Feminism
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Global Quickies: The Flattery Will Get You Everywhere Edition
Hello awesome Skepchick readers. Have I ever told you that you guys are the greatest audience in all of the intertubes? Well, you are not only that, you are also forgiving of a bad blogger who hasn’t posted an update of Global Quickies in a long time. I hope I can make up for it with the news items I…
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ICYMI: June 24-June 30 on the Skepchick Network
Aw. Look at you. Got a case of the Mondays? I get it. But I can help. Just check out what you missed last week on the Skepchick Network. If you aren’t feeling better in 24 hours then you have a case of the Tuesdays and I can’t help you. Teen Skepchick How Superstition Invades Exams Even reasonable people fall…
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On Brave and Paradigm-Enforcing Women
Warning: Very mild spoilers ahead. I promise I won’t discuss anything that you couldn’t discern from the trailer, or, at the very least, to not ruin the movie. At long last, Pixar has put out a film featuring a female lead, and one with fantastic hair to boot. While other Pixar movies have involved female characters in important roles, this…
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American Atheists Hate Harassment!
Earlier today, a group of bloggers and I spoke with Amanda Knief, Dave Silverman and AJ Johnson regarding their upcoming Minnesota Regional Atheists Conference. They’ve been working hard to put a code of conduct in place and asked us to take a look at it and give them feed back to help them finalize it. And we did. And they…
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Women in World of Warcraft: The Bigger Picture
Skepchick reader Sean sent in this link to a post on a World of Warcraft fansite that discusses the lack of strong, independent female characters in World of Warcraft’s lore. The author of the article refers to “barnacle characters,” which are characters that depend upon the storyline of other characters for their existence. While I like this idea, I think…
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ICYMI: June 17-June 23 on the Skepchick Network
I know you’re busy, but you missed so much last week. For realz. We’ve got superheroes, gummy bears, and…SCIENCE! Don’t worry. I’ve compiled some of the best posts of the week for you to peruse at your leisure. You’ll love it. Teen Skepchick “I’ll Never Use It Again:” A Phrase that Makes Me Sad. Alyssa explains why a well-rounded science…
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Why “Pinkifying” Science Does More Harm Than Good
It’s a tough fight, trying to keep girls and women interested in and doing science. So it’s extremely sad when a well meaning campaign makes the entire scientific community sick to its collective stomach. I present to you: “Science, it’s a Girl Thing!” And here is the teaser video, in all its glory… Elyse sums it up quite nicely if…
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Ladies Get Their Froo-Froos in a Twist
Hey ladies, it’s time to talk lady business! And you know what that means – this post is all about la las. Froo froos. Noonis! Blarf marfs. Jim jams. Budakhans. Ling lings. Tim tams. Flip flops. Mac Attacks. So hey, what do you use to clean your bibimbop? Is it Femfresh, “the PH-balanced formula specially designed for intimate skin?” Then…
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