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To celebrate Black History Month, the Dallas school district decided to take its fifth-graders to a screening of the movie Red Tails. The male ones, that is. Because girls can't be fighter pilots, or even learn about them, obviously. More »
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Every once in awhile, a newspaper front page comes along that makes you want to punch the nearest inanimate object until you break the small bones in your hand. Well, get out the gauze and your insurance card, ladies: today's New York Post cover features the face of an alleged rape victim, an attack on her character, and — as a bonus! — the word "rape" in sarcastic quotation marks. More »
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When a new singer hits the scene, we often feel we have to choose sides: For or against? Chances are, for every "OMG I looove her," you'll also hear "Ew, I hate her." Such is the case with Lana Del Rey, times 1000. More »
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This shot of fantasy author Jim Hines's butt is funny, but it's also serious. Hines posed like the women on various fantasy covers as a way of showing how ridiculous — and sometimes painful — the poses would be in real life. He writes, More »
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New York Republicans who would like to unseat Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand thought they'd found their knight in wire-rimmed armor in entrepreneur Marc Cenedella. He had the youth, the vigor, the tough talk... the bizarre blog that trafficked in sexism, drug references, and unfunny jokes about Omarosa's wearing a banana hammock. More »
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The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a nationwide survey — including over 800 interviews — from which a "complex portrait" of black women in the United States has been drawn. More »
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As the clash between modernity and fundamentalism grows more intense worldwide, women's bodies are a key battleground. Last month, ultra-Orthodox Israelis spat on an 8-year-old girl as she walked to school, calling her a whore. In all three major Western religions, the voices demanding "modesty" and concealment for women are growing louder and more aggressive. More »
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When a dissatisfied would-be customer emailed a Toronto dance studio to complain about a sexist item on its FAQ, she got one of the most insane (and poorly spelled) responses we've ever seen. Read on for the full email, and the company's eventual restitution. More »
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Remember how that frat guy gave you some beer out of a keg once, and you promptly declared it "icky" and went back to Smirnoff Ice? Well, apparently some people actually like the taste of beer, and even brew it themselves! We wouldn't know because we're ladies and our dainty tastebuds couldn't possibly handle such a manly beverage, but there's at least one woman who seems to enjoy it. In fact, she tried to enter a home-brew beer contest, but she wasn't allowed in the competition because dudes aren't interested in lady drinks. More »
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In a move that is sure to go down in adorable bear history, the BBC has named a female panda named Sweetie one of its female Faces of the Year. 2011 was either lacking severely in girlchievements or a banner year for lady pandas. So what was Sweetie's glorious achievement that elevated her, a bear, over that of all female humans who did stuff? More »
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An American girl attempting to walk to her Jewish school in Israel is subjected to daily taunting and physical intimidation so bad that she says it makes her afraid to go to school. Her tormenters aren't fellow children, but rather adult men upset by the presence of the "immodest" girls attending school in their ultra-Orthodox neighborhood. And now, the town's male residents are clashing with police and media over their the gender integration they say insults their faith. Eight-year-old girls can be such whores. More »
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If you always assumed grocery stores were designed to be equally unpleasant places for both men and women to shop, you thought wrong. It turns out that from the start, stores have been subtly geared toward being more accessible and friendly for women, who were, after all, their primary customers for many years. But now all that is changing. According to the Chicago Tribune, men are increasingly taking over food shopping duties for their families, and this is revolutionizing the way stores serve their customers, even leading to the creation of the "man aisle," a ridiculous-sounding safe space for male shoppers. More »
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Every week or so, a book promises to "break all the rules" and "tell it like it is," and this week is no exception. This time, the mind blowingly predictable series of yawn bombs will be dropped on the world of business networking. Specifically, the role of sexy sex mcsex and sexiness in networking. What widely accepted stereotypes will be enforced this time? Let's find out! More »
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Back in the olden times, things were simpler. Serious things like voting and wearing monocles were left to the men, whereas women were kept in a state of perpetual kittenhood, tending to the little ones, keeping the house clean, and nodding in agreement with their husbands. Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt. That is, until the horrifying spectre of women's suffrage reared its head. If only we'd heeded the warnings of this anti-19th amendment pamphlet released by the National Organization OPPOSED to Women's Suffrage, perhaps we would have avoided all the problems. More »
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Chilean President Sebastian Pinera is fond of telling jokes, and he couldn't resist sharing one with 32 other heads of state at a recent meeting in Mexico. Swallow whatever you're drinking and take a seat, because the joke is hilarious, rapey, and definitely worth humiliating yourself over: More »
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In response to allegations that Herman Cain is a philandering gropemaster, his campaign has launched a new Women For Herman Cain section on its website. On it, female supporters of the Georgia businessman are encouraged to share their stories and leave messages of support. And it's hilarious. More »
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Michele Bachmann's finally figured out why CBS News decided to cut down the amount of screen time she received at a recent debate. Though a reporter's leaked email stated explicity that she wouldn't be getting many questions because her poll numbers are low, Bachmann has determined that the real reason is that the lamestream media is biased against the ladies. More »
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Women have made great strides in the last century, but a global preference for male children has never been more dramatic. In spite of vigorous government programs to combat the practice, sex-selective abortion and female infanticide are still disturbingly common, especially in Asia. Among American couples, 54% would prefer a male child over a female one. Now, a new series of ads created for an article called "The Case for Girls" attempts to unstick the stubborn global anti-girl baby bias. More »
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Even though we're all boy crazy and have subpar upper body strength, new data suggests that companies are better citizens when there are more women in the board rooms. Now, if only our periods didn't make us all so crazy! More »
