The Good Men Project has taken on the daunting task of introducing, unlocking and dismantling the so-called Men’s Rights Movement in a special series of posts this week. My top pick, naturally, was Amanda Marcotte’s, in which she debunks the feminist-scapegoating delusions held by so many misogynist trolls men’s rights activists (MRAs), arguing that: When […]
Editor Picks Round-Up (Series)
Of Crotch-Grabs, Pregnant Swans, Charlie Sheen and Lil Wayne: Editors’ Picks 2/27 – 3/4
Last weekend, celebrities gathered in Santa Monica, CA to celebrate the year’s best independent films at the Independent Spirit Awards. At Racialicious, Latoya Peterson analyzes the feminist implications of what happened when presenter Paul Rudd grabbed fellow presenter Eva Mendez’s breast, and then Rosario Dawson jumped on stage and grabbed Paul Rudd’s crotch. After a […]
Tampons, Eggs, Your Period, A Camera: Editors’ Picks, 2/20-2/26
In light of crumbling regimes in the Arab world, Sara Yasin of Muslimah Media Watch asks if it’s fair to scrutinize Arab first ladies such as Tunisia’s Leila Ben Ali, Egypt’s Suzanne Mubarak, and Jordan’s Queen Rania. Francis Kissling on the evolution of the pro-choice and anti-abortion movements since 1973: The fetus is more visible […]
Prime Philanderer, Confession Apps and Inside CPAC: Editors’ Picks, 2/6-2/12
“Italy’s Second Sex Is Pissed,” headlined The Daily Femme, which reported that 73,500 Italian women have signed a petition demanding a change in the way the Italian government (and culture) treats women, and thousands of Italians staged a public protest against the treatment of women in their country. High on their list of grievances: yet another sex scandal […]
Going to Space, Rising Up, and NOT Apologizing for Roethlisberger: Editors’ Picks, 1/30-2/5
Families across America will be sitting down to watch Super Bowl XLV today, where the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger will have the chance to win his third ring. At the Huffington Post, Jackson Katz has some excellent advice for parents about how to talk to children about a quarterback with a history of multiple rape […]
Angry Egyptian Women and Trans Vets: Editors’ Picks, 1/23-1/29
An unprecedented number of women participated in Tuesday’s “Day of Rage” in Egypt–much more so than in previous anti-government protests. Over at Slate’s Double X, Jenna Krajeski explains why. The celebrated repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell didn’t address military policies barring transgender service, and many in the trans community are mobilizing to break down […]
Kanye’s Black Monsters, Pakistan’s Secret Lesbians and Lessons From Kermit Gosnell: Editors’ Picks, 1/16-1/22
This week brought us one of the most unabashedly stupid infographics ever to go viral, “Which Female Tech Influencer Are You?” The Frisky‘s Jessica Wakeman fires back. You can regain your faith in humanity over at feminist academic Minh-Ha T. Pham’s new blog Of Another Fashion: an amazing “alternative archive of the not-quite-hidden but too […]
Don’t Ask, We’ll Tell All: Editors’ Picks, 11/28-12/4
The big story this week that held feminists’ rapt attention was the progress of the Senate hearings on the U.S. military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. The hearings coincided with the Pentagon’s release of its survey on military personnel’s reaction to possibly lifting the 17-year-old ban on gay servicemembers. This weekend, Ms. points you to the best coverage of […]
Maidens of Virtue, Sexist CEOs and Inspirational Muppets: Editors’ Picks 10/17-10/23
The t-shirt on the left is now being sold (for only $5!) at Reformation Bookstore, one of the broadest outlets for Christian Reconstructionist books. Customers who bought this item also bought: Raising Maidens of Virtue and Fathers and Daughters: Raising Polished Cornerstones, two books that lay out a strategy for raising young women to conform […]
Ugly Ducklings, Noble Squaws and Not-So-Modern Families : Editor’s Picks, 10/11-10/15
Above is a detail from a wonderful flowchart breaking down the complex system of assigning female characters to cliched, stereotypical roles (via Jezebel, originally from Overthinking It). Sociological Images has a good collection of campaign ads that exploit anti-immigrant sentiment and racialized fears. Jorge Rivas reports for Colorlines that Bill O’Reilly learned nothing from yesterday’s […]