With all the current talk of deficit reduction, little attention has been paid to taxpayer-funded private security contractors overseas, even when they act egregiously. A torrent of tax dollars goes […]
Year: 2010
Hyein Lee: How One Feminist Devours Artistic Mediums
Looking at canvases belonging to Hyein Lee, you might just find iterations of the word fuck, products of pent-up frustration morphed into art. If you look hard enough, you might […]
My Little Homophobic, Racist, Smart-Shaming Pony
In case you missed out, it’s My Little Pony week on the Ms. blog! Having been thoroughly indoctrinated as a child to love ponies–and My Little Pony in particular–much of […]
NEWSFLASH: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has NOT been freed.
UPDATE: FRIDAY DECEMBER 10 2010. Earlier this morning, Iran’s state-run Press TV reported that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has not been freed and that any reports that were making the rounds […]
Gendering Toys is Good for Nobody
I wasn’t surprised when my son, Zachary, was teased for bringing My Little Pony in for first-grade show-and-tell. After all, I had been following the story of Katie, a first-grader […]
Silence and Sexual Assault on College Campuses
Last spring I was hired by Drake University to provide recommendations about their campus sexual assault prevention and response policies. Today I face a moral dilemma. In August 2010, Drake […]
Boehner’s Bathroom Equity Is a Pisser
Flush with success after his party handed Democrats a “shellacking” at the polls in November on a platform of “no” to everything, the incoming Republican Speaker of the House of […]
Vintage No Comment: The Perfect Present, 1994
This ad for Savane trousers from Macy’s appeared in the Nov/Dec 1994 issue of Ms. What is it about the holiday season that renews the advertising industry’s vigor for sexism? […]
Jailing Girls For Men’s Crimes
Is an underage girl arrested for selling sex a criminal—or a victim of trafficking? Outraged activists want to send such girls to safe harbors, not jail. BY CARRIE BAKER B.W. […]
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Could Be Decided Tonight
Want to help the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? The vote on it might take place this very night as part of a larger defense bill, so things are […]