Objectification

Sadly, It Seems Sandra Fluke Wasn't The First Woman Falsely Accused of Being a Prostitute by an Intimidated Man.

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.16.2012

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Sarah O'Leary

It seems the Bible never referred to Mary Magdalene as a prostitute. A Catholic Pope did.

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Gender Slurs: Why What Rush Limbaugh Said Is So Damning to Women

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Broadcasting, Hate Crimes, Political Talk Radio, Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke, AM Radio, Liberal Talk Radio, FCC Media Consolidation, FCC Chairman, Male Sexuality, Conservative Talk Radio, Sandra Fluke Rush Limbaugh, Religion and Sexuality, Kevin Martin FCC, National Association of Broadcasters, Clear Channel Communications, Rape, Rush Limbaugh, Broadcast Indecency, Clear Channel, Sandra Fluke, Radio Stations, Defamation, Sexual Assault, Sexuality, Women's Sexuality, Talk Radio, Right Wing Talk Radio, Anti-Defamation League, Fcc, Radio, FCC Net Neutrality, Objectification, Media News
Sarah O'Leary

Rush Limbaugh's use of "slut" and "prostitute" was a textbook example of how horrifically damning gender slurs are, and why such forms of abuse deserve swift and serious action.

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Where's Our Muff March Against Designer Vaginas?

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Brazilian Waxing, The Barbie, Gender and Culture, Feminist Protests, Gir, Muff March, Clitorectomy, Labiaplasty, Muff Protest, Objectification, Muffia, Women News
Soraya Chemaly

Guess what an increasingly common and popular form of plastic surgery is?

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Why Revealing Clothing Hurts Men, Too

Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Shame, University of Maryland, Body Image, Northeastern University, Objectification of Women, Kurt Gray, Sex Study, Objectification, Women and Body Image, Gender, Yale, Women News

Mom tells us to dress conservatively if we want men to respect us for who we are on the proverbial inside. Women are also often told that showing too ...

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The Rules According to a Fraternity "Cocksman"

Carol Muske-Dukes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: University, Misogyny, Feminism, College, Women, Objectification, Usc, Kappa Sigma, Fraternity, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Greek Life, Assault, College News
Carol Muske-Dukes

Read and weep or laugh, shake your head -- but be warned. If you dismiss this frat email as a joke or more of the "acceptable" "just being guys" open season on women -- you are missing that drone in the sky.

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Countering The Sexualization Of Your Youth

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sexualization, Attractiveness, Youth, Research, Media, Apa, Sex Educator, Objectification, Parents, Bratz, Relationships, Healthy Living News
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright

Miniskirts, fishnet stockings, feather boas. It all sounds sexy - 'til you realize it's being sported by that every-girl-wants-one Bratz doll.

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Sex Objects: Study Shows Pictures Shift Men's View Of Women

guardian.co.uk | Ian Sample | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Differences Between the Sexes, Relationships, Objectivity, Sexes, Sexual Objectification, Sex, Sexism, Objectification of Women, Views of Women, Sex Objects, Objectification, Sex Study, Healthy Living News

Researchers used brain scans to show that when straight men looked at pictures of women in bikinis, areas of the brain that normally light up in antic...

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