As radical feminists continue to engage in acts of strategic resistance designed to engender awareness regarding the deleterious harms engendered by androcentric thought and praxis, many individuals become weary of ongoing academic discourse regarding the role that female objectification and self-objectification play in contributing to the prevalence, proliferation, and perniciousness of patriarchy. However, understanding these realities is important because …
Category: sexism
Dec 28
Bro Boost
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/22/bro-boost-women-find-linkedin-traffic-drives-if-they-pretend-to-be-men
Aug 21
from Pain and Prejudice: What Science Can Learn about Work from the People Who Do It, Karen Messing
First, note that the title really should be “…from the Women Who Do It”
Chap 2 “The Invisible World of Cleaning” – very enlightening for those who’ve never had a cleaning job, including about the idiocy of those in management positions
“… the village where the women’s backs were all bent because their brooms were …
Jul 26
Hacks – highly recommended
But if you’re not into it, at least watch episode 8 of season 1.
(on Crave TV)
Jun 02
a few of the many insights in Holly Bourne’s When We Were Friends
“That song [“Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” by Carole King) is the most true song that’s ever been written.” p175
“Speaking so loudly [about football] and with such arrogant authority that everyone else sort of had to listen.” p219
“Is it just me or is it crazy that football chat is taken seriously when …
Oct 22
Jaded, Ela Lee
Highly recommended!
A few impressive bits:
“I’m minded to pursue the current approach, given the sensitivities in this area, and reassess once we have greater visibility over how the strategy has been received,” Will spoke, baritone and authoritative.
“Urrrr,” Genevieve’s voice grumbled, … “is your Grand Plan of Action that you will carry on as …
Oct 03
Behind the Looking Glass
Behind the Looking Glass
Behind The Looking Glass is a film about the lives of women whose partners have ‘transitioned’ or want to ‘transition’. While we hear a great deal of “stunning and brave” stories of men, there is a deadly silence when it comes to the stories of the wives or partners. This film …
May 28
Man or Bear?
A Woman Who Left Society to Live With Bears Weighs in on “Man or Bear” Read esp from “I need to get away …”
Apr 27
Of Boys and Men, Richard. V. Reeves – Quotes and Notes
Reeves quotes Kristof and WuDunn about the recent trend (which started in the 2010s): “Men in particular felt the loss not only of income but also of dignity that accompanied a good job.” from Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn (p62)
Poor babies. Need I point out that women would not …
Mar 01
sexual assault in the military
from “Dishonorable Behavior” Elizabeth D. Samet
Dishonorable Behavior
Some good bits:
“Among the linguistic tics cadets most quickly acquire is the use of the noun female in lieu of woman. They see it in formal briefings and official documents, and they hear it in everyday conversation. Woman is by far the more usual choice in …
Books by Peg Tittle
Writing as Jass Richards
Writing as Chris Wind
