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Entries Tagged as 'sexism'

How You Know We’re Not in a Post-Feminist Age

August 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Here you were, thinking that the job of U.S. Secretary of State was to craft foreign policy, mediate international conflicts, serve national interests, develop relations with foreign countries, and put a kinder, gentler face on the American Empire. But you were wrong. WaPo knows it’s all about the hairdo.

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Tags: politics · sexism

A Fine Distinction

July 12th, 2010 · No Comments

News is coming down that Roman Polanski is off the hook: The Swiss government this morning announced that it has rejected the U.S.’ request to extradite the director back to Los Angeles so that he could finally face up to the charge he fled the country over back in 1977—namely, having sex with a 13-year-old [...]

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Tags: sexism

We Know Bupkis, But Let’s Keep Babbling!

June 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment

So far the “reasons to doubt” allegations of sexual assault by vice president Al Gore seem less like reasons to doubt than cases of cautious reporting and police investigation — both worthy things if we presume the accused is innocent and the onus of evidence is on the state. Lack of evidence is simply that; [...]

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Do Teens Read LuAnn? Sure Hope Not

May 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Found via the Comics Curmudgeon who duly mocks it: The only way I read the funny pages these days is through the Comics Curmudgeon, which probably has some influence on my interpretation of this strip. I don’t know the specific story line for this week’s LuAnn, but the strip has been around long enough, that [...]

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Tags: cartoons · sexism · sexuality · youth culture

Homophobes are Anally Fixated

February 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment

People — queer or straight — who support social equality for sexual and gender minorities tend to consider the subjects of their advocacy as whole people. For instance, one might think of a married couple of gay men as two goofy dudes who listen to Heavy Metal and play video games, like Brian and Steve [...]

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Tags: LBGT · human rights · racism · sexism · sexuality