The behavior of the terms “pussy”, “bitch”, “harpy” and “girl” in the language, including cultural strictures on their use, shows how deeply attached people are to female hypoagency, even those who insist they reject this patriarchal gender norm.…
Badger Pod Nerdcast 28: Going on a Feel Trip Join the badgers as we discuss Studio Ghibli films! Host: Brian Martinez Participants: Mike(DoctorRandomercam), Alison Tieman, Rachel Edwards, Anna Cherry Date: March 16th, 2015 Time: 5 PM Eastern BadgerPod Gamergate # 8: Twelve Angry Boobs Join the badgers as we discuss the various happenings in Gamergate, #aggressive cleavage, Anita’s...
Story: Violence against women with disabilities is often ignored in several countries The TIME story links to a Human Rights Watch report, Include Women, Girls With Disabilities in Anti-Violence Efforts. According to TIME, this report shows that “Women with disabilities are three times as likely to be raped, physically abused or sexually assaulted,” but are “often ignored when...
I ran across an article posted to the men’s rights subreddit bemoaning the collapse of society, this time because young men were failing to grow up and marry. The article quoted the former director of the Beverley LaHaye Institute, Janice Shaw Crouse.…
The following is taken from an article by Psychology Today. 12 ways to spot a misogynist man.
I very characteristically felt inspired by that psychology today article, which I found -not- terribly biased. I would tend to agree that the behaviors discussed – are not necessarily proof, but are tells that a guy is potentially misogynist.…
Badger Pod Nerdcast 27: Put those away or you’ll poke out someone’s eye! Join the badgers as we discuss aggressive cleavage and convention apartheid. Host: Brian Martinez Participants: Mike(DoctorRandomercam), Alison Tieman, Anna Cherry Date: March 9th, 2015 Time: 5 PM Eastern BadgerPod Gamergate # 7: Gamergate Update Join the badgers as we discuss Metal Gear Solid and how it...
You’re an adult speaker of English; what does the word “effeminate” convey to you? A man who acts too girly, right? It’s the main gay stereotype, the flaming queen in bright colors and loud patterns with exaggeratedly feminine voice mannerisms and florid
Of course “effeminate” is a word almost always applied only to men.…
The MRM has developed through several stages and at the moment anti-MRAs, feminists in particular, are asking why MRAs are so obsessively anti-feminist. Now if they were a little more familiar with feminism’s stated principles – gender equality and a commitment to dismantling traditional gender roles – and then to to draw the obvious conclusions from these principles, they wouldn’t be asking this...
Badger Pod Nerdcast 26: His was the most… Human
Join the badgers as we discuss Star Trek and honour the memory of Leonard Nimoy.
Host: Brian Martinez
Participants: Mike(DoctorRandomercam), Alison Tieman, mad_cat
Date: March 2nd, 2015
Time: 5 PM Eastern
BadgerPod Gamergate # 6: Gamergate Update
Join the badgers as we discuss more exciting events in gamer gate.…
When I was a little kid there was a show on daytime television called Queen For a Day. Yes, this was a very long time ago and I am that old. The premise was that several contestants, housewives and mothers, would compete for sympathy by telling their tales of woe to the audience – crippled or sick children, disabled husbands, whatever else they could garnish it with – and then after they had all...
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