“Hey, Badger, I had a date with a new lover of mine and he asked me to pick up dinner. Fine, but then he also asked me to pick up beer. I mean, he usually picks up dinner and surprises me with dessert. He didn’t bring dessert this time either. We had a good time, but now I’m upset.…
Badger Pod Nerd Cast 9: The Fine Young Capitalists
Watchmen
By: Ellen
Most of the feminists I’ve seen writing about Watchmen are torn—they think it’s a great story, but they’re not sure if it’s right for them to like it.
Near the beginning of the story, Ursula Zandt and her girlfriend Gretchen are pictured murdered in a bed with the words “Lesbian Whores” written over the headboard in their own blood.…
Disney Review #1: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
It has become quite commonplace for the folks who embody “girrl power” to criticize every bit of media in terms of whether girls are being aptly represented (to their standards, of course). It is especially common for them to chastise children’s shows, as the viewership is young and impressionable.…
Honey Badger Radio: Ask the Badger 2
Tonight on Honey Badger Radio, “Ask the Badger … anything!” We’ll be answering whatever questions you pose us. Please put your questions in the comment section of this video and/or post.
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Joss Whedon, Anita Sarkeesian fan?…
Inside the minds of Social Justice Warriors
To delve into the mind of a social justice warrior, we first have to define what a social justice warrior is. While the term is often used rather loosely, it usually has to do with a very specific sort of person. They are the rather politically minded individuals that believe they can save the world by policing their brand of morals and controlling speech.…
LADIES’ AUXILIARY OF THE PATRIARCHY – Patriarchal feminism
Please discuss, with examples and analysis
John Markley on 2014-08-21 at 9:59 pm said: Edit
“The average feminist’s entire construct of the concept of “men” is built of a foundation of the very gender stereotypes which they claim to be fighting.”
Patriarchal feminism indeed.…
Jessica Valenti’s ocean of male tears
The now iconic picture of Jessica Valenti on a beach in her “Male Tears” sweatshirt sparks rage not only in the hearts of men’s rights activists but also in the hearts of feminists themselves. Valenti has long been on my radar, but it is only now that I feel I could really write about her.…
Honey Badger Radio: Zoe Quinn and the feminist mean girls
Everyone knows that girl from high school. She’s angry, bitter, and emotionally manipulative. She is a bully who lives to tear people down to build herself up. She’s the girl you expect to leave behind at graduation.
But what happens when these women go to college and enter the workforce?…
Honey Badger Radio: Zoe Quinn and feminist mean girls
Everyone knows that girl from highschool. She’s angry, bitter, and emotionally manipulative. She is a bully that lives to tear people down to build herself up. She’s the girl you expect to leave behind at graduation.
But what happens when these women go to college and enter the workforce?…
Male Privilege – Why do women assume they know about men or men’s lives?
Commenter Eagle 35 posted the text of a Reddit exchange he had with a feminist as a comment. (He prefers not to link to the actual exchange.)
The feminist in the exchange exhibits a behavior that is a recurring problem in the discussion of gender, the assumption that women fully understand men and our lives and can make meaningful comparisons.…
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