Tag Archives: Sexism

Stop Telling Me To Make Things For Women If I Want Them

By Casey Quinlan | Published: May 16, 2013
TweetI was having a conversation with someone about sexualized images of women, i.e. posters of half naked women in office environments. I pointed out that the problem is not with partial nudity in itself but the context behind having a sexualized image of a woman hanging in an office in a field that is dominated [...]
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Book publishing’s lady problem

By Alisha | Published: May 13, 2013
TweetA few weeks ago, an article by Deborah Copaken Kogan came out on The Nation. In it, Kogan, an author and former photojournalist, details her experiences in the dauntingly male-dominated world of book publishing. But wait, *cue record stop* that’s just the problem – publishing is not a male dominated world at all. There are [...]
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Michael Bublé: Endearing lecher or sexist pig?

By natalie | Published: May 6, 2013
TweetCan I be the only one who was put off by some of Michael Bublé’s comments at the recent 2013 Canadian Juno awards?  I’ve hesitated writing this, but the idea just won’t let me go.  I’ve been a long-time fan of the internationally renowned Canadian crooner, but after his remarks, I’m having a difficult time [...]
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The UnSlut Project

By Unslut Project | Published: April 26, 2013
Tweet“It gets better” for LGBTQ youth, but also for young women bullied and called “slut.” The recent suicides of Rehtaeh Parsons, Amanda Todd, Felicia Garcia, and others demonstrate the tragic hopelessness “slut shaming” can create for young girls. By encouraging women who have survived this type of bullying to share their stories and perspectives, The [...]
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The Friend Zone (or, why I’m more than a piece of ass)

By Liz N. Clift | Published: April 16, 2013
TweetCarlo Alcos, of Confronting Love, wrote an article in 2011 titled “The Friend Zone (or, How “Jerks” are Made),” which was recently republished by The Good Men Project. I’ll save you the trouble of reading it, in case you’ve missed it or if you just don’t want to read yet another faux-feminist essay articulating why [...]
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