Category Archives: Feminism

Pulling the Shades

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

No, I haven’t read any of the Fifty Shades of Grey books. (Is anyone surprised?) I have, however, read this series of in-depth reviews (it’s currently complete up through Chapter 14 of the last book, but not all the links … Continue reading →

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Girl Power in Oz

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Joe Roth, the producer of Oz the Great and Powerful, has gone on record as saying he liked the story because “a fairy tale with a male protagonist is very hard to come by.” Obviously, this has raised the question … Continue reading →

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Sexist Silliness

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

I’ve been thinking about different levels of misogyny since seeing some of the reactions to Seth MacFarlane’s performance at the Oscars, and I have to suspect this commenter on a Jezebel article might have it right. Sure, Seth told some … Continue reading →

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Why Do They Hate Mona?

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Mona Eltahawy first came onto my radar when she appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher, and she came across as very charismatic and likeable. Well-spoken, well-informed, unwilling to take crap, and attractive as well. Hardly someone I would think … Continue reading →

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The Parent Crap

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

I am not someone who has ever wanted to have children, and I feel that this is quite unusual. It seems that most of the people I knew from college now have kids, and part of me wonders why. The … Continue reading →

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Dancing on the Glass Ceiling

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

I wasn’t sure if I wanted to post about Dilbert creator Scott Adams’ misogynistic rant, but there are a few points I haven’t seen made about it yet, so I might as well. For anyone who doesn’t know, he made … Continue reading →

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I Always Made a Lousy Boy

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

When I came across this post and its follow-up, they definitely spoke to me, because I’ve always been someone who never fit in with the masculine stereotypes. I think part of this was genetic. I’m just not built to be … Continue reading →

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The Boys of Comedy

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

I haven’t really been following the recent debacle over whether or not The Daily Show is a boys’ club that only hires women when they need a new sacrifice to their hyper-masculine god, but I did see the original Jezebel … Continue reading →

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An En-Gage-ing Look at Matriarchy

Posted on May 20, 2010 by

In reading about my favorite author, L. Frank Baum, I’ve also come across a fair amount on another interesting figure, his mother-in-law Matilda Electra Joslyn Gage. Along with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she was an important leader … Continue reading →

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Game Girls

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

(Picture by Kuroi Tsuki) I’m sure this topic has been addressed in many ways in many other forums, but I’m going to weigh in on it anyway. It’s the role of women in video games, particularly the earlier ones. Once … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Final Fantasy, Mario, Metroid, Pac-Man, Video Games | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment