I have my own law, devised under the screen name Rillion which I’ve used since about 2000. The law isn’t […]
follow-up
The boy’s club
And here’s Jen McCreight’s take on both the Twitter argument last night (I had a resolution against taking part in […]
feminism, follow-up, skepticism, social media
The straw man boxing match
I love Penn Jillette. I do, very much. But he does tend to carry the denouncement of prudes and blowhards […]
feminism, follow-up, prejudice, social media
The power of “Not cool”
“Dude, we don’t want to see that shit. Here, have a sip ofDouche-Be-Gone so you’ll stop being so…you know.” Concerning […]
politics, psychology
Bachmann does bioethics
Pictured: a human whose dignity is highly questionable Said Michele Bachmann to members of Personhood USA on Tuesday night: I […]
feminism, follow-up, politics
The daughter test, in Egypt
From the Huffington Post’s list of 2011’s Most Absurd Quotes About Women– And Who Said Them: An anonymous Egyptian general […]
follow-up
Misogyny and changing the subject
Greta Christina preaches it: It’s depressingly predictable. When an instance of misogyny gets pointed out on the Internet, in a […]
atheism, feminism, skepticism, social media
Reddit makes Rebecca hate atheists and Ed hate men
Reddit thread here, if you’re interested These discussions, while useful, take a toll. Sometimes they just seem…tiring. I admire people […]
feminism
Dramatic generalizations incoming. Ready? Here we go.
When it comes to women and political issues, conservatives will generally be the ones to attack women’s actions by attacking […]
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IIWAPBK and Privilege 101
Cross-posted from State of Formation. I think Gene Marks has now been thoroughly excoriated for his column “If I Were a Poor Black Kid” […]