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 »
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Slutwalk 2011: If she’s a slut, I’m one too
Slutwalk Toronto, a march down the streets of Toronto to protest the shaming women based on their appearance and their choices, and blaming women for sexual assaults (check out the list of other cities participating), happened today. Let me start by saying that I am not an authority on this event, and probably not even … Continue reading »
Rape, Reporters, and Women
Note: I wrote this after news of CBS correspondent Lara Logan’s brutal assault surfaced, when amongst all the victim blaming, people had the nerve to ask ‘Should women reporters be allowed to report from war zones?’ I forgot to post it, but nothing’s changed since then Asking what it means to be a women in … Continue reading »
Mad at Mad Men
Season 3 Spoiler Alert I’ve had a hard time with Mad Men from the very beginning. After watching the first episode I was so overwhelmed by the “boys club” dynamics and the way the men treated the women that I had virtually no interest in the show. But after having a few more episodes on … Continue reading »
