Tag: sexism
Feminism Is About Equality (Not Killing Men)
Ok so it’s super simple, feminism is fighting for women’s rights on the basis of equality of the sexes. Feminism is about equality. Yea being…
Hatpin Panic – 1900’s Women Defending Against Men
One hundred years ago, hat pins were at the center of a fiery debate in America concerning the rights of women to exist in the…
Why Saying “Not All Men” Doesn’t Help Anyone
Every time a woman posts something about men committing domestic abuse or rape, etc. a random man shows up in the comments to proclaim “Not…
Women Being Punished For Losing Their Babies
Jessica Valenti tweeted this eye-opening thread about women being punished for losing their babies through miscarriages, accidents or otherwise horrible circumstances. Stop saying women won’t…
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…
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…
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…
Sexist Translations of The Odyssey
Dr Emily Wilson, the first woman to translate Homer’s The Odyssey into English, found that many men before her had added sexist or misogynist terms…