Category Archives: Feminism and Culture

Mindbugs: The Psychology of Ordinary Prejudice February 13, 2009 – Boston, MA (ABA Midyear Meeting)

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Mindbugs: The Psychology of Ordinary Prejudice Speaker: Professor Mahzarin Banaji, Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Department of Psychology, Harvard University Prejudiced? Of course, we all are. Though we may believe that our own views are not affected by … Continue reading →

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Escaping or Exposing the Scrutiny of Feminists?

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Bridget Crawford

I received this email from a former student and all-around great person, who wishes to remain anonymous.   I reprint it here with his permission: I was flooded with e-mails and blog postings yesterday about “DABA” or “Dating a Banker … Continue reading →

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Great Takedown of Yet Another Stupid, Sexist PETA Ad

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Here, at Jezebel. Props to post author “Intern Katy.” Via Jen.

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Star Trek Barbie

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Via. In response some dood named Harry Knowles writes: Star Trek Barbies? That’s how to make future babes geeks!!! Hey folks, Harry here… with a brilliant concept. TREK BARBIES!!! Yes, every little girl in the world needs Star Trek Barbies, … Continue reading →

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Female Researchers Seek to Decode Female Desire

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Caitlin Borgmann

In this week’s New York Times Magazine, Daniel Bergner writes about research into women’s desire and arousal, in What Do Women Want?. Here is an interesting passage regarding the current focus on biological difference and sexual desire: To account partly … Continue reading →

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On the reclamation of sexist slurs.

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Lauredhel has an extensive post here about language reclamation issues at Hoyden About Town. Below is a short excerpt, but you should read the whole thing! … As with just about any topic in feminism, when stripped to the bone, … Continue reading →

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”Good Hair”

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Read about Chris Rock’s new documentary by this name here, at the NYT. Below is an excerpt: While loaded with the 43-year-old actor-comedian’s wisecracking humor, ”Good Hair” also raises serious questions about identity and equality among black women who feel … Continue reading →

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Fat Kills.

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Read more here.

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Feminist Priorities

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Okay, so I got bashed here at Slate’s XX Factor for having my “knickers in a twist” over the current Ms. magazine cover (see this, this and this). Choice quote: “Feminism lies like a beached octopus, tentacles thrashing in all … Continue reading →

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Again with the lies and mischaracterizations regarding the Ms. cover…

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Ann Bartow

In response to this ridiculous crap, (see also) I posted the comment below, which may or may not make it through moderation over there: ****** I am not a PUMA. I agree with the PUMA goal of calling out sexism … Continue reading →

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Did ANYONE who criticized the Ms. Magazine cover say that men couldn’t be feminists?

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Or even that Obama couldn’t be a feminist? I know I didn’t. Nor would I, in a million years. Nor did anyone else, that I am aware of. What the hell are these women talking about? Ms. Magazine decided it … Continue reading →

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Carnival Against Sexual Violence 63

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Here, at abyss2hope. Marcella Chester deserves so much credit for the attention she brings to this issue.

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Aborting Culture

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Katherine Franke

Khiara Bridges is the Center for Reproductive Rights/Columbia Law School fellow at Columbia Law School who has just completed her PhD in Columbia’s Anthropology Department studying the intersection of race, poverty, and gender through the experience of women in an … Continue reading →

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What Happened to the Woman in “Iran’s Hottest Porn Video”?

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Ann Bartow

The Daily Beast has a post up entitled “Iran’s Hottest Porn Video.” It is written by a male university student who is “pseudonymous for his own safety.” In it he crows about how great it is that the hypocrisy of … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post: Christina Hoff Sommers on “What’s Wrong and What’s Right With Contemporary Feminism”?

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Bridget Crawford

Dear Readers, As a conservative feminist, I am often invited by members of the Federalist Society to speak at their law schools and take part in debates. Bridget Crawford, a moderator of the Feminist Law Professor blog, has kindly offered … Continue reading →

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Dr. Who’s Christmas Special

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Ann Bartow

What does that have to do with feminsm, you ask? Go find out at WOC PhD.

