Taking a class on pop culture analysis at 14 was my main "a-ha" moment. Realizing how those women's magazines were really not fun and flirty like they purported to be. (posted to PPNYC Panel With Three Feminists)
Now the question is, how can we create a just society, if censorship is off the table? An effect can be a cause, right? Perhaps it comes from media education, starting at a very young age. I'm not sure. (posted to How Many Feminists Does It Take to Change a Lightbulb?)
http://www.feministing.com/archives/018825.html http://www.feministing.com/archives/018800.html http://www.feministing.com/archives/018726.html http://www.feministing.com/archives/018428.html http://www.feministing.com/archives/018083.html http://www.feministing.com/archives/017995.html http://www.feministing.com/archives/017876.html And that's just from the first two pages of results after searching for "gay". Your comment comes very close to, "But what about the MENZ?!" You do raelize this is a FEMINIST blog, (posted to Alabama principal prohibits lesbian couple from attending prom)
I can't offer any sound advice for the couple: but I can tell them to rent "Carrie", "Jawbreaker", and "Heathers" and hold their own "alone time". Sorry, I never went to my prom and I didn't miss having wear a (posted to Alabama principal prohibits lesbian couple from attending prom)
THIS. I have noticed very often how quickly sexist "humor" can snowball. This study confirms what I have observed on several occasions--misogynist "jokes" told in mixed company, people trying to one-up each other with uglier and uglier jokes and comments, (posted to How Many Feminists Does It Take to Change a Lightbulb?)
THIS. I have noticed very often how quickly sexist "humor" can snowball. This study confirms what I have observed on several occasions--misogynist "jokes" told in mixed company, people trying to one-up each other with uglier and uglier jokes and comments, (posted to How Many Feminists Does It Take to Change a Lightbulb?)
