Archive for 'sexual inequality'
Um, Cum Again? I'm a Frayed Knot: Polyhedral Shapes in Sex
I’m still in the process of cleaning out my room after college. Bear with me — I know I graduated (ahem) more than two weeks ago, but I also am doing a deeper cleaning than I’ve done in my room since, well, I was about eight, apparently. I recently came across a Valentine that local [...]
Posted: June 11th, 2008 under George W. BUsh, Sex Roles, Uncategorized, fear, gender culture, government, polyamorous, polyamory, power, power dynamic, pursuit of happiness, sex, sex object, sex partner, sex positive, sex positivity, sexism, sexual activity, sexual attraction, sexual communion, sexual difference, sexual inequality, sexual morality, sexual morals, sexual objectification, sexual partner, sexual pleasure, sexual preference, sexual relations, sexual responsibility, sexual subordination, sexuality, women's liberation.
Tags: anxiety, Bush Administration', compersion, control, counterpunch, country, culture, culture of fear, cupid, danger, dating, elevated, facebook, fear, flirtation, friendship, government, great sex, high, homeland security, kurt nimmo, love, marriage, national threat advisory color chart, objectification, otis redding, paranoia, polyamory, propaganda, propaganda of anxiety, public, relationship, relationships, risk, romance, severe, sex, sexuality, terror, terrorist attacks, text, text-message
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'It's Not Rape if She Blinks Twice for Yes' and Other Phallacies of Rape Culture
The New York Times recently reported that yet another rapist is being let off of the hook – as the majority are. Nearly 95% of men standing trial for rape in the United States and the United Kingdom are cleared of all charges, which is a shocking number considering the social, personal and political consequences [...]
Posted: May 11th, 2008 under Attack, Female Sexuality, Misogyny, Research, Sex Roles, alcohol, chauvinism, chauvinist, consent, constitution, constitutional, court, cultural bias, cultural criticism, culture, definitions, degradation, democracy, discrimination, disempowerment, disrespect, domestic violence, equality, exploitation, exploitative, feminine, femininity, feminism, feminist, feminist theory, feminists, fuck, fucking, gang rape, gender, gender culture, gender disparity, gender dynamics, gender equality, gender power, gender role, gender roles, gender socialization, gender theory, gender violence, genitalia, genitals, government, human dignity, human rights, humanism, humanist, humanity, identity politics, inequality, injury, injustice, institution, intercourse, international women's day, justice, legal, legal definition, male perspective, male sexuality, maleness, males, masculine systems, men, misogynisitic, misogynist, misogynistic, misogynists, morality, object, objectification, objectification of women, partner abuse, partner violence, physical power, pop culture, popular culture, power, power dynamic, power structure, propaganda, punishable offense, rape, rape case, rape culture, rape trial, rape victim, rapist, rapper, respect, science, science and gender, self image, self-esteem, sex, sex object, sex partner, sex research, sexism, sexist, sexual abuse, sexual activity, sexual advance, sexual assault, sexual difference, sexual exploitation, sexual inequality, sexual morality, sexual morals, sexual relations, sexual subordination, sexual violence, sexuality, social class, social inequality, socialization, society, survivor, vagina, violation, violence, violence against women, women, women's health, women's liberation, women's rights, women's studies.
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Male Answer Syndrome & Homeland Insecurity: Smells Like Bullshit
In high school, I was once asked to read this article about Male Answer Syndrome. Here’s an excerpt I just found online: It is called `Male Answer Syndrome: Why Men always have opinions, even on subjects they know nothing about’ — by Jane Campbell (from Utne Reader, Jan/Feb 1992) “In the animal kingdom, males exhibit [...]
Posted: April 21st, 2008 under Sex Roles, absurdity, blogger, differences, gender, gender bias, gender culture, gender differences, gender disparity, gender dynamics, gender equality, gender power, gender role, gender roles, gender socialization, gender theory, male, male gaze, male perspective, male worldview, modern life, offensive, self image, self-advocacy, self-esteem, sex, sexism, sexual difference, sexual dimorphism, sexual inequality, sexual relations, sexual subordination.
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“Rules are for Public School Bitches” : Paris and Bush
Paris Hilton’s agency just dumped her. Here’s the story, from the Sydney Daily Telegraph- yeah, her humiliation has been plastered all over most of the available surfaces in the English speaking world. Again. Everyone loves to hate Hilton. I guess there was too much drama for the Beverly Hills-based Endeavour talent agency, which has represented [...]
Posted: June 13th, 2007 under Beverly Hills, Bush, Bush Administration', Donald Evans, Endeavour, George W. BUsh, Guantanamo, Iraq War, Joan Walsh, Lil' Bush, Paris Hilton, Sex Roles, Texas, U.N., bitch, double standard, economics, immigration reform, oil, scapegoat, sexual inequality, social class, society, sociology.
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Rational Woman/My Philosophy by KRS-ONE: Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everybody
There’s no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to be equally irrational. -Albert Ellis (Ironic Curtsy: Irrational Woman) In her essay “Sexual Difference and the Problem of Essentialism,” Elizabeth Grosz writes of the problematic implication of “patriarchal frameworks, methods, and presumptions” in contemporary feminist theory and rhetoric.
Posted: June 11th, 2007 under Alan Greenspan, Albert Einstein, Elizabeth Grosz, Emile Durkheim, KRS-ONE, Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everybody, My Philosophy, Paris Hilton, Randall Collins, Sex Roles, Smurfette, agency, biologism, biology, bodies, economics, emotion, femininity, feminism, feminist academics, feminist theory, gender, gender bias, gender roles, identity, irrationality, patriarchy, philosophy, psychology, rationality, reason, sex, sexual dimorphism, sexual inequality, society, sociology, theory, trust.
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On Bleeding for Seven Days Without Dying(Or Prince Charles)
As a little girl, I eagerly anticipated getting my period. But not as much as Prince Charles does. Dave Barry once wrote that “When Prince Charles speaks, everybody pretends to be fascinated, even though he has never said anything interesting except in that intercepted telephone conversation wherein he expressed the desire to be a feminine [...]
Posted: June 8th, 2007 under Anya, Aunt Flo, Dave Barry, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, HPV, Lybrel, Lysol, Mr. Burns, Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, Prince Charles, big business, birth control, bleach, bodies, cancer, cervix, chemical, corporate greed, dioxin, estrogen, feminine hygiene product, human papilloma virus, menstrual cup, menstrual period, menstrual sponge, menstruation, pad, period, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, pregnancy, safety, sex, sex education, sexual inequality, sexual pleasure, sexual responsibility, tampon, testosterone, the pill, women's health.
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The Jessica Valenti Rapport
So last night, the guest on the Colbert Report was none other than Feministing.com‘s executive editor, Jessica Valenti, talking about her new book, Full Frontal Feminism. Read the rest of this entry for video of Jessica on Colbert. Sorry so grainy.
Posted: June 7th, 2007 under Colbert Report, Female Sexuality, Gloria Steinham, Jane Fonda, Jessica Valenti, Mardi Gras, Misogyny, Pornography, Stephen Colbert, Women and Gender Studies, birth control, femininity, feminism, gender, gender bias, mental health, objectification, rape, sexual harassment, sexual inequality, shemale, standard of beauty, violence against women, women's rights.
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