Look, a thread about an article addressing sexism in ______. Let’s read the whole thing through. I see that participants […]
sexual harassment, sexuality
It’s very simple, really. Really.
So the conversation about sexual harassment at skeptical conferences continues on Freethought Blogs, and doesn’t show any sign of ending […]
gender, psychology
Am I too hard on Psychology Today?
Honest question here. The suggestion was made by psychologist-I-admire-greatly Daniel Gilbert after I bitched to him on Twitter about an […]
feminism, morality, sexuality
What’s wrong with “Don’t rape”
This post is about why I don’t like this sign: Trigger warning: A detailed discussion of rape and morality to […]
Uncategorized
Don’t tell me to smile
This piece on Jezebel really struck some chords, both in itself and because of some of comments from women sharing […]
LGBT, religion
I didn’t tell him not to murder, that it would assuredly land him on death row…that would be mean.
Do you recall those pastors who made it into the news lately for making outlandishly bigoted statements about homosexuals from […]
feminism, gaming
Video games are like porn
Yep, I’m going to make the comparison. But perhaps not how you think. I am not talking about this: Is […]
feminism, psychology, sexuality, skepticism
Women who don’t like sexual aggression from strangers are prudish children. Or childish prudes. Or something.
I don’t like Psychology Today, part 2: So Elyse of Skepchick wrote a blog post a couple of weeks ago […]
follow-up, gaming, sexism
Defenders of male imagery in gaming strike back
So, some of the people who took exception (let’s call it that) to Anita Sarkeesian’s “Tropes vs. Women” Kickstarter project— […]
feminism, gaming, sexism
“You don’t think you can beat her without a cheat code.”
Jay Smooth on the whole tropes vs. women thing: