Tag Archives: sexist

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

Jessica WakemanMarch 21, 2013 //
Shaming "Nice Guys"
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Bullies Of Tumblr
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Women In Tech
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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 »

Taylor Swift Isn’t “Clingy, Insane, Desperate”

Jessica WakemanMarch 5, 2013 //
Leave Taylor Alone!
She's allowed to have a lot of boyfriends, okay? Read More »
Taylor Gets Goated
"I Knew You Were Trouble When You Walked In," now with screaming goats! Read More »
Taylor Talks Exes
Taylor Swift
Her exes aren't forbidden to write songs about her. Read More »
Taylor's Song "22" Parody
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Taylor Swift gets parodied for a song about crappy male politicians. Read More »
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Taylor Swift Vanity Fair

“For a female to write about her feelings, and then be portrayed as some clingy, insane, desperate girlfriend in need of making you marry her and have kids with her, I think that’s taking something that potentially should be celebrated—a woman writing about her feelings in a confessional way—that’s taking it and turning it and twisting it into something that is frankly a little sexist.”

– I would like to pretend that Taylor Swift was inspired to talk sexism in Vanity Fair because read my essay on The Frisky called “Taylor Swift Is Allowed To Have A Lot Of Boyfriends, OK?” It was about about how women like Taylor Swift, Carly Simon, and Nora Ephron who write about their relationships and emotions are just doing the same thing that guys like Woody Allen and Kanye West do. But women get slammed as overly-attached psychos for doing it while for the dudes it is just “art.” She probably didn’t read it (I can dream, can’t I?) but I’m glad Taylor spoke up about this issue herself! [Vanity Fair]

Mexican Town Bans Slutty, Slutty Miniskirts & Gay, Gay Cross-Dressing

Jessica WakemanFebruary 28, 2013 //
Miniskirt Ban
Indonesia to thoughtfully ban miniskirts so women don't "invite" rape. Read More »
On Slutshaming
It's about controlling women through guilt and shame. Read More »
Another Miniskirt Man
Italian town considers a miniskirt ban to "restore urban decorum." Read More »
Cops Warn Vs. Skirts
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NYC police warned women not to wear skirts to avoid a serial rapist. Read More »
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Because no man in the history of the world has ever been able to control his rape-alicious sexual urges, a Mexican town has banned women from wearing slutty, slutty miniskirts.

And they’ve also banned crossdressing. Because, you know, gays. Keep reading »

“Feminist” Ex-Politician Louise Mensch Now Runs Fashion Site “Unfashionista” With Tips On “Man-Pleasing”

Jessica WakemanFebruary 25, 2013 //
louise mensch

Once upon a time, a woman named Louise Mensch was an MP for Britain’s Tory political party. Last summer, Mensch suddenly resigned [last item], saying she could not juggle her young family and being a politician at the same time.

Since then, Mensch has taken up a somewhat … surprising … pursuit: she now runs a beauty and style blog called Unfashionista in which she blogs about how someone with tomboy style can please her man.   Keep reading »

On The Beauty Myth
Portia di Rossi talks feminism and beauty. Read More »
Going Bare-Faced
Why is it so hard to go without wearing makeup? Read More »
No Makeup Holding Me Back?
My boss told me my hair and makeup were holding me back. Read More »

Why Are People Shocked That A Pretty, Blonde, 16-Year-Old Girl Is A Genius?

Jessica WakemanFebruary 15, 2013 //
lauren marbe

There’s a plot for a romantic comedy in here somewhere: a 16-year-old British girl named Lauren Marbe has scored 161 on a MENSA test, ranking her intelligence higher than Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates and Albert Einstein. But people are shocked – shocked! – at Lauren Marbe’s genius intelligence because she’s a blonde girl from Essex (which is apparently the Seaside Heights of Britain) who loves fake tanning, getting manis, and reality TV. Keep reading »

Movie Reviewer Calls Melissa McCarthy A “Hippo”

