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#maleficentmisogyny: sexual assault in online gaming

From Bitch Magazine (digital edition). Hope they don’t mind me posting it like this. It’s a good read. (Click on the image for an image that you can enlarge by clicking again.) < p ...

#maleficentmisogyny: On how feminism supposedly destroys femininity (according to Paulo Coelho)

This old chestnut (that feminism has encouraged women to be “unfeminine”, whatever that is) does the rounds every so often. What it means is that the complainant believes that (1) women are no longer ...

#todayin: *smh* Even when unemployed, men do less housework than women

The American Time Use Survey has revealed that unemployed men do less housework and spend more time watching TV on an average day than unemployed women. The graphs (right) are all interactive if you...

#vivelafeminism: ‘Femvertising’ ads: empowering women (and making money for brands)

I’m busy as hell at work these days but I wanted to post a few bits and pieces I’ve been reading about advertising recently. The piece below describes some recent changes to advertising th...

#maleficentmisogyny: study finds a third of college men would rape if they could get away with it

I put this in the round-up on Sunday but I thought it deserved an airing of its own. A study of 73* US college men has found that nearly one-third of them would rape if (1) they thought they could get...

#maleficentmisogyny: advertising: domestic violence sells

The long and troubling history of using violence against women to sell products. #godblesscapitalism On Nursing Clio: The media’s sexual objectification of women has come under increasing scrutiny, ...

Dear Everyone Who Denounces Feminism (on viralwoman)

Dear Everyone Who Denounces Feminism (on viralwoman)

#todayin: fighting back: Meet the Ugly Girls Club: The new face of student feminism

Today in fighting back: Meet the Ugly Girls Club: The new face of student feminism While running a stall for sexual consent at a student union club night, members of Royal Holloway’s feminist society...

#vivelafeminism: Feminism: the individual and society

“The relationship between society and individuals is a complex one. Take the feminist: we recognise that dominant societal norms have considerable power. We recognise that the constant bombardment of ...

#feminismisdead: Either Time magazine is engaged in an internal competition to publish Most Clueless Commentary On Feminism

Either Time magazine is engaged in an internal competition to publish Most Clueless Commentary On Feminism or they are prepping us for their MRA coming-out party (BYOB because equality, ladies). The ...

#vivelafeminism: When online feminist activism meets the surveillance state

I missed this piece its first time around. It includes some relevant warnings and some tips to keep yourself safe. By Helen G on the F-Word: The recent revelations about the extent to which our ever...

#research: For giggles: forgettable study sparks sexist headlines about women remembering, reported innumerable times

This was posted a while ago on the conversation (Megan Willis) but it still makes me laugh. More importantly, it’s a good takedown of inaccurate reporting of a small and inconclusive study. Attention...

#feminismisdead: But why is cooking considered the antithesis of the feminist movement?

But why is cooking considered the antithesis of the feminist movement? Why do the phrases “go back to the kitchen” and “make me a sandwich” still feature as regular insults against women who convey fe...

#research: There are a number of factors at play in the current rash of controversies

There are a number of factors at play in the current rash of controversies. One is a rather stunning sense of privilege, the confident sense of superiority that allows someone to pass sweeping judgmen...

Vintage anti-woman suffrage cartoons Over at MessyNessyChic, a post (here) features some vintage anti-woman suffrage posters. Here’s one. View the full collection here. -Bridget Crawford These ar...

Vintage anti-woman suffrage cartoons Over at MessyNessyChic, a post (here) features some vintage anti-woman suffrage posters. Here’s one. View the full collection here. -Bridget Crawford These ar...

2014: Top 10 anti-feminist *facepalm* gaffes of the year

Some doozies here. I’m thinking that Fox’s Guilfoyle on why young women shouldn’t vote, and Fox’s Watters on the ‘single ladies’ vote’, top the polls for me. ...

2014 and the feminism backlash: it means we’re winning

I love the thought of a “feminist gang”. I want a special handshake (obv.) and for us all to wear a hat at a jaunty angle. That can be our Feminist Symbol. I’m very excited about thi...

#vivelafeminism: how to tell if you’re feminist (hint: you probably are)

Readers of this blog will know that there is little that I find more tedious (and inaccurate) than the “I’m not a feminist because…” trope. Often it’s followed by &ldquo...