Category Archives: Sexism in the Media

Sorkin’s New Show: “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”

And the cast? Matthew Perry Bradley Whitford Amanda Peet Steven Weber Sarah Paulson D.L. Hughley Nathan Corddry Evan Handler Carlos Jacott Timothy Busfield Mostly white, and mostly male.

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Study Finds Link Between Degrading Song Lyrics And Teen Sex

From Raw Story: A new study published Monday has found that teenagers who listen to music with raunchy sexual lyrics are more likely to have sex at a younger age than those who don’t listen to sexually explicit music. Though … Continue reading

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“When men were men:without irony and Banana Republic.”

Slate has a provocative article about “To Hell With All That: Loving and Loathing Your Inner Housewife,” by Caitlin Flanagan, and “Manliness,” by Harvey Mansfield up here. Below is an excerpt: … Flanagan and Mansfield are united in nostalgia for … Continue reading

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Clinton “Gay”, Gore “A Total Fag” — Ann Coulter

At some point, Ann Coulter will lose the ability to appall us; perhaps she’s already there, but given that mainstream (even liberal) journalists still give her the time of day as if she’s a serious analyst, I think her outrages … Continue reading

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The Feminist Side of Caitlin Flanagan

I have two things in common with many feminists: (1) I’ve been appalled at what Caitlin Flanagan  said about working moms in To Hell with All That; and (2) I haven’t actually read her book. I did see Flanagan on … Continue reading

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The man behind ‘Girls Gone Wild’ is a jerk.

Not a huge surprise, maybe, but possibly he is worse than you imagined. Via Pandagon.

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“Gibson’s alleged sexist comments go practically unnoticed”

When Mel Gibson was arrested recently on suspicion of DUI, he reportedly went on an anti-Semitic tirade. At the Mother Jones blog, Diane E. Dees writes: …Gibson is alleged to have cursed and carried on … for some time. What … Continue reading

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Too Many Women Are Bad News?

Here are some points extracted this WaPo article about television news shows, taken out of sequence from the original article. 1. There are few jobs in front of the camera of television news shows, and most of those jobs are … Continue reading

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No Mean Feet

“CBS News” reports: Foot Cosmetic Surgery Catching On Cosmetic surgery for feet is gaining a foothold among women who want to look better in shoes. But, reports Susan McGinnis in part two of The Early Show’s series on foot care, … Continue reading

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Sexism Doesn’t Sanitize Homophobia

Readers might be interested in checking out this piece by Richard Thompson Ford on Slate today. It concerns same-sex marriage, and argues that we shouldn’t think of all opponents of same-sex marriage as anti-gay bigots because many of them really … Continue reading

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Is She Supposed To Represent a “Media Whore”?

What does the post it heads have to do with this cartoon still posted by a Supposedly Liberal Dude Blogger named Roger Ailes? I suppose it is my humorless feminism that prevents my brain neuropaths from making the intended connections … Continue reading

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Graphic Provocation

Via Incurable Hippie.  

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A Cautionary Tale For Women Who Blog About Sex, Even Though It May Be The Only Way To Get Blogospheric Attention In The First Place

I’m not a fan or even regular reader of Ana Marie Cox, but did she really deserve this? Excepts: Funny, the last thing we remember was that bitch stewardess in first class telling us we couldn’t have another Screwdriver. I … Continue reading

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Stylings of the NYT

Ann at Feministing notes:   The New York Times covered a dinner honoring women (specifically, Chile’s Michelle Bachelet) who have risen to the higest levels of government. Where did the story run? National section? Nope. Week in Review? Try again. … Continue reading

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Why Is LiveJournal Harassing Breastfeeding Default Icons?

Yes I realize how weird that title question is. Make sense of it by reading this post at Making Light. Via Discourse.net.

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How Come Even When He Has A Valid Point, Nicholas Kristof Has To Drench It In Sexism?

Here is the text of his NYT column of May 21, 2006, blurbed “Beware of cute little girls bearing trans fats,” – the bolding and italicized commentary are mine: I’ve been taking my daughter around the block lately, helping her … Continue reading

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Belle Lettre: “What Is Pregnancy Discrimination?”

Another wonderful guest post by Belle of Law & Letters: Elizabeth Vargas’ departure from World News Tonight smacks of being pregnancy-related–in that she either decided to quit for the health and welfare of her family, or ABC decided to “make … Continue reading

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Belle Lettre: “It’s Hard Being A Pregnant, Working Mom–Even if You’re Elizabeth Vargas”

Another terrific guest post by Belle of Law & Letters: Charles Gibson is the “new” sole anchor of ABC nightly news, replacing the co-anchor team of the injured Bob Woodruff and the pregnant Elizabeth Vargas: Less than six months after … Continue reading

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Yeah, No Kidding

Any feminist blogger or commenter out there who hasn’t figured this out already? Female Chat Names Generate More Threats Next time you chat online, think twice about your screen name. A new study finds that using a female screen name … Continue reading

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Gender and Media and Blogging

Read two posts by Jane Hamsher of Firedoglake: here and here. She acknowledges not making an effort to link to women bloggers more, much to her credit. Garance Franke Ruta noted in the comments to the first post: Glad to … Continue reading

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Presented Without Comment

New show lets porn stars test acting skills: A new television reality show invites porn stars to test their serious acting abilities in London’s theatre district, raising the question: Debbie can do Dallas, but can she take on Chekhov’s “The … Continue reading

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The RadioChick:”Built like a woman. Thinks like a man.”

From The RadioChick’s website (“The Chick on Chicks” section): “Guys …this is for you, and you alone. The RadioChick is on your side, and here to help you get what you want. Using her special insight into how women work, … Continue reading

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