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This weekend, Katie Roiphe wrote an adorable little column defending the good old days, back when men didn't have to act all weird because they were worried about some brainwashed bra-burner imposing legal castration for on-the-job sexual harassment. You know, back when a gal would understand that a man didn't mean any harm by appreciating her physical beauty via boob honk in a professional environment. Maybe back then, writing an entire column about how things were better when they were shitty wasn't an embarrassment. Katie Roiphe, as I live and breathe, you are simply precious. More »
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We've been spending a lot of time mulling over the type of verbal abuse that's directed toward women lately, but in discussing the insults' misogyny and sexism, we're ignoring the fact that many of the more colorful anti-woman diss attempts would actually make pretty terrific band names. Pick up your bass guitar, your tambourine, and your mixing board— we're about to make the hate rock the fuck out. More »
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Allegations that former Penn State Defensive Coordinator Jerry Sandusky victimized eight young boys for more than a decade while university officials turned a blind eye have been met with widespread public outrage. No one in a position of any consequence is defending the actions of Sandusky. Three top university officials, including the University President, have been compelled to step down. Legendary football head coach Joe Paterno announced today that this will be his last season along the Nittany Lions' sidelines. Believing en masse that what happened is totally and completely fucked up and calling for the heads of those involved is the appropriate reaction to child abuse. If the victims or perpetrator had been female, however, it's hard to pretend the response would have been the same. More »
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The latest Call of Duty's out today and there's going to be lots of trash talk and cuss words among the many fans who'll be cutting class, calling in sick and otherwise shirking their duties to play the latest entry in Activision's best -selling FPS series. But, as Jenny Haniver can attest, there's a special kind of trash talk reserved for female players. It's filled with casual sexism, vulgar slurs and an angry dismissiveness of any skills a woman playing an online game might show. More »
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"A repressed and unfeminine lump, vulgar and shallow to the core." "Just pushing for your own feminist vagina agenda regardless of the facts." "We used to confine people to sanitariums for these kinds of outbursts." These are just a few of the responses three female writers have gotten when they tried to express their views on the Internet. Sadly, they're far from alone. More »
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A Swedish lingerie chain called Change has landed itself in some serious hot water for suggesting—or requiring, depending on whom you ask—that its saleswomen display their bra cup sizes on their name tags. The company claims that this practice was "designed to help customers see what size might be right for what body type." That makes almost no sense! But even if it did, there are plenty of reasons not to make your employees broadcast their size to anyone who walks into the store. As one employee explained, More »
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If you've ventured onto Twitter within the last few days, you might have noticed an unfamiliar name in the trending topics. Clicking over to the April Pratt topic page reveals that she's not a scientist or athlete or political candidate. Like many female internet sensations, she's another young woman filmed giving some guy a blow job. Just like Amber Cole! But this time, of age, and with nut-bubbles! How is everyone not bored with this yet? More »
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A new study provides scientific evidence for what many may have long suspected: an individual person's sexist beliefs can actually influence society as a whole. Well, crap. More »
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With New York's local market flooded with companies that offer guided excursions for tourists, how's an upstart purveyor of city tours supposed to distinguish itself? In several words: by offering guided tours led by hot chicks who are jogging. In one word: tits. More »
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The Koala has become notorious at three California universities for its jokes about rape, pedophilia, and "squinty eyed foreign exchange students," among other topics. And now individual students have become targets. More »
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Ever wonder why so many automated voices—think the iPhone's Siri, your GPS lady, the woman who gives you your voicemail—are female? NPR's Scott Simon did a little digging into this topic, and the consensus seems to be that women's voices are used because they're perceived as being more comforting. As one expert put it, More »
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The Tetris Box Tee on Life:Curated‘s website doesn't have anything to do with math, but with a little creative wording in the description, the shirt fits with this season's "girls are really, really, dumb" trend. The blurb reads: More »
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Fox News, known and respected for its in-depth analysis of female comedians and comedy in general, would like to remind female comedians specifically that "frump isn't funny any longer." More »
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By now you may have heard that, at least according to a recent ad, Dr. Pepper Ten is "not for women." Now some women — and men — have taken to Facebook to protest this sentiment. And some are doing so in a pretty unproductive way. More »
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The marital arts gear company Manto angered fans when it tweeted a picture of "Two girls fighting over a Manto Tshirt!" and exposing one woman's nipple in the process. But never fear — the company's owner has a helpful mathematical explanation. More »
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And the sexist T-shirt hits keep on coming — but in a way I never expected. More »
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What do you get after watching Morning Joe every day for three months? Why, thirty goddamn examples of host Joe Scarborough talking over co-host Mika Brzezinski while she tries to complete a goddamn sentence. Honestly, how does she do it? More »
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Stop the presses! A hip hop/R&B artist's lyrics is raising some hackles over its treatment of women! More »
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In 2003, Britain's Paula Radcliffe finished the London Marathon in 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 25 seconds, the fastest time ever registered by a woman running the 26.2 mile race. Radcliffe's performance that day has been hailed as one of the greatest individual performances in the history of sports, but as of January 1 of next year, that record will be wiped from the annals of marathon world records. Why? Because the London Marathon allows women to run alongside male pacemakers, and officials from the International Association of Athletics Federations have decided that running alongside these men makes women artificially faster. More »
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