Tag: misogyny

This Bullying Bullshit is Bad for the Brand

By Yessenia

In Bullying

On June 26, 2012

There’s been a lot of talk about sexual harassment from the obvious angles: how it’s bad for those targeted specifically (because barf, who wants to deal with some skeezy dude all up in your space?) and how it’s bad for conference attendance generally (because barf, who wants to go to a conference where other dudes […]

The Big Tickets

By cheyenne

On June 22, 2012

In any very large event where the people attending do not know most other attendees, there are two things, which characterize the event. First will be some kind of activity: athletic competition, a ma

Atheism , Feminism , Science , Skepticism

An Object Lesson: Part 2

By cheyenne

On June 2, 2012

It’s hard to get more timely with these questions about objectification and science than right now. Our own network’s founder’s decision to not attend TAM this year, which I’m

An Object Lesson: Part 1

By cheyenne

In Feminism , Gender , Psychology

On May 24, 2012

If you’ve ever argued with a self identified “rational, logical” person over the existence of things like patriarchy, odds are you cherish the times science backs up your claims. Of course, you also probably have had whatever studies you proffered dismissed out of hand as quackery, or worse, taken as proof of their own argument […]

Feminism , Politics / Activism

MoveOn Ad Shows the Misogyny of Republicans

By Yessenia

On March 16, 2012

Via Crooks and Liars, MoveOn.org has produced an ad that takes the words right out of the quivering jowls of Republican fetus-fetishists and has women read them. Obama has said his campaign

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