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Not This Crap Again: Men’s Brains Just Understand Finances Better, Says Republican Politician

Small Breasts, Huge Thighs
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Things that shouldn't be listed on a menu named after female PM. Read More »
Calling Ashley Crazy
Democrat Ashley Judd's mental health got called into question by the GOP. Read More »
List Of Ugly Politicians
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Some jerk is making a list of the ugliest women in politics. Read More »
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“From the other side of the aisle I hear the conversation being about ‘free this is free, we need to take it and it’s free and we need to do it now’ and that’s sort of the fundamental message that my brain receives. Now, my brain being a man’s brain sort of thinks differently, because I say, well, it’s not if it’s free is it really free because I say in my brain there’s a cost to this.”

Maine’s Republican Party, aka the manly party of manly men, has a star amongst them: State Representative Ken Fredette, who thinks the Democratic party is comprised of girly-men and actual girls (EW!) who just don’t understand how health care costs work. We can’t just give things away for free, you dumb broads! How about don’t worry your pretty little heads about finances and leave that to the menfolk? [Talking Points Memo]

Australian PM Julia Gillard’s “Small Breasts” And “Huge Thighs” Shouldn’t Be On The Menu

List Of Ugly Politicians
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Some jerk is making a list of the ugliest women in politics. Read More »
Female Political Study
Study says Republican woman are more feminine than Democrats. Read More »
Frisky Sexism
All of The Frisky's posts about sexism. Read More »
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Even the prime minister of Australia is not immune of objectification and body-snarking: at a political fundraising dinner Julia Gillard was reduced to the significance of the quail served up for dinner with an absurdly offensive menu item listed “Julia Gillard Quail – small breasts, huge thighs, and a big red box” as the main entrée. Keep reading »

Frisky Rant: You Are Not My Dad, So I Am Not Your ‘Sweetie’

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Telling women to "smile" at you on the street is sexual harassment. Read More »
I Was Sexually Harassed
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I was sexually harassed at my corner store. Read More »
Hasidic Harassment
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A girl's guide to Hasidic street harassment. Read More »
Frisky Sexism
All of The Frisky's posts about sexism. Read More »

I hear a lot of weird shit on the street. Many people, apparently, feel that they have license to say whatever they so please to me. Generally, it doesn’t bother me, but “sweetie”’ is where I draw the line.

The other day I walked to grab a coffee and held the door for a respectable-looking gentleman who was also leaving the building. “Thank you, sweetie!” He replied. I know he was just trying to be nice, but I am an adult leaving my place of work for a coffee break. In what way did it strike this man as appropriate to call me his “sweetie”? Keep reading »

Court Marshal Allegedly Sexually Assaults Woman, Then Arrests Her For Protesting

Rape Posted On FB
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Three teens post rape of 12-year-old girl on Facebook. Read More »
13yo Bullied Over Rape
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A teen girl is bullied online after alleged rape by two Torrington, CT, athletes. Read More »
Rape Victim Slutshamed
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14-year-old pregnant rape victim is shunned by Indiana community. Read More »
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Disgusting

This video is extremely disturbing. It’s a KLAS-TV Las Vegas news clip featuring a woman named Monica Contreras, who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a court marshal and then arrested on false premises when she complained about it to judge (hearing master) Patricia Donninger.

Here’s what happened: Contreras was in Clark County family court in August 2011, with her two-year-old daughter, finalizing a divorce case. Then she was suddenly taken, by herself, into a room with court marshal Ron Fox to be searched for drugs. (There is no explanation given for why the search was needed.) During the search, the 28-year-old alleged the marshal touched her breasts, her butt and asked her to pull up her shirt. Then, Contreras walked back into the courtroom where Donniger sat, politely said she felt uncomfortable and “offended” by Fox’s requests to lift up her shirt, and that if she needed to be body-searched, could it be done by a woman. Patricia Donninger ignored her. Then Fox suddenly instructed another cop on duty to arrest her for “making false allegations against a police officer.”

But, as KLAS explains, there is no law about making false allegations against a police officer. It’s a bullshit charge he just made up because she was accusing him of sexual assault. And there is also no law that allows a police officer accused of sexual assault to arrest the accuser. Keep reading »

52 Years Late, Phyllis Richman Tells Harvard Admissions How She Had A Career And A Family

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I would trade my career for a family of my own. Read More »
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In June 1961, after applying to Harvard’s graduate program in city planning, Phyllis Richman received a letter from Harvard asking her exactly how she planned on having a career and a family.

You see, Phyllis’s admission seemed like a waste of time to the admissions office. William A. Doeble, a professor in the department to which she had applied, wanted to make sure that she really wanted to put all of the time and money into an education that they felt she may never use when she was already so busy being a wife.

