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more about #media more comments → Jack_Burton: For them, "rape" is a vulgarity, the most poignant expression that they can make without being censored. They use "rape" because they are too unimag... more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: When discussing actual rape, I imagine they are just the types to dub it 'alleged rape,' 'possible assault,' 'misunderstandings' and 'what happens whe... more » curiousgeorgiana: Now that I've actually listened to the audio, I actually had to step away from my computer for fear of breaking it. As a rape victim myself-- and lik... more » morninggloria: How to de-rape your vocabulary, for conservatives pundits. 1. If you can't avoid sexual assault metaphors, try to tone down the metaphors that you u... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: You know, if it wouldn't mean actually watching these shows, I'd totally send these tools a letter that says, "Every time you use the word rape to des... more » Triana Orpheus: Seriously, if the Democrats can't hire the best, most creative and intelligent individual to take all of this race-baiting, female-hating, xenophobic ... more » hydrogen_jukebox: I think Dan Savage needs to give Michael Savage a piece of his mind. And by "piece of his mind", I mean "punch with his fist." more » prismatism is Team Bella: They do not understand what they are saying or take rape seriously. They say it because they know "rape is bad", but they have no idea what it is or ... more » futuremouse: The rape metaphor is also strongly tied to race-baiting. The use of metaphors related to 'micegenation' and the rape of white woman as a tool to insti... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: I think this is key: It only becomes ineffective, really, if you use the word "rape" so often that it loses all meaning or power to shock. Which shoul... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: Stop sexually assaulting the vocabulary, jerks! more » Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: It seems like there was a lot of confusion surrounding the situation in the beginning, and I can understand how a reliable account might have been dif... more » sybann: Let's see - a HUGE patriarchal organization puts out incomplete and erroneous information about a disaster and then doesn't correct it when more detai... more » JennaW: Oh, MILITARY BRASS! The real world is not a John Wayne movie, and you look way less incompetent when you wait and tell the story that *actually happen... more » Shotrock: The military always loves a good PR narrative, never mind the facts. Ask the Tillman family. Personally, I think had Todd been the whitest dude on t... more » -
#misuseofterms
Sexual Assault Is A Conservative Pundit's Favorite Metaphor
"There are few attacks more viscerally terrifying than rape," writes Tiger Beatdown's Sady Doyle in the Guardian's Comment is Free. Sadly, that means that conservative pundits tend to relish using the term to describe any act they disagree with. More » -
#heroworship
Hero(es) Of Fort Hood: Why Did The Military Fasten On Munley?
Investigation into the Fort Hood massacre raises a troubling question: Why did initial accounts make Sgt. Kimberly Munley sound like the hero of the day, and downplay the role of her partner, Senior Sgt. Mark Todd? More » -
#pricksandneedles
Youth Knows No Pain : An Unflinching Look At Our Fear Of Aging
Meet Mitch McCabe, a filmmaker who dives deep into the allure of the anti-aging industry in Youth Knows No Pain. She attempts to answer the question: why are we so obsessed with turning back the clock? More » -
#sexismsells
Are Female Journalists Immune from Sexism?
Earlier this year, Tina Brown announced that Hillary Clinton needs to carve out time to go to the gym, while Laura Ingram launched a jab about Meghan McCain's weight. Chloe Angyal from SpliceToday is wondering: why all the woman-on-woman hate? More » -
#moneypowerrespect
Surprise! Vanity Fair's New Establishment 2009 Is An Old Boys Club
Out of 100 people who made the cut on Vanity Fair's 100 list, only thirteen are women. Seems like the New Establishment is still taking notes from the Old one.
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#scienceforpoets
Beauty Myth: Scientist Says Women Not Necessarily Getting Better-Looking
Hey remember when that study said that women were getting "more beautiful" and everyone got excited or furious? Yeah, well, the actual researcher says that's not what his study found. More » -
#itheedread
Wedding News Roundup: Just Die Alone, Save Yourself Some Money
In case you were feeling too good about life, or had decided to suspend your cynicism and enjoy the romance and open bars of wedding season, a blitz of today's articles will kill that buzz faster than Spencer's fleshbeard.
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#epidemiology
The Narcissism Epidemic Article Epidemic Is Getting Annoying
If Narcissus were real, he'd be even more full of himself than usual right now — his disorder is plastered all over the media this week. More » -
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#letstalkaboutsexbbc
"Women In Journalism" Becomes "Women In Garter Belts" At Hands Of BBC
Katharine Whitehorn's article in the BBC News Magazine is about problems for women in media and journalism — including oversexualization. So why is this the accompanying photo? More » -
#alltherealgirls
Teen Girl Panel: "Sexting" Panic Is Overblown
After the recent spate of "sky is falling"-style reactions to the alleged "epidemic" of (sorry) "sexting" and its fearsome consequences, I was really eager to hear from actual teenagers for a change. More » -
#maghag
Indigo Magazine Reaches Out To "Real Girls"
At a time when magazines are struggling all over, a bit of good news comes to us from Australia, where a new teen magazine, Indigo has found an audience by focusing on real young women. More »
