“Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” What an awful lie. It makes me wonder who started it. Someone for whom words have no meaning? Someone who, therefore, says whatever will achieve the desired effect, regardless of the truth of the matter? Someone who has few words? Someone for …
Category: feminism
May 22 2016
WE’RE overly emotional, irrational, and angry. Right.
“It’s funny to me, because of how often I’ve been called overly emotional, irrational, and angry for my feminist writings. But you know what’s interesting? I’ve never threatened to physically harm anyone. I’ve never sent a death threat, not once.” http://www.notsorryfeminism.com/
May 14 2016
“If my wife will let me.”
“If my wife will let me.” That’s what Richard Branson said when he was asked whether he’d go to Mars. “It may be a one-way trip…. So maybe I’ll wait till the last ten years of my life, and then maybe go, if my wife will let me” (Klein, This Changes Everything, p.288). Does he …
May 12 2016
You should do something about that.
Imagine a collage of male body parts (of living men, that is — just now their whole selves), each with one of the following captions: Your legs are too hairy. You should do something about that. Your hair’s too thin. You should do something about that. Your butt droops. You should do something about that. …
Apr 11 2016
Women’s Soccer Team Paid 4X less than Men’s Team DESPITE …
ESPN reports acknowledge that although the U. S. women’s soccer team generates almost $20 million more revenue than the men’s team, the women are paid almost four times less. Source here.
Dec 30 2015
re cathartic value of porn
re cathartic value of porn: “Does social work for the child-batterer consist of showing them pictures of parents torturing the children, with the children appearing to enjoy it — as a preventative measure?” from Masterpieces, Sara Daniels
Oct 31 2015
“So while white male US scientists can’t seem to figure out…”
“So while white male US scientists can’t seem to figure out alternative energy at all but these three girls converted pee into electricity.” Love it. Read the whole thing here: http://www.notsorryfeminism.com/2014/08/amazing-girls-of-color20.html
Oct 26 2015
The Default Male
“Why the Default Male is Not Just Annoying, But Also Harmful” check it out at http://cratesandribbons.com/2013/01/27/why-the-default-male-is-not-just-annoying-but-also-harmful/#comment-124981
Oct 15 2015
Why Women are Leaving Law Firms
“Here’s my theory: women aren’t leaving law firms at an abnormal rate. They’re leaving law firms at a perfectly rational and normal rate. It’s men who are staying in law firms at an abnormal rate. Women aren’t the faulty outliers; men are. “When you look at the situation that way, a lot of things start …
Oct 13 2015
The Hawkeye Initiative – Go Take a Look NOW!
http://thehawkeyeinitiative.com/ This is the best thing I’ve discovered in a LONG time. Hopefully millions will discover it and maybe, just maybe, men will begin to ‘get it’.
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