In his letter to Richman, Doeble wrote:

“[F]or your benefit, and to aid us in coming to a final decision, could you kindly write us a page or two at your earliest convenience indicating specifically how you might plan to combine a professional life in city planning with your responsibilities to your husband and a possible future family?” Keep reading »

The Soapbox: Hey “Dr. Who,” It’s Time For A Time Lady

"Dr. Who"'s Lady Problem
A look at how the Doctor's female companions are portrayed. Read More »
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David Tennant, Billie Piper returning for show's 50th anniversary. Read More »
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Just about anyone can enjoy this British import. Read More »
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On June 1, actor Matt Smith, star of cult TV favorite “Doctor Who,” announced he would be leaving the show at the end of December. This declaration sent shockwaves through the nerd-o-sphere and left everyone asking the question, “Who will be the next Doctor?” As a result, the Internet has been flooded with heated debates and delicious casting suggestions. (“Chiwetel Ejiofor!” “Sir Ian Mckellen!”) As much as I’d love to see these celebrities inside the Tardis, I think it would be best for Steven Moffat, the showrunner of “Doctor Who,” to simply cast the best woman for the job.

That’s right, woman. Keep reading »

High School Graduation Speaker Urges Girls To “Devote Yourself To Your Families And Children”

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Mitt Romney urges 2013 college grads to get married and have kids. Read More »
  • A social studies teacher named Peter Heck spoke a high school commencement and instead of encouraging all of the graduates to pursue their wildest ambitions, he really just told the boys to do that. Heck urged the graduating girls to “devote yourself to your families and children. … We need more women as invested mothers.” His word’s echoed a college graduation speech given recently by former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who urged graduates to get married and have kids. [Huffington Post]
  • Louisiana has just passed a bill prohibiting any unmarried people from using a surrogate to have a child. Since same-sex marriage is also illegal in Louisiana, there is no way for same-sex couples to have a child this way. Calling bullshit on that, Louisiana. [Feministing]
  • Enraged by the injustice done to them, these fearless survivors of sexual assault are telling both their attackers and society that enough is enough! [Glamour] Keep reading »

Pamela Anderson Commercial Banned For Being “Sexist,” “Degrading To Women” (NSFW)

Thigh Advertising
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Japanese women are wearing advertisements on their thighs. Read More »
Gender Sterotypes
Can you really reverse gender stereotypes in media? Read More »
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Ford India ad shows Kardashians bound, gagged in car trunks. Read More »
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Pam's Banned Ad
  • The UK has banned a TV commercial starring Pamela Anderson writhing in a bikini, covered in what looks like champagne froth. In the ad for web hosting service CrazyDomains.co.uk, Anderson and another sexy woman are depicted in a boardroom filled with men, one of whom is fantasizing about the two dancing in bikinis as they’re splashed with frothy liquid. The ad — which features an icky ejaculation pun at the end! — was initially approved to air after 9 p.m., but received several complaints. It has since been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for being “sexist” and “degrading towards women.” [Guardian UK]
  • After an alleged suicide attempt last night, 15-year-old Paris Jackson is “physically fine” and “getting the appropriate attention,” said a family lawyer. TMZ reports that Paris left behind what is being described as a suicide note. [People, TMZ] Keep reading »

Republican Congresswoman: Women Just Want To Be “Recognized,” Not Paid Equally

Equal Work, Equal Pay
But not if you're an insurance agent or any of these other careers. Read More »
Mitt Gets Working Women
They need the flexibility to get home in time to cook dinner! Read More »
Female Scientists Earn Less
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Female scientists earn less than male scientists do. Read More »
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  • Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn says she opposes equal pay laws because women just want to be “recognized,” just not paid equally for the same work. Rep. Blackburn then added, “You know, I ‘ve always said that I didn’t want to be given a job because I was female, I wanted it because I was the most well-qualified person for the job.” Way to explain away institutionalized sexism, Rep. Blackburn! (And, yeah, I actually do want to get paid equally.) [Raw Story]
  • Two cops in Texas have been fired for beating a 25-year-old black woman over an unpaid $150 fine. [Raw Story]
  • A Roman Catholic school district discriminated against a former teacher and must pay  $200,000 for firing her because she chose to get pregnant via artificial insemination. Christa Dias was fired after she informed her employers she was pregnant (she is also unmarried, so presumably she explained how she got pregnant). [NBC News] Keep reading »

The Best (Worst) Of The #MyGirlfriendNotAllowedTo Tweets

Ryan Lochte On Twitter
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The Olympic swimmer says some weird stuff. Read More »

Twitter, man. The grammatically incorrect hashtag #MyGirlfriendNotAllowedTo is trending on the social media site right now, offering a cornucopia of shitty dudes saying shitty things about what their girlfriends are “not allowed to” do. The good news? Most of the #MyGirlfriendNotAllowedTo tweets don’t seem to be serious. The bad news? Some of them probably are. Click through to see what we’re talking about.

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