“Feminism Is for Men Too!”
I’m going to express an unpopular opinion. This is a reaction to social media memes that aim to make feminism feel safe and non-threatening to men by saying some variation of “feminism helps men too!”...
View ArticleSubtle Oppressions
“To make a mess that another person will have to deal with—the dropped socks, the toothpaste sprayed on the bathroom mirror, the dirty dishes left from a late-night snack—is to exert domination in one...
View ArticleTacky Christmas Decor Bingo
Here is a little something to take with you if you happen to be driving around looking at Christmas lights and decor. The bingo card is blank, followed by a list of potential bingo items. This is so...
View ArticleRelaxed Gun Laws Mean Black People Can Get Guns Too!?
This Kansas City Star op-ed, while using Black Lives Matter language, makes the claim that pro-gun legislators only think of rural white hunters, and don’t consider that lax gun laws mean that Black...
View ArticleWomen as DJs??!!
I posted in a public forum today, asking what the going rate for DJs is in the town I recently moved to. Several men mistook my post to be a *request for them to DJ* and sent me unsolicited private...
View ArticleDangerous Names
Whenever Assata Shakur is in the news, even now in 2016, prominent newspapers refuse to use her legal name (Assata Shakur) and instead deliberately use versions of her old name (she was born JoAnne...
View ArticleDisco and the White Man
I DJ disco music. I receive criticism for this choice because most people associate disco with “frivolous” femininity and “silly” gayness. Of course, those are the exact reasons I enjoy it, because...
View ArticleScience Is Polluted By Sexism
“What priceless treasures of human potential are being lost to science because men in positions of power are unzippering their libidinal urges?” asks the excellent article, The Sexism Problem, by...
View ArticleWhy Misogyny Should Not Be a Crime
I feel divided about the news that Nottinghamshire, UK, police will start treating misogynist acts as hate crimes. I’ve noticed that glaring absence of the inclusion of misogyny in our current US hate...
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