Why don’t men read books by women?
I made a pledge at the beginning of 2015. This year, I’m only reading books by women. I borrowed this pledge from Lilit Marcus, who did the same thing in 2013, and so far, I’ve read some stunners. (I...
View ArticleOn queered masculinity and misogyny
I started wearing ties my senior year of college. My mother bought me a slim, silver Calvin Klein tie at Nordstrom Rack when she visited me over her spring break. Though I began to dress in men’s...
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Goddess from the machine: A look at Ex Machina’s gender politics
This article contains spoilers for Ex Machina and assumes the reader has seen or spoiled the movie for themselves. “A free woman in an unfree society will be a monster.” – Catharine MacKinnon If...
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Go Set a Watchman on Fire: Reddit and Ellen Pao’s Resignation
The resignation of Reddit CEO Ellen Pao is terrible news for anyone interested in making the internet less toxic. After a month-long torrent of abuse that fixated on Pao’s race and gender stemming from...
View ArticleDoctor pens anonymous essay recounting sexual misconduct in operating rooms
In an anonymous essay published in the Annals of Internal Medicine last week, a physician gives us a sickening — and potentially triggering — look behind the operating room curtain. The short but...
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Comic of the Day: Male Feminist “Allies”
This is the comic I’ve been waiting for all my life. Thanks to Victor Entrepuertas and Anonima P. for this gem, which succinctly calls out male “feminist” allies’ mansplaining, gaslighting,...
View ArticleHard at Work: “Diverse Bodies” and the Olympics
The celebration of bodies—specifically of women’s bodies—in the Olympics, has not necessarily been progressive or benign. Throughout this year’s Olympic Games, we have seen media coverage—from short...
View ArticleFrom the White House to Motels, Rape Culture is Alive and Well
A teenager girl is suing a motel, known as the “local epicenter of human trafficking,” for being complacent in allowing over 1000 men to sexual assault her and many other victims of sex trafficking....
View ArticleAfter Charlottesville, We Have To Stop Using The Terms “Alt-Left” and “Bernie...
The murder of activist Heather Heyer at the hands of domestic terrorist James Alex Fields, Jr. at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville has demonstrated the increasing emboldening of racism and...
View ArticleNYT asks, Feministing answers: Will sex robots save us from incels?
Last week, the New York Times raised my blood pressure with Ross Douthat’s op-ed titled “The Redistribution of Sex.” In it, Douthat ponders government-sponsored “sex redistribution” in order to prevent...
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