Feminism

  • Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: On Meeting Audacity with Audacity

    Note: I am aware that harassment crosses all kinds of gender lines. I have known men who are harassed by women in the workplace and am sickened that their charges are not taken seriously. Below, I am speaking from my personal experience as a woman who gets harassed by men. Though I fully acknowledge they exist and do my best…

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  • AI: Dove Beauty Sketches

    It’s Thursday and I am happy to bring you this week’s AI. Today, we are going to talk about advertising and in particular a Dove Soap commercial that has gone viral. Watch my video for more: Here is the Dove Soap Commercial called “Dove Real Beauty Sketches” so you can decide for yourself. My initial impression and why I liked…

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  • AI: Surly Ninjas and White Knighting

    I am swooping in and taking over the Thursday AI! Now with 100% more media, a real-life talking Amy AND potential prizes! Today, we are going to discuss the concept of “White Knighting.” Text from email I read in the video: Message: Can we talk about the White Knight thing? I recently got a job where I write about video…

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  • Anti-Street Harassment Quips

    Via Jezebel, I learned that Women’s Media Center tweeted a pic of this great tank top with no link to where a person could buy it: Actual LOL. WHERE TO BUY? RT @sparksummit: would wear. #sheparty #streetharassment twitter.com/SPARKsummit/st… — Women’s Media Center (@womensmediacntr) April 10, 2013 I dug around a bit and also couldn’t find a shop, so I was…

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  • AI: U MAD?

    Today I am tired. Not like not-enough-sleep tired. Like tired of the world tired. Exhausted from the world. I’m tired of the world being full of stupid assholes who refuse to get it. I’m tired. And I’m angry. And I’m tired of being told that I’m too angry. And I’m angry because I’m tired and I’m angry that I can’t…

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  • Global Quickies: 2013.04.02

    Hey, Skepchick readers! It’s time once again to catch up on your news from around the world. With help of the links you guys sent our way, we’re hitting almost every continent today, which I guess is kind of depressing, since so many are bad news. But do keep them coming! You can send links through our contact form. ITALY…

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  • Fauxminism: It’s What Makes You Dinner

    Fauxminism is the curious phenomenon where people think that featuring, talking about, or even just being a woman is an inherently feminist act and thus renders the person and/or act(s) in question irreproachably progressive with regards to matters of gender. What makes someone a fauxminist is not any particular action or choice that they make or take, but their dogged…

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  • EVENTS This Week—Easter Fools’ Day Edition: Pirates vs. Zombies

    This week, we’ve got Easter and April Fools’ Day back-to-back. [Insert plethora of obvious jokes here.] As usual, events are all over the map, from the spring opener of egg hunting season to celebrations of the Flying Spaghetti Monster for the Pastafarian pirates among us. But I admit that this posts subtitle is a false dichotomy. You have many more choices…

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