"Why are men such girls?" my friends who are looking for a certain kind of dude might ask -- and it makes me throw up in my mouth a little every single time.
feminism
feminism
When I was growing up, the word bitch was not a nice word.
video games
I care a lot about games and I'm not sorry.
gdc
Video games are changing, and more women are playing them. Whether you like it or not.
kept woman
I never dreamed I would be That Girl staying at home with her man's money footing the bill. But here I am.
disordered eating
I call bullshit. The “perfect feminist” does not exist, nor should it.
capitalism is not your friend
Mayer thinks maternity leave is for chumps, wants to abolish working from home, and seems to have a vision of “equality” that involves women being just like men -- even though they live in a society where this isn’t feasible.
feminism
#TellAFeministThankYou is trending on Twitter. But is it a big deal to thank people who don't identify as feminists?
feminism
When people can’t even engage respectfully with a woman saying she’s harmed by something people in her environment are doing, it’s kind of impossible to hope for any meaningful change.
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Feb 12, 2013 at 11:30am | 276 comments
ella henderson
I remember, as a teenager, having a disagreement with a friend of mine when I wouldn’t call myself a feminist because I said that it implied that I hated men and I was terrified of being seen as anything other than a desirable, sexual being who just loved guys.
the bachelor
The show is exploitative. Degrading. Absurd. And I’m hooked.
feminism
We need to talk about the men who claim to be feminists in public, but treat women like crap in private.
rape
The more comments I read on "IHTM: I Was Raped By My Tattoo Artist," the more I knew it needed to be said: If you've been raped, you don't owe anybody else shit.
Marianne in
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Jan 23, 2013 at 12:00pm | 256 comments
books
Today is the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which, yay, choice! Everybody clap for reproductive rights -- and the urgent need to defend them. Also, s.e. is in a book and is terrible at self-promotion!
feminist
If working at a Portlandia-esque feminist bookstore isn’t in the cards, here’s the short list of things to consider before you dive headlong into a new career as a feminist dominatrix.
dating
can’t stop reading trashy dating advice books even though I always end up feeling kind of bloated and nauseous afterward.
money
I make twice what Ed does. Does that make me the dude in this relationship?
beauty
If I want to feel glam as hell while covered in dust bunnies and poop-water, I'm damn well gonna do it. And it won't be because the patriarchy tells me it's the sexy thing to do.
domestic abuse
Once, my mom spotted a bruised woman with three children holding a cardboard sign in the Wal-Mart parking lot. It was pouring down rain. I was seven. “Stay in the car,” she said, locking me in.
planes trains and automobiles
There’s something about men in general -- not all men, of course, some are perfectly nice -- and single men in particular on public transit that seems to be a recipe for disaster.
toys
This is probably a big reason I don’t have children of my own: I don’t want to have to share.
feminism
No really though, feminists, you’re to blame for the utter destruction of society, and it’s time for normal women to start fighting back. That fight starts with gender essentialism, so it should be pretty easy!
