In my last post we discussed everyday sexism, both the concept and the website. Today we talk about Fucking Egregious Sexism: the moments that are so outrageous, they stick with you for years as your most salient representations of the actual practice of sexism. Whether these instances stick because they scare you, anger you, make […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Everyday sexism. Ask most women and they’ll tell you it’s a fact of life (though it shouldn’t be); it’s seen as a non-event (though it shouldn’t be); and now it’s a website (which it absolutely should be), called The Everyday Sexism Project. Tell you what. Do the entire female gender a solid and go check […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So today on Twitter, I RTd this link from Upworthy, a .gif rah-rah’ing Emma Stone for “calling out” the media during an interview with Teen Vogue (media which, one assumes, includes Teen Vogue itself), branding the questions she’s often asked regarding her personal life, her hair color, her style icons, etc. as sexist. . […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last week, Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger silenced State Representative Lisa Brown for using the word “vagina” during a speech opposing an anti-abortion bill. From this sprung the #VaginaBlogs. This is my voice. . Dear Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger, As a woman, it is my right to choose – your speech. So please stop […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This blog entry is the seventh and last part of a continuing series. If you don’t know what’s going on, click here to catch up. . Resolution A JOB? It’s taken me a while to figure out how to write this entry, and while I love a good surprise as much as the next […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This blog entry is the sixth part of a continuing series. If you don’t know what’s going on, click here to catch up. Step Five WAR PAINT In case y’all haven’t figured it out by now (and if you haven’t – whuff – time for that Remedial Reading Comprehension course, folks): I am […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This blog entry is the fifth part of a continuing series. If you don’t know what’s going on, click here to catch up. . Step Four THE WARDROBE Here’s the thing: I fucking hate getting dressed up. Or, well… dressed. At all. Honestly, if I could spend the next forty years at home, in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This blog entry is the fourth part of a continuing series. If you don’t know what’s going on, click here to catch up. Step Three SPANX . I must admit, out of all the pieces I planned for The Pilot Season Experiment, this is the one I’ve dreaded most. No, not because I have […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This blog entry is the third part of a continuing series. If you don’t know what’s going on, click here to catch up. Step Two AMPUTATE THE HAIR! Hair is heavy. Not as in, “Whoa, man, that’s heavy” (because then we’d be back in the 60’s), but as in, “Fucking shitnipples, my hair […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ladies, the next few posts are for you, and fair warning: we’re gonna get real together. Fellas, you’re more than welcome to stick around – but you, too, get your own fair warning: after reading this, you might get a little indignant and petulant and whine, “But I don’t act like that! I don’t care […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
