Tag Archives: sexism

Harvard Students Protest Tyga’s Concert Over Sexist Lyrics

Jessica WakemanApril 3, 2013 //

Rick Ross rapped about drugging a woman and raping her. Read More »

Rick Ross Banned

Michigan radio station won't play Rick Ross after rape reference in song. Read More »

Lil Poopy

RIP society: he's a 9-year-old rapper who slaps adult women's butts. Read More »

Rapper Tyga is booked for the Yardfest concert this month on Harvard’s campus — but not if over 1,000 students, who have signed a petition requesting him not to perform for the school on the basis of his sexist and violent lyrics, get their way. In particular, the song “Rack City” is problematic for its profligate use of the word “bitch” and lyrics comparing himself to a pimp making a woman “hop the boulevard / I need my money pronto.” [Harvard Crimson, Salon]
In related news, Talib Kweli told a HuffPost Live segment that Rick Ross is “misguided” and should apologize for rapping about drugging a woman and raping her. Ross kinda sorta apologized already, but not really, because he just blamed women for “misunderstanding” him. [Madame Noire]
The Dallas Mavericks owner said he would be willing to draft Brittney Griner, a 6’8″ player for the Baylor women’s basketball team, to his team in the NBA. Presently there is no rule which says the NBA can’t draft a woman. [ESPN]
Karen Finney, the first African-American spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee, has joined MSNBC as a new talk show host. [NewsOne] Keep reading »

Saudi Women Allowed To Ride Bikes, But Only While Wearing An Abaya & Accompanied By A Male Relative

Jessica WakemanApril 1, 2013 //

IKEA Photoshop Airbrush

Women airbrushed out of Ikea's Saudi Arabian catalog. Read More »

"Tempting" Eyes

Saudi women with attractive peepers may be forced to cover them up. Read More »

Saudi Women Can Vote

The King of Saudi Arabia declares women can vote. Read More »

Guess what everyone?! Saudi Arabia will reportedly now permit women to ride a bicycle in public … but only in parks … and only while accompanied by a male relative … and only while dressed in a body-covering abaya veil. Um … that sounds … leisurely. [Think Progress, Huffington Post]
Sue Everhart, chairwoman of the Georgia GOP, warned that if we legalize same-sex marriage straight people will enter into sham gay marriages just to get benefits. [Talking Points Memo]
Some good news for once: nominations for the National Magazine Awards are finally equal between men and women. [Mother Jones] Keep reading »

Sexism Fail: NY Times Remembers NASA Jet Propulsion Scientist As “World’s Best Mom”

Jessica WakemanApril 1, 2013 //

Girl Discovers Dinosaur

New dinosaur species named after 9yo girl who discovered it. Read More »

Science Explains Cute

We like cute animals because they remind us of human babies. Read More »

Science Says ...

Guys love these things according to science. 15 Photos »

Yvonne Brill, 88, died last week in New Jersey. According to her New York Times obituary, which ran on Saturday, her standout accomplishments were the eight years she took off from work to raise her three children, the way she followed her husband from job to job, and her “mean beef stroganoff” recipe.

Oh, yeah, and she was also a pioneering rocket scientist for NASA who invented the jet propulsion system that keeps satellites orbiting properly. In 2011, Brill received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Obama. You know, no biggie. Keep reading »

Princeton Mom Warns Women Have A “Shelf Life”

Jessica WakemanApril 1, 2013 //

Princeton Mom's Warnings

Find your husbands now, ladies, because the rest of the world is dumb. Read More »

Campus Confidential

All of Barnard freshman Julie Zeilinger's posts about college life. Read More »

The Sexiest Colleges

Playboy says the best colleges to get laid are... Read More »

Last week, the world met Susan A. Patton, Princeton grad of ’77, whose uber-snobbish letter to the editor of the Daily Princetonian was heard ’round the globe. Patton’s screed, penned to “the daughters I never had,” warned the young ladies of Princeton that they should find their husbands now, in college, because men in the rest of the world are morons. You can read the whole ridiculous shitshow here, including the part where Patton kvelled about how her son, a Princeton student (of course), would be quite a catch.

This week, much to her childrens’ consternation, Princeton Mom is still talking. Keep reading »

In Which I Am Pretty Darn Sure That Most Gamers Are Fine With Female Protagonists

The Mary SueMarch 29, 2013 //

Last week, the Penny Arcade Report interviewed Jean-Max Morris, creative director of the upcoming female-led game Remember Me. After going into the game’s cyberpunk roots, Morris discussed the publishers who wanted nothing to do with a female protagonist. “We don’t want to publish it because that’s not going to succeed,” he paraphrased. “You can’t have a female character in games. It has to be a male character, simple as that.”

As the article made the rounds, I couldn’t help but notice what gamers were getting excited about elsewhere. Tomb Raider had just slipped to number two in the UK sales charts, after two weeks at number one. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm had already sold 1.1 million copies in its first two days. Indie developer Supergiant Games, the folks behind Bastion, announced their new action RPG, Transistor, which features a leading lady. Their booth enjoyed two hour lines at PAX all weekend. I’m told that the lines for Remember Me were comparable.

I don’t think it’s gamers who have a problem with female protagonists. Read more…

#EdgyHeadlines Flips The Gender Switch On Mass Media’s Lady Obsession

Julie GersteinMarch 28, 2013 //

Soapbox: Having It All

This "having it all" crap needs to stop. Read More »

Frisky Sexism

All of The Frisky's posts about sexism. Read More »

Frisky Feminism!

