February 2012
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Female Friends Spend Raucous Night Validating The... →
LOVE this. It does bank on understanding the common judgment of women with partying and promiscuity, which we, as feminists, are already acquainted with. Bottom line, like the parody a ton, and I want to see in real life lots of women looking out for each other. Rock on, stay strong, and stay fierce. (via Nicole Varma)
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A screen shot of today's "Morning Joe" panel... →
Thanks, Connie Schultz! Hilarious, but…sigh.
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Republicans prevent women from testifying at birth... →
Ah, the old “freedom of religion” canard. Birth control isn’t about reproductive rights, right? Way to go, Representative Issa! From Think Progress, check out the gender diversity of the witness table!
Also, this beautifully sexist gem:
Issa also dismissed the Democrats’ woman witness as a “college student’ who does not “have the appropriate credentials” to testify before...
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Breaking news: Chris Brown domestic violence jokes... →
These reactions are upsetting on a lot of levels, but let’s just get a few things in order, here.
Some of these folks are presumably just trying to be funny. Attention, those folks: domestic violence jokes are not funny.
There’s a larger conversation here about how we judge celebrities and people when knowing about their sins, related and unrelated to their particular...
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A Vital Service: African-American Stories of... →
I WANT TO SEE THIS. CAPS LOCK!
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In case anyone asks you what Planned Parenthood is... →
Courtesy of the wonderful Deanna Zandt comes “Planned Parenthood Saved Me.” Time for these stories to get told. (via Sabrina Hersi Issa)
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Komen Foundation Part of Wider Effort to...
Thanks go out to Katherine Haenschen for penning this excellent guest post, our first here on MaleFeminists.com.
The Susan G. Komen Foundation’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood are yet another component of the larger effort by conservatives to defund women’s health care. What’s framed as an effort to shut down abortion providers will in reality prevent many women from...
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Action: Tweet to pressure the Susan G. Komen for...
If you’re looking for one easy way to help either reverse the decision of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation to sever ties with Planned Parenthood or at least to raise awareness and hold them accountable, get on Twitter!
Tweet your suggested new, more truthful slogan for the Foundation and include “#NewKomenSlogan @komenforthcure” somewhere so that the feminist community...
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation severs ties... →
Planned Parenthood provides essential medical services to men and women across the country. So why is the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation breaking ties with them? It’s either weakness, as suggested publicly by Planned Parenthood themselves, or just political timing by an organization founded by a major Republican donor (the link is just a sample of what we’re talking about)....
January 2012
22 posts
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I never thought I'd see "Janet Howell Wants...
Today, the abortion debate in the Virginia Senate became a tad more awesome when Senator Janet Howell tried to fight back against a bill (via Molly Heinsler) that would require ultrasounds before performing abortions in the state.
In protest, Howell introduced an amendment to the ultrasound bill on Monday requiring men to undergo additional medical procedures before getting a prescription for...
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Rick Santorum On Opposition To Abortion In Cases... →
As you know, we have to, in lots of different aspects of our life we have horrible things happen. I can’t think of anything more horrible, but nevertheless, we have to make the best out of a bad situation and I would make the argument that that is making the best.
I’m really glad this man has no chance at winning the GOP nomination. Although were he to win it, President Obama would...
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Men Struggle for Rape Awareness →
Even when high-profile cases dominate the news, said Mai Fernandez, executive director of the National Center for Victims of Crime advocacy organization in Washington, “attention goes to the things we feel more comfortable talking about — such as whether Penn State had done enough, and what will happen to their football program — and not to the question, ‘What do we do to prevent boys from being...
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“I’m infuriated when I see mainstream media twist images of an elephant or woman,...”
– Nicole Varma, friend and blogger on Fem2.0. This example is just one of many things that are pretty darn ugh-tastic about the new “Angry Brides” Facebook app.
I cannot make this stuff up.
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Watch“Republicans and Democrats sitting next to each other” is like “date rape.”
*record-scratch*
What?
(via Sara Langhinrichs)
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Talking About Beauty With Kids
Talking to kids is difficult, right?
As feminists, as progressives, we want to help kids understand the world in a way that grounds them, that gives them a context to the beauty all around them. Many of us want to simultaneously introduce children to the potential and joy of the world while also helping them grapple with the systems at play, the privilege and prejudice that swarms all around,...
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“New rule for 2012: No more ad campaigns and public service announcements...”
– Zerlina Maxwell, of Loop21.com, from an article imploring us all to stop telling women how not to get raped. Blaming the victim is more than not helpful (not to mention sexist), it’s hurting our ability to eliminate rape and sexual assault (via Nicole Varma).
