Tag Archives: sexism

Examining the Plight of Lady Isolde Guerrin

I have a special place in my heart for Arlessa Isolde. I feel like Isolde gets a ragingly bad rap from fandom for the most part. I hear a lot how people choose to let her sacrifice herself because of … Continue reading

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“Just A Parent”

I had an interesting experience the other day at the 8-10 year old basketball game here on the USAG. We were watching the game of the son of a friend of our family at which The Kid was cheering with … Continue reading

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Great, Dan, But I Think You Missed The Point…

So, LT Dan Choi apparently feels that it is OK to call someone a “pussy” as an insult, as if that is the worst thing you can call someone, when something doesn’t go his way, and then, when someone speaks … Continue reading

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How To Dress Up Misogyny In Fantasy Fiction

Something that was marked in the “loved” side of the Love-Hate  relationship I have with Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth Series (which, I don’t care what he says, is a fantasy fiction series, so there. If you didn’t want to … Continue reading

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So these are the family values we teach our kids?

That the value of a woman is her looks, and that her looks are yours to judge. In his exciting new expert’s dating guide, 9 year old Alec Grevin shows us not only that he has the intricacies of relationships … Continue reading

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When Sexism Hits Close to Home

I did not have a conventional childhood.  Hell, I don’t have a conventional family.  It wasn’t until I was well into my teens that I realized that not every child grows up next door to Grandma and Grandpa, w/ their … Continue reading

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Something to get your week going…

This video from SNL that Melissa posted at Shakesville today is hilarious.  I can’t embed it here, so please follow the link to enjoy it. I want to also note that I think Melissa’s comments about this video are important: … Continue reading

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Just So We're Clear

I do not have to support someone who is staunchly anti-choice, anti-equality, anti-woman, and has less experience than Obama to defend her against sexist bullshit.

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what she said…

an ongoing series.  some day i will count the parts.   Liss over at Shakesville, has a great Feminism 101 up about Sexism being subjective. how convenient that this should come up today. but honestly, i have never liked the … Continue reading

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i never expected

that this post i made in an angry rant on myspace would get such positive feedback. i didn’t post it here, i figured it was kind of a “well, DUH” sort of thing…but i wanted to share. and thanks to … Continue reading

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