Feminism
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ICYMI: April 29-May 5 on the Skepchick Network
It is time. Time, once again, for you to get caught up on all the reviews, essays, and scientific explanation you missed last week on the Skepchick Network. And you know what? Why don’t you pass it on to someone else? Don’t hide your light under a bushel. And by light, I mean your bangin’ taste in blogs. Teen Skepchick…
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Support Women in Secularism
Originally posted on Mad Art Lab. You guys! I have been so busy making stuff! One of the projects I have been working on is a series of limited edition Surly-Ramics necklaces that will be given as gifts to people who make a donation to help support the Women in Secularism conference, May 18th- 20th. The donations will help pay…
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ICYMI: April 22-April 28 on the Skepchick Network
Hello, you intelligent and beautiful Skepchick readers! I know exactly what you need to kick off your week. MOAR SKEPCHICK NETWORK. As you wish. Teen Skepchick Sexism 101: Sports Edition There's nothing sexier than an athlete in a skirt. While boxing? The Great Bristol Data Mountain Alex explains the Children of the 90s Project on its 21st birthday. Teen Skepchick…
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Unite Against the War on Women
Sort of late notice, but I just wanted to remind you all that today is the day that women and men are marching in cities around the US to protest the Religious Right’s War on Women. Find out about events near you here. Unrelated anti-anti-caturday video after the jump!
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Guest Post: IGN Agrees, Women Are Whores.
Former Skepchick contributor Tracy King requested permission to take the stage once again to righteously rage about a truly shitty video just posted by gaming site IGN. Rage on, Tracy! +++ There aren’t many words more denigrating to women than ‘whore’. It’s the one that summons mental images of domestic violence, of the worst sort of reduction to a sexual…
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Dreaming of Post-Queer Times
Actor Josh Hutcherson recently won GLAAD’s Vanguard Award. This award is presented to entertainers who have made significant contributions to the promotion of LGBT equality. Hutcherson, who was in a little movie you may have heard about called The Hunger Games, won the award for his work with the Straight But Not Narrow campaign. During his acceptance speech at the…
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ICYMI: April 8-April 14 on the Skepchick Network
Oh hello! I didn't see you there. Please, please, do come in. Make yourself comfortable. You take the comfy chair. No, no! I insist! I'll go make you some tea and you can just put your feet up and find out what you missed last week on the Skepchick Network. Teen Skepchick Braaaains! Being a Skeptical Mental Health Services Consumer…
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r/MensRights Hate Group Tro-lo-lo-lo-lled
For the past week, I’ve been following a story that has appeared on Manboobz and Jezebel about a jaw-dropping thread in Reddit’s Men’s Rights subreddit (which was recently designated a hate site by the Southern Poverty Law Center). The thread was posted on April 1 and was obviously shitthatneverhappened.txt: a man was asking for help because a woman he had…
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