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“Milk and the Movement”

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Mary Dudziak discusses the movie Milk here, at the Legal History blog.

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Kotex Beaver Commercial Unpopular In Australia

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Ann Bartow

This is the commercial: The negative reaction is reported here as follows: A list released by the Advertising Standards Bureau found the hotly debated Kotex U tampon ad showing a woman going about daily activities with a beaver in tow … Continue reading →

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Gable’s Insecurity: 60th Anniversary Of Adam’s Rib Brings To Mind That Gone With The Wind Was Born Out Of Clark Gable’s Fear Of “Women’s Director” Throwing The Movie To Vivien Leigh

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Colin Miller

Over at Volokh Conspiracy, Eugene Volokh notes that it is the 60th anniversary of the farcical Adam’s Rib, in which Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy played married lawyers on opposite sides of an attempted murder trial. According to IMDB, the … Continue reading →

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“The Good Kind of Feminist”

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Ann Bartow

A great post by Susie at Echidne of the Snakes. She takes on the view promulgated by so many “male feminists” that if only women would bow to their superior leadership and be nicer, quieter, prettier, and more solicitous of … Continue reading →

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Track Your Period the Feminist App Way

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Bridget Crawford

Search iPhone applications for the word “feminist,” and here is what you’ll find: 1.  Period Tracker 2. Par 72 Golf 3. Twelve Steps Companion 4.  iMensies [sic] (Period Calendar) 5. IMC Calc (BMI Calc). The market for feminist apps might … Continue reading →

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Mocking Sexism or Mocking Feminism?

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Ann Bartow

The text in both ads (for Eram, a French shoe company) says (more or less):”No women’s bodies were exploited in this ad.” Via Sociological Images. ETA: Thoughtful response here.

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Facebook v. Breastfeeding

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Good overview of the controversy at Jezebel.

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Black Woman Walking: A Documentary By Tracey Rose

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Via What About Our Daughters.

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Progress is slow.

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Trailer for 1960 movie “Sex Kittens Go To College”: Recent commercial for bras: ETA: FLP friend Michael Froomkin writes: I have two objections to your latest blog post, “Progress is Slow”. The first is that the first video subjected me … Continue reading →

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A new study published by the Royal Society found that men’s superiority over women at chess at the top levels can be explained by population size.

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Karen Hopkin reports in Scientific American: Women are so much better than men at so many things. But according to a report published by the Royal Society, chess is not one of them. The topic of sex differences when it … Continue reading →

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The Guerilla Girls: Still All Too Relevant

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Ann Bartow

More here. Via.

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Pepsi Ads: Sexism and Suicide

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Sexism discussed here. New suicide theme discussed here. And, see also. Sample below:

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Post Secret Post Modernism

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Post Secret is an ongoing art project, featuring post cards like this submitted by participants: “Professor What If” has a post asking: What if you’re”secretly”sexist, racist, and  homophobic? Part of the appeal of Post Secret is that you bring your … Continue reading →

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“The latest false woman-dividing dichotomy”

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Thought provoking essay by this title here, at Screaming Into the Void. Below is a short excerpt: … Women who succeed in sticking to the good girl definitions of the earlier parts of the 1900s by repressing their sinful sexual … Continue reading →

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“The Not Rape Epidemic”

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Ann Bartow

That is the title of this essay by Racialicious blogger LaToya Peterson describing personal experiences with coerced sex. Some of the appended comments are a bit hard to take, but most seem validating and supportive. The essay forced me to … Continue reading →

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A Sermon Against Preachy People

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Here, at A  Woman In Law School.

