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• Sexually objectifying men, harder than you think

  By hatbluemilk on 2012-07-06 • ( 19 )

  

  Yes, wheeeee! the title of this post is a pun. Here’s a terrific review over at Sociological Images (and the discussion that follows is interesting, too) of the new Soderbergh film, Magic Mike (which has opened to huge audience numbers),… Read More ›

• Friday Hoyden: Artemis

  By Anna on 2012-07-06 • ( 6 )

  

  With Katniss and Merida currently ruling our movie screens, this is a great year for women with a flair for archery. Certainly time, then, to give some love to the prototype arrow-wielding woman, the Greek goddess Artemis.

• Creeping secularisation

  By tigtog on 2012-07-06 • ( 21 )

  

  All over the news in Australia today: the Girl Guides of Australia have removed references to God and the Queen from their pledge.

  Somewhat in the news in the USA last week: a new activist network for Secular Women was announced.

• What the hell, Sweden?

  By tigtog on 2012-07-06 • ( 6 )

  

  Transphobic court tosses out rape charge because defendant’s intent ‘was to rape a woman’

• I missed this back in 1995: quick facts about that McDonalds Coffee lawsuit

  By tigtog on 2012-07-05 • ( 7 )

  

  It would be nice to think that there weren’t still ignorant twerps repeating the idea that the lawsuit was unfounded/frivolous/a grave miscarriage against a poor defenceless megacorporation/harrumph/wharrgarbl, but sadly there still are.

• Dear media, about scientists not knowing what the Higgs-Boson discovery will lead to next

  By tigtog on 2012-07-05 • ( 4 )

  

  This is a not a bug, this is a feature.

• July 4th

  By tigtog on 2012-07-05 • ( 3 )

  

  Happy day off to our USA friends, hope that it wasn’t too hot where you are, and that you did something fun.

• Ad Nauseam: Huggies

  By Helen on 2012-07-03 • ( 20 )

  (Reposted from the Balcony)     Ad transcript: (All scenes split screen) A boy toddler, dressed in bright blue, plays with a red truck. A girl, dressed in pale pink, plays with a baby doll. Boy, dressed in blue and… Read More ›

• On not buying into the LULZer playbook at FtB (or anywhere) #WeLoveFTB

  By tigtog on 2012-07-03 • ( 14 )

  

  In a truly rational world, it might be possible to substantively and productively explore the pros and cons of competing positions in good faith and reach a nuanced understanding and a mutually satisfying path forward. Unfortunately the “don’t give disproportionate emphasis to sexism” side has basically been hijacked by a bunch of bad faith contrarians…

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2012-06-30 • ( 49 )

  Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? Reading a good book (or a bad one)? Anything in the news that you’d like to discuss? What have you created lately? Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?

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