Tag: sexism
Intersex Misconceptions
Content Warning: Intersexism (discrimination against intersex people). This is an important post by ipso-faculty about intersex misconceptions and how to be a better ally: Source:…
The Trope of a Man Killing the Woman He Loves
The trope of a man killing the woman he loves is deeply entrenched in literature, film, and storytelling. It often serves as a dramatic plot…
The Gender Split in Sports
This is an interesting opinion post about the gender split in sports, as well as the pay gap in sports. This raises the question that…
Kirk Worrying That He Objectifies Women
This is a legit Star Trek comic book excerpt where Captain Kirk is worrying that he might be objectifying women. This is from Star Trek…
Stop Period Shaming
We need to stop period shaming. Sadly, girls around the world are shamed for their periods, to the point where girls literally die in menstrual…
Photoshopping Men The Same Way Women Are
Photoshop expert Caroline In The City created this eye-opening series to show what it would look like if the media started photoshopping men the same way…
Menstruation in Medieval Times
This is a very interesting and informative post about menstruation in medieval times. This was posted by deadcatwithaflamethrower in response to the question, “How did…
Housework and Sexism
Much like the recent post about the Imbalance of Work in Heterosexual Relationships, this post about housework and sexism is just sad. Now obviously it’s…
Women Are Not Inscrutable
Holden Shearer tweeted this thread about how the common comedy trope that women are inscrutable and men can’t understand them. There’s a reason for this…
This is Grooming
Grown ass men preying on young girls has long been accepted in our society. But in actuality this is grooming and it is not ok….