and tacky. I thought “Save the Ta-Tas” was dehumanising, and missed the point badly. I thought the “every mouthful” nipple-water-bottles were eyeroll-worthy. I thought that instructing us that if only cismen had boobs, they’d… Read More ›
10 minutes of Bechdel-Wallace fail
My pointing out that every film in this 10-minute film montage fails the BWT is however meant to call Hollywood’s institutional taste and judgement into question – why are very nearly all these films written around an all-male or mostly-male cast, and why are nearly all these memorable moments in these films written for the male actors, especially those involving “buddy flick” moments?
Hoyden About Town 