Sexism

Will Things Be Different When Michelle Obama Runs For President?

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 01.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Presidential Candidate, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Chris Matthews, Gender, Hillary Clinton Sexism, Sexism, 2008 Election, 2008 Election and Gender, Politics News
Kathleen Reardon

We should admit that being a woman is different from being a man and that expectations differ with regard to how we comport ourselves in private and public life.

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Oops! She Did it Again: An Open Letter to Gloria Steinem

Keli Goff | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Race, Barack Obama, Gloria Steinem New York Times, Sexism, Politics News
Keli Goff

Gloria Steinem's Op-ed was yet another reminder of just how wrong, well-meaning, well-intentioned white liberals can be in their attempts to serve as moral authorities in our country's ever-evolving dialogue about race.

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Gender, Race and the Presidential Election: A Response to Gloria Steinem

Sally Kohn | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gloria Steinem, Hillary Clinton, Feminism, Barack Obama, Sexism, Politics News
Sally Kohn

It's probably true that if Barack Obama were a biracial woman, he might not be where he is today. But if Hillary Clinton were an African-American woman, she probably wouldn't be either.

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Seeing Sexism

Erica Jong | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women and Politics, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Sexism, Sexism, Politics News
Erica Jong

It's different this time, say the women of my daughter's generation. We've won the battle. We don't need the White House. Say what? We don't need it? We're past it?

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A Woman Who Hates Women

Daily Mail | ANGELA EPSTEIN | Posted 01.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Misogyny, Female Misogynist, Female Sexism, Female Chauvanist, Women Who Hate Women, Sexism, Living News

The sisterhood may blanch at my reaction but the fact is that, despite being a woman, I am at heart a "male chauvinist". Though I applaud female ambi...

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Why Was Barack Anointed So Instantly?

Caryl Rivers | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, New Hampshire Primary, Hillary Clinton Women New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton Sexism, New Hampshire, Sexism, Hillary Clinton, Feminism, Barack Obama, Politics News
Caryl Rivers

Was there a massive click moment with Hillary, as old-guard feminists used to call it, when women collectively thought, "Hey, this isn't fair"?

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Tears & Fears

Erica Jong | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton Sexism, Gloria Steinem, Maureen Dowd, 2008 Election and Sexism, Hillary Clinton Gender, Hillary Clinton Crying, 2008 Election, 2008 Election and Gender, New Hampshire Primary, Bill Kristol, Gloria Steinem New York Times, New Hampshire, Sexism, Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem Hillary, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton New Hampshire, Politics News
Erica Jong

Why is it okay for men to get misty and not for women? Why is it assumed everything HRC does is scripted? Why is a man more sincere than a woman?

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Hillary Can't Win

Alex Leo | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton and Gender, Gloria Steinem New York Times, Sexism, Gloria Steinem, 2008 Election and Sexism, Hillary Gender Card, Hillary Clinton, Hillary and Cleavage, Hillary Gender Election, Feminism, 2008 Election, 2008 Election and Gender, Gender, Hillary Gender, Rebecca Traister, Politics News
Alex Leo

Even if you don't support Hillary, how can we let sexist attacks that so debase us all continue?

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Sexist Hecklers Interrupt Hillary: "Iron My Shirt!"

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Sexism, Obama Clinton 2008, New Hampshire Poll, Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, New Hampshire Debates, Barack Obama Polls, New Hampshire Debate Abc, 2008 Election, Clinton 2008, Midnight Voting, New Hampshire Debate January 5, Iron My Shirt, Obama Clinton, Mike Huckabee, New Hampshire Polls, Clinton Super Tuesday, New Hampshire Debate Schedule, Obama 2008, Hilarry Clinton Polls, John McCain, Hillary Clinton 2008, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, New Hampshire Primary, Obama Good Morning America, Fred Thompson, Breaking Politics News, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Good Morning America, Clinton Protesters Yell Sexist Slogans, Politics News

Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign stop was interrupted Monday when two men stood in the crowd and began screaming, "Iron my shirt!" during one of her ...

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The Whistleblower or The Nitpicking Pest: You Decide

Lisa Cron | Posted 01.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Racism, Raising Socially Aware Children, Raising Feminist Children, Parenting, Sexism, Living News
Lisa Cron

You're saying there's plausible deniability. Okay. Then imagine it says: "Golf, Whites and Glory." Limited to thirty Whites. $35.00 per White. It doesn't SAY no blacks.

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More Than Just "Mars And Venus" Going On In New Hampshire

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Edwards, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, New Hampshire Primary, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Gender, Hillary Clinton Sexism, Sexism, 2008 Election and Age, Ageism, 2008 Election, 2008 Election and Gender, Politics News
Kathleen Reardon

Sure, the candidates are getting desperate. They all want to win. So what's wrong with riding a fortuitous wave of subtle or subliminal age and gender bias now and then?

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Do Commercials Geared Towards Women Terrify You?

tangomag.com | Joe Nelson | Posted 01.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Advertising to Women, Advertising to Men, Women's Television, Sexism, Living News

I never thought there was anything weird about this until someone started leaving the TV on in my office during the day. The commercials that followed...

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You Looking at Me?