Everything The Frisky has ever written about feminism! Read More »

Feminist Kate Harding was fed up with constantly hearing about whether women could “have it all.” The scourge of mass media articles questioning women’s place in the home and in the office had reached a fever pitch. She began asking herself, What would happen if we replaced female pronouns for male pronouns? How ridiculous would these stories begin to sound. “Are men fit to lead? Can men have it all? Are men too competitive with each other? Are men their own worst enemies?” she tweeted. See how crazy it sounds?

And yet, we’re constantly bombarded by stories that question, basically, the validity of our existences. So Hardy, author of the forthcoming book Asking For It, created the #edgyheadlines hashtag, a place where Twitterers could turn the gender paradigm on its head. Stuff like: “Silicon Valley CEO says there would be more men in tech if they asserted themselves more” and “MALE PILOTS: How do their hormonal cycles affect their performance?”

Check out the trending hashtag after the jump, and share your own on Twitter, too. Keep reading »

#IAskedPolitely And Was Told I Was Overreacting To Sexual Harassment

Jessica WakemanMarch 24, 2013 //

Adria Fired

Adria Richards fired after tweeting about sexual jokes at tech conference. Read More »

Shaming "Nice Guys"

All about the Nice Guys Of OK Cupid Tumblr. Read More »

Bullies Of Tumblr

The self-righteous bullies of Tumblr and their feminist apologists. Read More »

This Is Sexism

There’s a new Twitter hashtag #IAskedPolitely chronicling all the times that women have spoken up about sexual harassment/sexual situations in the workplace and not a single thing changed. It’s come about following “Donglegate,” the incident I wrote about earlier this week in which former SendGrid developer evangelist Adria Richards tweeted a picture of a guy who was cracking sexualized jokes at a recent tech conference. The incident has spurred a huge debate about sexism in tech, privacy, and professionalism — both sides convinced the other is just being butthurt. I won’t wade too deeply into the critiques, although I linked to some in Today’s Lady News on Friday. But I did want to point out the #IAskedPolitely hashtag, which is turning into a list of all the awful things that have been said to women who’ve spoken up about sexism in the workplace. You have no sense of humor! It must be your period! You’re overreacting! Of course that’s the reason. No, no, no, it couldn’t be that sexist culture is f**ked up. [Twitter.com #IAskedPolitely]

Sexist Job Listing Only Wants You If You’re Female, Attractive & Under 25

Sarah GrayMarch 22, 2013 //

Sexist Beer Marketing

Lady beer expert pens open letter letter to beer enthusiasts. Read More »

Sexist Parking Spaces

German mayor helpfully allocates parking spaces just for dudes. Read More »

Sexism Vs. Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi portrayed as the Wicked Witch of the West. Read More »

Sexism in the workplace is manifested in a slew of ways: pay inequality, dress code regulations, getting hit on by your boss. In this case, on the site Australia InfoMine, sexism reared its ugly head before the job even started! According to News.Com.Au, the first requirement on a posting for the Korean coal company Pt. Karya Bumi Baratama is that receptionist applicants be “female, single, max 25 years old.”

While the post does ask for appropropriate qualities such as an education “from reputable university” and “good interpersonal and communication skill,” it rounds itself out with the last bullet point asking for the candidate to be “good looking.” Keep reading »

Developer Evangelist Adria Richards Fired After Tweeting About Sexual Jokes At Tech Conference

Jessica WakemanMarch 21, 2013 //

Shaming "Nice Guys"

All about the Nice Guys Of OK Cupid Tumblr. Read More »

Bullies Of Tumblr

The self-righteous bullies of Tumblr and their feminist apologists. Read More »

Women In Tech

Cutesy pink infographic patronizes women in tech. Read More »

Tech Prodigy dies

An amazing female tech prodigy passes away at 16. Read More »

Developer evangelist Adria Richards has been fired from her job at SendGrid after she tweeted a picture of a developer cracking sexual innuendo-filled jokes behind her at a recent tech conference. “Not cool. Jokes about forking repo’s in a sexual way and ‘big dongles,’ #pycon” Richards tweeted, referring to PyCon, a conference for the Python programming community. The tweet was accompanied by a TwitPic of the man who’d been making nerdy insider jokes. Richards added in another tweet, “Can someone talk to these guys about their conduct? I’m in lightning talks, top right near stage, 10 rows back #pycon.”

PyCon saw her tweets. “Thank you @AdriaRichards for bringing the inappropriate comments to our attention. We’ve dealt with the situation,” @PyCon tweeted. The man was identified and fired by his employer, PlayHaven. Then, earlier today, SendGrid announced it had fired Adria Richards, too. Keep reading »

Only The Fat, Gay And Childless Are Welcome At This Guy’s Hair Salon

Ami AngelowiczMarch 20, 2013 //

Soapbox: Marissa Mayer

She doesn't call herself a feminist. Read More »

Sexist Parking Spaces

German mayor helpfully allocates parking spaces just for dudes. Read More »

Fired Over Pregnancy

Christian college fired woman for getting pregnant out of wedlock. Read More »

Sexist Politician

"No female interns" is strike two for this sexist politician. Read More »

sexist stylists

A female stylist is suing the gay, male owner of a UK beauty salon for being a “sexist bully.” Natasha Bramhall claims Funky Divas owner, Andrew Rogers told her that he only wanted to hire fat, gay hairdressers because they wouldn’t get pregnant and have to go on maternity leave.

Bramhall says that while she was pregnant, Rogers forced her to handle unsafe products (stuff like bleach, I’m assuming) and that it made her “anxious and stressed.” When she returned to work after giving birth to her son, Rogers allegedly demoted Bramhall, forcing her to quit. Keep reading »