Category Archives: sexism
Patriarchal s**t around the internets
For some reason my “reblog” button wouldn’t work today, so this is from Sisters of Resistance: A quick roundup of all the sexist shit that’s been reported around the web … Continue reading
Girl Rising: How educating girls becomes a radical act
Have you seen the trailer for Girl Rising? It is a film depicting the struggles of girls from around the world as they attempt to go to school, stay in … Continue reading
Woman sexually assaulted by court marshall, arrested by same cop
*Trigger Warning: Sexual assault* What fresh hell is this? A court marshall in the Clark County courts (aka Las Vegas) is seen violating a woman’s civil rights after she accuses … Continue reading
Why #FBrape is Not About Free Speech
Reblogged from Make Me a Sammich: This is an opinion piece I submitted to the Seattle Times in response to an ACLU blog post claiming Facebook’s decision to apply their … Continue reading
Welcome to twitter, Ms. Clinton
If I took my emotional cues from the breathless excitement of feminists everywhere reporting about Hillary Clinton’s new twitter account, I’m sure I’d have a more inspired headline for this … Continue reading
Griswald: A turning-point in reproductive rights
Today’s post comes courtesy of Vicki Cowart, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, the region hub including Las Vegas. Legal Birth Control: An Overlooked Milestone Today … Continue reading
Nevada Legislature 2013: It’s all over but the yelling
Without a doubt, the 77th regular session of the Nevada Legislature will be one for the history books. This session started with the unusual and slightly disturbing situation of Assemblyman … Continue reading
On ‘Boys will be boys’ and how we teach our kids rape culture
Anyone who follows my twitter and Facebook feeds already knows that I am having a moment with Kate Elliot’s post The Problem with ‘Boys will be boys’. To say I … Continue reading
Feminist activists FTW!
(Trigger Warning) I am so excited to give you the update that the #FBrape campaign, launched on May 21, has scored a major victory! Facebook has agreed to update its … Continue reading
Advertisers respond to Facebook campaign highlighting site-wide gender-based violence
Just days since a massive campaign was launched by a coalition of more than 40 groups and individuals, advertisers have already begun to act swiftly about seeing their ads adjacent … Continue reading
