sexism
November 8, 2009
- I'm reading two books right now, one written by a man and one by a woman. There were times in my life where I found myself only reading books by women, and I can't account for that phase. Maybe it was when I was deep in my marriage, submerged in children's activities and hidden longings. All I may have wanted was a book by women that explored the same thing, needing to see my own life ...
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August 5, 2009
- At first I thought I could not blog on this week's topic as I do not see myself as a person with one obsession. I reflected for a moment on the many times my thoughts race ahead of me and get away from me (by choice mostly but not always), and where they go; what makes those around me roll their eyes because I've taken the topic they presented off on a detour to a place they recognize I've ...
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May 24, 2009
- Every 24-hour news organization has some room for improvement, but Fox News has more room than others. This has nothing to do with the "fair and balanced" claim, but with their flagrant sexism.Their entertainment section regularly dissects the appearance of women. For example, last week, one article asked, "Who wore their honeymoon bikini better?"This week, in their segment ...
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April 28, 2009
- "Author" was the 868th most popular baby name in 1880. There were forty-nine families who named their baby son "Author" during that decade, according to the Social Security Administration. No one named their baby girl Author. The 1880s are as far back as these things are tracked on the Social Security website. It's fascinating. You can see the progression of history ...
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February 21, 2009
- So, howsabout that Washington Whispers poll in US News & World Report? The one with the the bobbleheads of the four most powerful women in America, asking, which one of them would you pick to run a daycare center for your kids?No, seriously. Not joking. I enjoyed crafting my response to it. I really enjoyed it:"Wow. Nice Washington Whispers you've got there. Do we stoopid gurls get a ...
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February 10, 2009
- When I was in college, I was always in awe of my professors, and I have to say I was more in awe of my male professors. When I looked at them, I saw these men with vast knowledge, vast training, vast skill, and they held the key to a world I wanted to step into. This wasn't any kind of attraction, either, because all of my male professors looked like professors. I never had a Brad Pitt ...
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February 3, 2009
- I think the main problem with being a woman over 50 is that we're passed over for $7 an hour jobs by young women who are willing to work for $6!
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January 18, 2009
- Like it or not, sexism is alive and well in the 21st century. If you don't believe me, just consider the movies Hollywood turned out this year: Superbad, Knocked Up, and The Heartbreak Kid, just to name three. I haven't seen any of these — nor do I intend to — but I saw enough trailers to know that women's body parts in all three are the basis for the risqué humor that brought in over $300 ...
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November 7, 2008
- I needed another character.Worse than Diana Troy? Could be.The narrator and the protagonist were getting boring, like two guys locked in a space ship for days on end might tend to do. I was considering a female or a robot. Or maybe a female robot. The theory being that I needed something other than just another guy. The narrator was good enough to fill that generic male role. A writer ...
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October 29, 2008
- Why is Ms. Palin being made out to be a bimbo when everyone else is in the process of selling themselves as well? Had I been a US citizen it is most certain that I would not vote Republican, but I find the treatment given out to Sarah quite distasteful. How many American feminists have raised their voices against the look-alike strippers at a gentleman’s club in Las Vegas who were judged based ...
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