• more about #janiceturner
    ladyfalcon is skin deep: Over time I've realized that the only regrets I will take to my grave are the times I haven't said something when I should have. Not even necessarily ... more »
    NadaDunlop: So many of these comments mention 'I often hold back' and it resonates with me because I do, too... But this article and this thread have made me rea... more »
    EdenMoore: This is something that has really pissed me off for a long time: How are women supposed to be legitimately sexy (that is, enjoying sex and being good... more »
    Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde: My poor SO and close friends have to bear the brunt of my "That's sexist/racist!" remarks on everything from eHarmony commercials to movie previews. I... more »
    SallySassyPants: I had an experience last week in the exit interview from my old company - I brought up that there was sexism in the way women were ignored in meetings... more »
    rixatrix: Sexism examples: 1) My friend who feels it's his civic duty to criticize the looks of high-earning celebrity women. When I called him out on it, I w... more »
    Perhaps Not: Great post. It is actually morally wrong not to stifle an impulse to find some things funny or sexy. People with Down's Syndrome do things that we wou... more »
    PilgrimSoul: A very good friend of mine once said that the downside of being a feminist is that it will make even the people you love think you're crazy, and you'l... more »
    dianersb was bit by a zombie: I would rather be a ranty pants than have my boss think it was okay to objectify what's in my pants. more »
    TurtleSpeak: I love this piece, thanks for writing it. "Making feminism even harder to sell is the fact that it often attacks things that men are supposed to fin... more »
    whats_in_a_name: The last paragraph reminds me of something that Jackson Katz says in his book "The Macho Paradox" Basically what he says is that in most cultures it i... more »
    secondhandsally: Whenever people say "can't you take a joke" or "I was just joking" I always think about how what they're talking about is what they were *intending* a... more »
    Melonball Bounce: I used to have a very misogynistic boss. He was horrible, always leaning over my cubicle and making comments on my appearance. He once announced to th... more »
    bowleserised: I baulked at her opening sentence: "When The Times published my article last month on how feminism’s silence over the past decade has ushered in a ... more »
    emilyanne: With that Harriet Harman column which is actually one of the most offensive pieces I've ever read - both editor and writer tried to pass it off as a '... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: You know who had a crap sense of humor? Malcolm X? Why was he so mad all the time? This post hit close to home. I hate being the Fun Police. I usuall... more »
    sympathyforthebasementcat: In Jezebel: The Musical, can we cover "Stick to the Status Quo" - because I feel like all these backwards people are even worse than cliquish teenager... more »
    morninggloria: "Ranty Pants" is something that I'm very upset that I did not come up with at age 6. more »
    LaComtesse: When deciding whether I'm offended by a joke, I often think "Who is the real punchline here?" Sometimes, a really horribly offensive joke is hilarious... more »
    EkaterinaBallerina: Last year I was having some trouble with some unwanted, and at times creepy attention from someone at my office. We didn't work in the same department... more »
  • #feminisms

    Complaining About Sexism Makes You A "Ranty-Pants"

    Well, not really, but Janice Turner of the Times of London is asking readers to submit examples of sexism. She says that women are encouraged to ignore such examples — or risk looking like "a strident old ranty-pants." More »
  • #candacebushnell

    Candace Bushnell May Be A Feminist, But That Doesn't Mean We Have To Like Her