Spread the word to end the word
The casual use of the word “retarded” just sets my teeth on edge. I can’t tell you the number of self-described liberals/progressives I hear use it. I’ve actually thrown down with more than one friend – again, people who work in progressive nonprofits, in civil rights, in advocacy – over its use, and been told [...]
...read moreWe got your shibboleths right here
Sadly, No! roasts some douchebag pontificating about the death of integrity in casting, or the death of racism in Dickens, or some such, over at Breitbart’s Hollywood site. The complaint? Masterpiece Theater’s Classic’s new production of Oliver Twist cast a black woman as Nancy!
...read moreCop-killers, policing, crime and justice: Talking about Lovelle Mixon
Samhita caught some heat last week for writing about Lovelle Mixon, the Oakland man who murdered four police officers. Now she follows up with a post fleshing out her thoughts, and it’s well worth reading. For a lot of us who are raised white and middle-class, police officers are protectors and sometimes heroes. They’re people [...]
...read moreRules of Engagement
Sometimes I think we should mandate comprehensive conflict resolution the same way we do sex education or driver’s education. Because I’ve realized that I have rules within disgreements that, when broken, are dealbreakers, and I’m wondering if other people are this way too. Between my profession and the bazillion years of therapy in my past [...]
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Feministe’s Next Top Troll, March Madness Edition: Vote now or forever hold your peace.
March Madness is winding down, so remember to vote for your favorite trolls in our eight brackets. Starting tomorrow (April 1) we’ll be doing run-offs between the winners. Vote now for: The SLUTS! Bracket The GET A SENSE OF HUMOR, BITCHEZ Bracket The GET A BRIAN, MORANS! Bracket The THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES Bracket The [...]
...read moreLying: It’s the Pro-Life Way
Well this is special. I work in a call center for prescription meds. A woman called thinking we were her health care, and she asked if abortions are covered. I didn’t tell her we were not the right company, I just said, “I’ll take your baby.” She said, “What?” “I’ll take your baby and adopt [...]
...read moreWomen’s Right to Vote, the Beginning of the End for America?
This is simply amazing. In a highly emotional and grammatically-challenged screed, the author argues that the lady-vote ruined America by turning us into a country of emotion-driven sissies. He writes: The result of the 19th amendment has been the ascension to power by the same kind of Marxists Ronald Reagen defeated from the Soviet Union. [...]
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Renowned Hoo-Ha Doctor Wins Nobel Prize For Medical Advancements Down There
So good. Related: Now that boys may be getting vaccinated for HPV, we’re suddenly worried about the vaccine’s safety and efficacy – and not a peep about how vaccination may turn boys all slutty.
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Feministe’s Next Top Troll, March Madness Edition: The STOP JUDGING! Bracket
It’s March Madness, Feministe-style: We’re doing a troll run-off to highlight some of our all-time favorite comments and pick the winner of Feministe’s Next Top Troll, Season 4. This is Bracket Eight, the STOP JUDGING! Bracket. Potentially triggering troll comments below the image. Vote for your favorite of the STOP JUDGING! Bracket at the bottom.
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Feministe’s Next Top Troll, March Madness Edition: The YOU WHORES JUST NEED A NICE GUY LIKE ME Bracket
It’s March Madness, Feministe-style: We’re doing a troll run-off to highlight some of our all-time favorite comments and pick the winner of Feministe’s Next Top Troll, Season 4. This is Bracket Seven, the YOU WHORES JUST NEED A NICE GUY LIKE ME Bracket. Potentially triggering troll comments below the image. Vote for your favorite of [...]
...read moreHow many feminists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Gina Barreca writes in the Chronicle of Higher Education about how women respond to and de-escalate sexist speech with humor, citing this famous exchange: For example, after Liz Carpenter worked for the Johnson administration she wrote a book about her experiences working at the White House. The book was out for a while, did pretty [...]
...read moreLiveblogging WAM: Sunday Afternoon Session
I’m at “Pulling the Plug on Rape Culture One Word at a Time: Using Accuracy to Undermine Dangerous Attitudes and Injustice,” with Cara Kulwicki, Ashley Burczak, Marcella Chester, and Ashwini Hardikar. Below are some (largely paraphrased) thoughts from the presenters:
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