All posts tagged "sexism"
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Aimee Ogden | October 15, 2014
Science Mom: Telling My Daughter She’s Beautiful Isn’t What’s Going To Hold Her Back At School
My daughter can be a sparkly science princess, or she can take after her mom and be a...
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Aimee Ogden | October 10, 2014
12-Year-Old Righteously Slams Dick’s Sporting Goods For Being Sexist Jerks
McKenna Peterson is a 12-year-old basketball player and supreme badass who wants retailer Dick's Sporting Goods to know...
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Theresa Edwards | October 6, 2014
GOP Douche Thinks That Forcing Women To Find Illegal Abortions Is Compassionate
Reince Priebus, RNC chairman and noted douchebag, is peeing on all of our heads and insisting that it's...
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Aimee Ogden | October 2, 2014
Museum’s ‘Sparkly Science’ For Girls Is Dumb, But This Is A Way Bigger Problem Than One Workshop
By offering only one class for Girl Scouts, and making it about make-up, the museum is reinforcing the...
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Aimee Ogden | October 1, 2014
Jeopardy Category Answers The Question, ‘What is Blatant Sexism?’
According to the writing staff for the show Jeopardy, what women want isn't equal pay, bodily autonomy, or...
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Aimee Ogden | September 26, 2014
Fox News Cares About Respecting The Troops, But Only If They’re Male
Yesterday, Fox News covered the continuing airstrikes against militant terrorist group ISIS, with special attention devoted...
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Aimee Ogden | September 23, 2014
It’s Beyond Pathetic That Men Are Trying To Silence Emma Watson By Leaking Her Nudes
Over the weekend, Emma Watson gave an inspirational speech at the United Nations, calling on men to join...
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Anonymous | September 16, 2014
My Problem With Video Games Isn’t the Violence, It’s The Sexism
Games and gaming culture are inextricable from our lives. My husband makes them, my daughter plays them, I...
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Liz Henry | September 9, 2014
Raising A Fangirl In A Fanboy World
For how much she’s liked and all the things she likes, my daughter is practically invisible as a...
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Maria Guido | August 27, 2014
Stop Asking Childfree Women When They Are Going To Have A Baby. Seriously, Stop
I can't believe it's 2014 and we still insist on tying a woman's worth and value to whether...
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Maria Guido | August 26, 2014
No, Getting Female CEOs To Pose In Their Underwear Is Not A Step Forward For Feminism
Underwear brand Dear Kate relishes the concept of using non-traditional models in their ads, and when the company's...
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Meredith Bland | August 19, 2014
Children’s Place Doesn’t Think Female Superheroes Belong On Boy’s Clothing
Yesterday, a mom tweeted Children's Place to complain about the fact that their tee-shirt promoting the movie Guardians...
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Maria Guido | July 11, 2014
Esquire Shocked To Find Hot, Gorgeous Women Over 40 Hot and Gorgeous
Tom Junod tries to understand how women have pushed back against the shallow constraints society has always imposed upon the...
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Theresa Edwards | July 2, 2014
This ‘Leadership Conference’ For Teenage Boys Is All About Beer And Titties
Texas has grown on me, that’s true. After struggling against the tide of toddler pageants and horrendous bumper...