Tag: feminism

  • When Men's Rights Advocates Misread Feminism

    “The men’s rights movement misunderstands feminism. The claim of feminists is not that men have all the privileges and women have none. Only the most banal, liberalized, and co-opted forms of feminism even bother making the claim that women are more oppressed “on average” than men. While certainly true, it really misses the point. You see, […]

  • Being a Small Woman

    “When you are a young woman … you may find that you are often dismissed as weak, defenseless, or otherwise in need of a man’s assistance and/or superior knowledge because you exist. Being seen as anything except statistically average in size, on either side of the spectrum, DOES NOT HELP. …  If we are women, […]

  • Casual Misogyny Within Living Memory

    “I find examples like this heartbreaking. Think of the millions of women who were explicitly barred throughout their entire lives from pursuing the full spectrum of professional and creative endeavors that were open to (white) men without question. … This sort of casual misogyny happened as a matter of course within living memory. Well into […]

  • Women and Superheroes

    Interview with comics writer Kelly Sue DeConnick about the market for superhero comics: “I’m a 5-foot tall women with a quick temper who always looks like a child, so power fantasies are not strange to me. … These are huge overwrought characters that somehow speak to the lizard brain. There’s genuine catharsis available in this […]

  • The Einstein of Rape Jokes

    “I really want to believe that there should be no sacred cows in comedy. That a comedian should be able to tell jokes about any subject, no matter how difficult, no matter how much that subject might push my buttons, or anyone else’s. But if you’re going to venture into a subject as difficult as rape, […]