Jessica WakemanFebruary 7, 2013 //
Melissa On Perfection
Melissa McCarthy thinks we should all just embrace who we are right now. Read More »
Divine Melissa
Melissa McCarthy as Divine. Read More »
Melissa On "SNL"
Melissa McCarthy's opening monologue on "SNL." Watch »
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Melissa McCarthy
  • Score! “Bridesmaids” star Melissa McCarthy’s got three movies coming down the pipeline … [Hollywood Reporter]
  • … but that didn’t stop a New York Observer movie reviewer from referring to her as a “hippo” in his review of “Identity Thief.” Asshole. [NY Observer]
  • Amelia was freaking out yesterday over this blonde, buxom model being used on the cover of an edition of Anne Of Green Gables. HELLO? Anne is supposed to be a skinny redhead. [Quill & Quire]
  • Listen up, “Arrested Development” nerds: the upcoming season that will appear exclusively on Netflix is only “Act 1,” says Jason Bateman, and Acts 2 and 3 will be in a movie. [Zap2It]
  • Quvenzhané Wallis from “Beasts Of The Southern Wild” carries puppy purses on the red carpet, is adorable. [Evil Beet Gossip] Keep reading »

Mommie Dearest: Mom Vs. Dad — Who Takes The Lead?

Avital Norman NathmanFebruary 4, 2013 //
Jessica Valenti Q&A
The author of "Why Have Kids" explores parenting and happiness. Read More »
Stay At Home Dads
father with baby bjorn
Do they really parent that differently from stay-at-home moms? Read More »
On Motherhood
Why are we treating moms like second class citizens? Read More »

New York Times’ writers KJ Dell’Antonia and Bruce Feiler recently went head to head over parenting for the latest “Room For Debate.” Their discussion focused on whether moms or dads more often take the lead when it comes to parenting, and more importantly, why?

This particular debate is an age-old parenting topic. In an era where women are constantly reminded about “having it all” despite stereotypical gender roles being enforced, it’s no wonder that we’re still discussing who takes on what when it comes to parenting. For a long time, parenting actually meant mothering by default. It was traditionally assumed that men were the wage earners while women were the caretakers, no matter how much that “ideal” didn’t match up with families that needed two incomes to stay afloat. Regardless of the advances in equality accrued by feminism, that traditional framework has been a hard one to shake off and families still have trouble when it comes to equal parenting. Keep reading »

Girls Take No Cursing Pledge At NJ Catholic School

Jessica WakemanFebruary 4, 2013 //
Inappropriate F Bombs
What's the most inappropriate time you've dropped an F bomb? Read More »
Fined For Cussing
Australian pottymouths fined up to $300 for public cussing. Read More »
Frisky Sexism
All of The Frisky's posts about sexism. Read More »
it's f-ing dumb
catholic school girl

A New Jersey Catholic high school is under fire for asking girl students to take a no-swearing pledge for 30 days because it says, “We want ladies to act like ladies.” Keep reading »

Oh No, This Hillary Clinton New York Post Cover Isn’t Sexist At All!

Jessica WakemanJanuary 24, 2013 //
Hillary's Feisty
hillary clinton
Watch Hillary Clinton before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Read More »
Sexism Vs. Bachmann
Michele Bachmann photo
Michele Bachmann will get sexist BS as she campaigns. Read More »
Hillary On Politics
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The secretary of state on the double standard against women. Read More »
Frisky Sexism
All of The Frisky's posts about sexism. Read More »
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CUNY Accused Of Discriminating Against Pregnant Student

Jessica WakemanJanuary 17, 2013 //
Today's Lady News photo
  • The City University of New York has been cited with a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for allowing the discrimination against a 27-year-old pregnant student. Stephanie Stewart was told by a teacher that she could not make up homework or tests due to pregnancy-related absences, including labor and delivery. She was told by CUNY that professors are allowed to make their own rules about students making up work — despite the fact the federal law Title IX prohibits sex discrimination, including against pregnant students with medically necessary absences. Like, oh, giving birth! I’ll be curious to watch how this pans out. [National Women's Law Center] Keep reading »
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