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 […]
Uncategorized
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” […]
politics, privilege
IIWAPBK and Privilege 101
I think Gene Marks has now been thoroughly excoriated for his column “If I Were a Poor Black Kid” on the Forbes web […]
pareidolia, religion
Pareidolia of the– hey, wait a minute….
If you’re just too impatient to see Jesus or the Virgin Mary’s face appearing in bird poo, a cliff face, […]
LGBT, politics
Cycling through symbolism: Nitpicking the Rick Perry ad mockery
AKA The post about Rick Perry’s jacket. If you somehow have missed seeing Rick Perry’s recent campaign ad, now one […]
politics, sexuality
Obama “daughter tests” young women out of sexual privacy and responsibility
A few months ago I wrote about Freakonomics author Steven Levitt’s “daughter test” for legality. Levitt didn’t invent the test; […]
LGBT, privilege
The gay rights paradox
There’s an interesting discussion going on at Dispatches about Michele Bachmann’s recent statement to some Iowa high school students about […]