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Women and Girls As Property

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Ann Bartow

The source is the Daily Mail, a newspaper of somewhat dubious reliability, and I can’t find similar accounts anywhere else, but fwiw (ETA: Guardian article here): Saudi court tells girl aged EIGHT she cannot divorce husband who is 50 years … Continue reading →

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A Bit More About Bettie Page

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Ann Bartow

To follow up on the post here, a reader sent a link to this 1998 interview published at Nerve.com which of course includes the bondage photos.   Below is an excerpt: Are you flattered by any and all of the … Continue reading →

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Gold Winning Gymnast Nastia Liukin Not Dressing Properly, Apparently

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Ann Bartow

And so must be taken down a few pegs by websites like this. What about Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Michael Phelps, are his clothes okay?   Who knows. Because he is male, the sleazebag celebrity following blogs are far … Continue reading →

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Are Apples Gender Neutral?

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Ann Bartow

And if strawberries are female, are bananas male?

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Today is Jane Addams Day!

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Learn more here! In light of yesterday’s events in Illinois, it is good to be reminded of all the good that civic minded people can do. Of course, we would all have to do an awful lot to match the … Continue reading →

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Cheerleading accounted for two-thirds of all catastrophic injuries among female high school and college athletes.

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Ann Bartow

That’s a statistic from this WaPo article, entitled: “Rooting for Safety: Cheerleading Is Risky But Ill-Regulated.” Below are a couple of excerpts: … Concerns about cheerleading safety arise whenever a high-profile accident occurs. But alarm spiked again this summer when … Continue reading →

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Hip Hop, Capitalism, and Taking Back the Music

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Ann Bartow

I read with great interest Jonah Weiner’s recent Slate article decrying the absence of women in hip hop music. After providing a compelling (if not, in my opinion, entirely accurate) history of women in the genre, he explains the reasons … Continue reading →

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Who Needs Feminism When We’ve Got Raw Foods?

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Bridget Crawford

“It’s not feminism you need.  It’s a new eating regime,” proclaims the headline of an article from SHAPE Magazine (March 2000, here) that touts the “raw food” movement. Tonight I had my first-ever vegan, raw-food restaurant experience at Pure Food … Continue reading →

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On Morphing Body Standards

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Great post at What Tami Said, entitled: “And here I thought my child bearing hips were just fine.” Painting from here.

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FGM and Asylum

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Useful overview here.

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On ‘Sloppy Seconds’: Women as Objects of Consumption

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Bridget Crawford

Sean Avery of the (National Hockey League) Dallas Stars has been suspended for 6 games for comments he made to reporters. Avery said:   “I’m really happy to be back in Calgary; I love Canada. I just want to comment … Continue reading →

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Whoa.

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Ann Bartow

This poster by the British Pregnancy Advisory Services is part of a holiday program that encourages women to stock up on the morning-after pill “just in case” by offering it for free. Via.

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Indiana Planned Parenthood is offering gift certificates

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Ann Bartow

From here: Planned Parenthood in Indiana says it is selling gift certificates this holiday season for the first time in its history. Chrystal Struben-Hall, Planned Parenthood in Indiana vice president, said the reason for the controversial sales move is due … Continue reading →

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“Girls Beware!”

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Ann Bartow

“Girls Beware”,   the girl-oriented companion film to the unbelievably homphobic anti-gay propaganda film “Boys Beware”, similarly informed 1950s era viewers about the grave risks posed to teenagers by men. Wasn’t produced by feminists, that’s for sure! –Ann Bartow

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The New York Times Disapproves of Getting Laid

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Ann Bartow

There is a two part series on this topic over at the Language Log.   The first is titled: No getting laid in the NYT and compares this passage from the NYT: “We created the prepaid RushCard,”Simmons says in [an … Continue reading →

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National Survey on Transgender Experiences of Discrimination in the U.S.

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Ann Bartow

From the Woodhull Freedom Fund: If you identify as gender non-conforming in any way, please take the time to record your experiences and be a part of this historic effort.   The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, whose Policy … Continue reading →

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High Heels As Business Opportunity For Pain Killer Vendor?

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Via.

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Does this make you want to become an organ donor?

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Here’s what the text says:“Becoming a donor is probably your only chance to get inside her.” Via.

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