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The US is 91st in the world in national... →
Sadly, another report out that confirms what we have seen historically, but it’s good to see an update from Professors Lawless and Fox on the state of gender equality in US politics. The report makes some important points on why the gender gap exists, and thus suggests ways to eliminate that gap.
One of many things we can all do: suggest to a woman the she should run for public office....
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“You can’t fight from these stances. I could barely even walk.”
– Novelist Jim C. Hines, of “The Stepsister Scheme” and other princess novels. Mr. Hines, to his immense credit, tries to mimic the cover art poses of his books and finds that they involve some amount of pain.
One of the giant, audacious goals I have is to help drive a new conversation...
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"Time" magazine has nine men and only one woman... →
“‘Stories tend to be better when people come to them from different perspectives,’ says Seema Mehta, a Los Angeles Times reporter, who was at the New Hampshire presidential debate.”
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Sadly, this is something we’ve heard about before, but an important look at the continued dominance of male voices in the domestic political...
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“Male feminists are hotter than rich.”
– Sabrina Hersi Issa, trusted digital strategist, superlative friend, and generally fantastic person. HILARIOUS!
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Dare to use the q-word: "quotas" →
Fascinating piece on quotas for representation and hiring in countries around the world. More of an introductory piece than one that tries to draw broad conclusions, it’s clear that equal representation demands more of our thought.
What do you think? Are quotas an effective way of combating historical prejudice and creating a more equal future?
(via Amy Pritchard and Henri Makembe)
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“Thank you for writing to us about Dr Pepper TEN and allowing us to respond to...”
– Dr. Pepper responds to a complaint about their Dr. Pepper TEN ad. Because “Hey, my friend who’s a girl laughs at that joke too!” is a great defense and everything.
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WatchObvious (but important) point: changing the future starts with how we educate our children.
Let’s help fund a movie to help expose the vastly different lessons we teach young girls and young boys. I gave $100, can you give $10? And once this thing gets funded, let’s have a watch party in the summer! I’ll bring pizza. (via Abigail Collazo)
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World’s Worst Paramedic Sexually Assaults Woman... →
I’m struggling with words. This story just fills me with sadness, anger, fear. (via wonderful friend Sara Langhinrichs)
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“Actually I do think Gretchen Whitmer is a government hooker…just to be...”
– One day after discussing Senator Whitmer’s wonderful op-ed, we get this gem from the former Executive Director of the Michigan Republican Party, Greg McNeilly.
I’m sorry, America. Open your eyes. That really happened.
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Women do ask...they just don't get as much in... →
Here’s some new research revealing very different outcomes for women than men as part of job negotiations. Personally, I think the idea of blaming women for this disparity is absurd in the first place (“women should ask more!” is a wrong and stupid way to frame the reality that “women must ask more to get the same result”), this just shows how far we have to go.
It...
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“I rarely convey how much chauvinism and sexism still go on in politics today...”
– Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic Leader, Michigan State Senate, via the wonderful activist and peerless Michigander, Heather Laverty
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December 2011
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The 50 Best Moments for Women in 2011 →
Oh, Huffington Post. You so shamelessly exploit titillation and link-baiting titles. Disclaimers aside, it is nice, especially when it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the suffering, the struggle, and the violence, to take a step back and recognize the accomplishments and successes of women and the steps toward equality we’ve taken in 2011.
No better way to end this year than by raising...
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A women's history museum on the National Mall? →
Meryl Streep, fresh off of “The Iron Lady,” is working on her next project. It’s a long path before we’re breaking champagne bottles against keystones, but it’s a great way to start this Friday morning. We can’t truly know and love who we are as Americans and as people without hearing all of our stories (via Alpha Kitty).
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“Stop whining, will you. Yes, yes, I know you had your genitals mutilated with a...”
– Scott Adams, from an EcoSalon list of ten of the most disturbing, anti-feminist quotes of 2011. And to answer your first question, yes, this linked article will make you insanely furious.
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"The Good Men Project" Controversy
Just over the course of a few days this week, we witnessed a back-and-forth between Tom Matlack of “The Good Men Project” and, well, everybody who’s not named Tom Matlack. This post is a long one, but the length is necessary to describe the totality of the exchange. If you have a few moments, take time to read the source material. This is an illustrative moment in a lot of ways.
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Et tu, Lego? →
Brilliant post from Pigtail Pals on how Lego’s new girl-targeted product series isn’t just bad (though, yes, that too), but also incredibly disappointing.
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“Kim Jong Il retains more control over North Korea then John Boehner retains over...”
– Brad Bauman, Executive Director of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. For the record, YO HE’S RIGHT.
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New Campus Progress study on violence against... →
1.3 million potential female rape victims in 2010? Absolutely horrifying.
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