CBC’s Q hosted a discussion of sorts on the reaction to “rape joke” Facebook pages. The pages — with real people who “like” them and everything — have charming names like “You know shes (sic) playing hard to get when your (sic) chasing her down an alleyway” (194,000 “likes”) and “Riding your Girlfriend softly, Cause … Continue reading »
Tagged with Feminism …
Tweeting for a better world
At the Christmas dinner table last year, my father asked “What is Twitter?” What he meant was “why would anyone want to use that?” I passed the task over to Ryan (the expert at the time) but he was unsuccessful. I was still (begrudgingly) new to the platform so I didn’t have much to … Continue reading »
Christina Hendricks takes it off.
The weight, that is. Well maybe. She might be thinking of it. Or something. Which leads me to ask: Can we please stop talking about Christina Hendrick’s weight? When I google “Christina Hendricks weight” I get 266,000 results. It sounds like we need to change the conversation. To what? Well, for one, who made Hendricks … Continue reading »
The Trouble with Androgyny
Girl babies should be given androgynous names to do better in business. I’ve heard this idea before but was reminded when reading this CBC article about a woman who posed as a man and made more money writing than she had as a woman. I’ve actually met people who named their daughters something androgynous to … Continue reading »
Sarah Palin’s “Feminism”
If you’ve been following me on Twitter… or in my living room… you’ll know that Kate Harding pretty much makes me drool with everything she writes. I’m aware that my need to constantly profess my love for her is totally creepy. But every time I try and find someone else who is pissed off, awesome, … Continue reading »
Brontesaurus: The best commercial ever made
“The joke’s on you, narrow-minded cur. We’re women!” This the funniest video I’ve seen on YouTube in a really long time! I love it for many reasons. It’s over the top and completely absurd like most toy commercials (specifically ones aimed at boys), it’s about unlikely heroes, and the Brontesaurus is awesome. But mostly I … Continue reading »
What’s Biology Got to Do With It?
Lionel Tiger is the best name ever. Too bad the man is championing “Male Studies.” On Tuesday, CBC Radio programme “Q” hosted a debate, of sorts, about the idea of introducing a university program focussed on “Male Studies.” Now this isn’t to be confused with “Gender Studies” or even “Men’s Studies” – both of which … Continue reading »
