Tag: feminism
This is Sparta – Spartan Women Were Badass
THIS IS SPARTA! Everyone knows that men of Sparta were total badass warriors, but did you know that Spartan women were just as badass!? Of…
If We Lived in a Matriarchy Instead of a Patriarchy
Damn. A.R. Moxon posted this powerful thread on twitter about how men would react if the tables turned and we suddenly lived in a matriarchy…
Mentrification: How Fandoms Change When Men Start To Like Them
Wow. So “mentrification” just entered my vocabulary and it is the perfect way to describe this phenomenon. The best examples in this thread are Star…
The History of Textiles and Computers
This wild thread about the history of textiles and computers is seriously worth the read! Did you know that you can knit DOOM!? Also binary…
Girl Writes Nintendo About Pink Tax in Animal Crossing
Raising Brain posted this story about her daughter who noticed the “pink tax” in Nintendo‘s recent Super Mario update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. If…
Dads Who Say “Having All Girls Is a Nightmare”
These women shared their sad stories of having their father’s say shitty, misogynist things to them about how having all girls is a “nightmare”, or…
The “Perfect” Body Throughout History
Blogicomics drew this comic of the “perfect” female body throughout the decades in history and modern times, according to societal beauty standards. Now of course…
Idiots Mansplaining to an Astronaut / Scientist
These dudebros on twitter / tumblr are actually mansplaining to Jessica Meir, an accomplished NASA astronaut / physiologist / scientist. She was selected by NASA…
Women in Fantasy Fiction Who Sew
Tumblr user guilty-as-battery-charged made a good point about how women in fantasy fiction who sew / embroider, etc. always get painted as the weak, boring,…
The Misogynist Nerdy Male Director
The tale of the misogynist “Nerdy Male Director”. Looking at you Joss Whedon. At least he’s cancelled. But let’s all agree to stop hiring these…