I know the Bic jokes have been going around, but Ellen really nails it.
Tag Archive: sexism
Aug 02 2012
News Flash: Sexism still a huge problem
The following is a screencap of a Facebook conversation happening right now. It is a lesson in how not to be welcoming to women in the movement. And I would like to point out that the person who is recievng this abuse is a woman in a position of power. I cannot imagine what a …
Jun 17 2012
Feminism, Privilege, and Learning About Humility
This is a guest post from Patrick Mitchell, and does not necessarily reflect the views of Ashley F. Miller One year ago, after one of the most agonizing struggles of my life, I finally shook off the chains of fundamentalist Christianity, leaving me free to explore ideas in a way I never dreamt possible: in …
Jun 02 2012
DJ Fact Correction
I generally don’t take the time to fact correct every random person who misrepresents what I say, because it’s a herculean task, but I’m surprised to find, after all the positive back and forth between us, that DJ went and said this: All we knew about was that someone was removed from the speaker reception because …
May 30 2012
Harassment at TAM9
EDIT: More information in a follow-up post So, Greg Laden has a post on FtB about DJ Grothe making some kind of horrible comments about how women who complain about harassment are making women afraid to come to conferences. And that, as far as he knows, he is unaware of any reports of harassment. Which …
Jan 24 2012
Ron Paul: Best of Comments as Interpreted by a Hippo
You may recall my post about why I think Ron Paul is a bad choice for secular voters and the horrific responses I got. So did this hippo. I could set it up more than that, but why? Everyone should watch this. It’s amazing.
Oct 24 2010
Pirates of the Caribbean Ride Promotes Sexual Slavery?
I want you to go read the most absurd thing I’ve ever read in my life. Here’s a brief glimpse: So why is Disneyland still asking us to laugh at an overt depiction of sexual slavery in its popular Pirates of the Caribbean ride? Disney has unparalleled power to shape young hearts and minds. If …
Oct 22 2010
Finding 24-year-olds sexy? Not Pedophilia
I am a huge fan of the show Glee. This is not necessarily because the show is that great, a lot of the episodes fall hugely flat, the plots are occasionally nonsensical, and the characters change to suit whatever the episode is doing. But, it’s a show about loser high school kids and they sing …
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Kate Donovan
Ashley's co-blogger is a third year student at Northwestern University who runs on coffee and snark. . At some point, she'd like to make people sit on couches and tell her about their feelings, but right now she writes in different places around the internet and makes silly faces when she doesn't know what to say. She's the president of her local Secular Student Alliance affiliate, and she is on the Secular Woman speakers bureau. Opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Secular Student Alliance
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