Here’s an example of misogyny hurting men — because the ultimate put-down of a man is to equate him to a woman. If we fight [for] the idea that being a woman is not something to be sneered at, we… Read More ›
Sociology
Estrangement, entitlement, evaluation: questions arising
I have four questions for you all. ~~~ Question 1 to the Hoydenverse: Have you ever broken up with someone (or been broken up with) via text message? (feel free to switch to an anon handle if you prefer.) ~~~… Read More ›
Creeping pinkification: “the persistent feminization of unisex commodities”
In breaking news, marketing drones continue to lack imagination, sticking to the apparently conventional wisdom that if you want women to buy things that both men and women tend to use and want, just run up a version in pink… Read More ›
Late Night Friday Hoydens: Granny Peace Brigade
Just read about these fabulous women. Last week, I can’t remember where, I read some biological essentialist claptrap about feisty older women, that it was somehow all to do with less hormonal oestrogen in the post menopausal years. I can’t… Read More ›
The Dog Candy doesn’t carry a warning.
The website trumpets: » 1964 online players at the present time and 206 851 registered Bimbos! Miss Bimbo is a webgame aimed at girls as young as seven years old (grade 2). With a pricey-text-message business model and a pink-slathered… Read More ›
An alternative
I have issues with the common poster of the Quiverfull-practising and publicity-seeking Duggar family which uses a tag about a clown car. Inspired by a discussion about the poster in this Pandagon discussion thread (Amanda’s post is spot on, I… Read More ›
Cyberfeminist art: Reversing the Gaze
sajbrfem, co-moderator of anti-street-harassment blog Hollaback Australia, has been playing with the idea of the gaze. Act 12 of her Fifty Two Acts of cyberfeminist art is “Watching Women Street Art”. She has taken depictions of women by Leonardo da… Read More ›
The WHO on Birth: the “Fortaleza Declaration” and “Safe Motherhood: Care in Normal Birth”
Because I seem to be on a bit of a theme right now (Easter and birth? Why not!), I thought some of you might like a look at the recommendations on birthing care from the World Health Organisation. The WHO,… Read More ›
‘I’m Mrs. “Extra! Extra! This just in”‘
An unofficial, more gut-wrenching songvid of Britney Spears’ “Piece of Me”. [via Cupidsbow.]
Why are caesarean section rates increasing so rapidly?
[image source] I just placed this comment at Andrew Leigh’s blog, but I thought I would open up the floor here. Commenter conrad asked about the rapid increase in cesarean section and birth intervention rates in Australia: Just out of… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 