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We all know about how society perceives women during their menstrual cycles---they are seen as irrational, psychotic, etc. Today I was having my period, my grandma said it must be my "time of the month" because I was simply offended by the fact that my dad essentially called my mother and I "naggy" because I was concerned for his health. To all the ( Read more... )

Hi, I'm new here. Eminem's song, Superman, is sexist just like a lot of his music. My brother loves his music and constantly recites the lyrics which often inlude the words bitch, slut, whore, etc... And there is some violence, which is portrayed as a good thing. Just watch the video, and you'll see what I mean:

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I don't know how many of you are online video gamers, but if you are, you've probably experienced sexism while doing it. One girl who games got fed up with the bullshit, and started this website Not in the Kitchen Anymore to expose the sexist assholes who harass her in game. Here's an excerpt from the description of the website:

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I was enjoying this guys channel about epic and failing toys, until I stumbled across this ( Read more... )

TW for discussion of rape, assault, rape apologia, violence

A terrific write-up about the media's framing of the brutal assault at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day, and how it's suspiciously different from the typical coverage of assaults on women.

From the article:

Since the most recent attack, the local and national media have rightly rallied around ( Read more... )

I wish I could say that this was all an April Fools joke, but apparently Representative Eric Turner is quite serious.

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 Okay, so I currently reside in England and I run a D&D group on Wednesday nights for all men. I invited a lot of women, but they expressed little to no interest. I'm okay with that, to each his own and all that. I am also stage manager for the Vagina Monologues that gets performed Tuesday and again, there are men working on it, even though it's a ( Read more... )

I was just listening to my last.fm radio & came across this gem of a song.

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I was perusing google late last night, feelin' nostalgic for the summer and one of my fav hobbies: backpacking / camping.  What do I find, but this gem-of-a-blog (by gem, I mean rancid booger) on WordPress.com.

I started by reading the most current entry and was mildly interested at first..  then prompty horrified by this particular entry on how ( Read more... )