Gloria Feldt | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Michele Bachelet, Maureen Dowd, Hillary Clinton Matt Drudge, Hillary Clinton, Feminism, Maureen Dowd Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Sexism, Politics News
Gloria Feldt

Attacks on Hillary's gendered physical attributes are often a convenient mask to obscure those layers of misogyny that still exist.

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Dennis Kucinich Endorses Hustler

Jackson Katz | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics

Read More: Pornography, Hustler Magazine, Hustler, Larry Flynt, Dennish Kucinich Larry Flynt, Porn, Dennis Kucinich, Sexism, Politics News
Jackson Katz

For those of us who cling to the notion that progressive politics must be anti-sexist by definition, Larry Flynt's endorsement of Kucinich is truly deflating news.

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Hillary and Jennifer Love Hewitt: Attacked Because They're Women

Matt Littman | Posted 12.17.2007 | Media

Read More: Feminist, Jennifer Love Hewitt Bikini Pictures, Hillary Clinton Sexism, Sexist, Sexism, Hillary Clinton, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jennifer Love Hewitt Bikini, Feminism, Media Sexism, 2008 Election and Gender, Jennifer Love Hewitt Hawaii, Jennifer Love Hewitt Fat, Media News
Matt Littman

Mike Huckabee is all smiles on the trail, but if he looked tired, you wouldn't see a picture of his mug headlining the Drudge Report. Hillary is a woman. Get over it.

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Sexist Lessons From the Campaign Trail

Robin Gerber | Posted 12.16.2007 | Politics

Read More: John Mccain Bitch, Hillary Clinton Bitch, John McCain, John McCain Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, 2008 Election and Gender, Sexism, Politics News
Robin Gerber

If women are turned into objects no one has to worry about them being bitches or submitting with insufficient grace to their husbands -- or, for that matter, becoming president.

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Islamic Like Me: Why The Veil Is A Threat

Danielle Crittenden | Posted 12.13.2007 | Living

Read More: Women in Burkas, Burka, Women in Islam, Feminism, Sexism, Living News
Danielle Crittenden

Everywhere I went in a burka, most people went out of their way to be polite -- when they weren't utterly indifferent to how I looked.

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Islamic Like Me: Is Western Culture More Sexually Oppressive Than The Burka?

Danielle Crittenden | Posted 12.12.2007 | Living

Read More: Islamic Like Me, Feminist, Sex, Sexism, Women in Burkas, Burka, Feminism, Sexuality, Living News
Danielle Crittenden

If the burka led to more respect for women, why do those who wear it live in societies where they are among the worst treated in the world?

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Feminism is Like Global Warming

Kim Mance | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics

Read More: Climate Change, Media, Feminist, Feminism, Global Warming, Sexism, Politics News
Kim Mance

Sensationalizing stories about climate or women's issues contributes to making them surreal to the public.

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No Guns for Women in Iraq: Another Win on the Road to Theocracy

Zack Arnstein | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Police, Iraq War, Religion, Islam, Islam Sexism, Iraq Police Women Guns, Sexism, Religion and Politics, Theocracy, 2008 Election and Religion, Iraq, 2008 Election, Politics News
Zack Arnstein

Cheers to Iraq on a baby step towards an extremist religious dictatorship and cheers to us for helping them along the way.

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On Being a Female Writer in the TV Business

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 12.11.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Writers' Strike, Writers Guild of America, Hollywood Strike, Writers Guild of America Strike, WGA Strike, Writers' Strike Opinion, Hollywood, Feminism, Sexism, Entertainment News
Melissa Silverstein

Throw a dart in this town and you'll hit a male comedy writer. But the issues are the same for all of us.

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Iraqi Policewomen Told To Surrender Their Weapons

Los Angeles Times | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Police, Sexism, Iraqi Policewomen, Iraqi Police Women, Iraq, Warwire, Politics News

The Iraqi government has ordered all policewomen to hand in their guns for redistribution to men or face having their pay withheld, thwarting a U.S. i...

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Body Image Issues Start Earlier And Earlier

Daily Mail | ALISON SMITH-SQUIRE | Posted 12.07.2007 | Living

Read More: Girls Body Image, Body Image, Women and Body Image, Sexism, Living News

Harrriet Buck sympathises with others who battle with their weight - after all, she knows only too well just how hard it is to live with an "imperfect...

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Screw Poor People, Girls Win!

Lisa Wade | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics

Read More: Science, Classism, Math, Siemens Competition, Technology, Feminism, Sexism, Politics News
Lisa Wade

The line separating the Siemens science fair winners from the losers isn't gender, it's the resources that scientists can offer their children, monetary and otherwise.

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Injustice in Black Leaders' Response to Thomas Case

Byron Williams | Posted 12.02.2007 | Politics

Read More: Isiah Thomas Sexual Harassment, Isiah Thomas, Bitch, Nappy Headed Hos, Isiah Thomas New York Knicks, Sexual Harassment, Sexism, Anucha Browne Sanders, Don Imus, Don Imus Returned, Racism, Race, New York Knicks, Knicks, Double Standard, Politics News
Byron Williams

The Thomas affair smacks of a clear double standard among black leadership. Sure, some called for Thomas' dismissal, but not with the same gusto as with Imus.

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