Misogyny - xoJane

Here's Why "Real Beauty" Advertising Campaigns Are Garbage

Katie J. M. Baker of Jezebel — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:30:00 -0400

"Real Beauty" features and advertisements cleverly sell you products under the guise of body-positivity while actually reinforcing the idea that a woman's worth is based on the way she looks to others.

The 10 Most Misogynistic Reactions to Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy Announcement

Mandy — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:45:00 -0400

All you have to do is type "karma" and "Angelina" in Twitter search engine to find the sad.

STOP SAYING "FEMINAZI" And Other Advice For Dudes Who Play (And Make) Video Games

Lesley — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Video games are changing, and more women are playing them. Whether you like it or not.

Zerlina Maxwell Receives Rape and Death Threats for Speaking up for Women

s.e. smith — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:30:00 -0400

Commentator Zerlina Maxwell did a brave thing this weekend. She went on Fox News, not exactly a bastion of human rights commentary, and said that if we want to stop rape, we need to educate men on the subject, rather than putting the responsibility on women.

A Paralympic Track Star Is Accused of Killing Girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and The Jokes are HILARIOUS

s.e. smith — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:30:00 -0500

Whatever Steenkamp endured in their relationship before her death was quietly shoved under the carpet, and no one talked about it; just like no one talks about domestic violence in any cases involving “heroes.”

Law Student Calls Out Misogyny At Gym, Is Excoriated In Comments

s.e. smith — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:30:00 -0500

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.

It Sketches Me Out When Someone Tells Me He's A "Good Guy"

s.e. smith — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:00:00 -0500

Why is it that so many “good guys” act like adult babies, and not in a fetish sense?

College Paper Columnist: Ew, Menstruation is Gross!

s.e. smith — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:00:00 -0500

Corrigan’s column appears to have been an attempt at satire, but the fact that he’s an incredibly shitty writer means it fell far short of the intended goal. Instead it just reads like a string of misogynist jokes glued together with flapping noises from his butt cheeks.

Hunter Moore's Revenge Porn: Now With Driving Directions to Your House

s.e. smith — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:30:00 -0500

Huntermoore.tv will be porting a lot of content from the original “Is Anyone Up?” and it’ll be adding lots more user-submitted material, along with a chilling new submission field: address.

Are All Gay Men Secret Misogynists?

Kate Conway — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:00:00 -0500

A writer for The Good Men Project is arguing that the majority of gay men think it's acceptable to assault and insult women, using their sexualities as an excuse.

Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Misogynistic A-Holes

Somer Sherwood — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

This new book, "Raising Boys Feminists Will Hate" says that feminists want nothing more than to "take your son and eradicate his masculine uniqueness." Discuss.

Bukowski: My #1 Dating Dealbreaker

Jackie — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:07:45 -0400

If a man tells you he likes Bukowski as a way of telling you about himself, this is shorthand for telling you that he thinks alcoholism and misanthropy are kind of romantic.

Dominique Strauss Kahn, International Man of Misogyny

Flavia — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:00:21 -0400

I have become some sort of “expert” on DSK. Perhaps “obsessed” would be a more suitable term to describe my tendency to scout every news source in four different languages trying to understand his actions or his motivations. This has not been a good week for my understanding.

I Prefer Stick; Car Shopping While Female

Marianne — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:00:24 -0400

Women don't drive stick and red is the same color as black -- and other words of wisdom from car salesmen.

Sexual Harassment, Online Abuse, And The Contortions People Will Go Through To Not Believe Women

Jess — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:00:17 -0500

Sexual harassment allegations and claims of misogynistic abuse online both involve women talking about something they experience as hurtful. So in both cases there are people lined up to tell them that it never happened.