Category Archives: Sexism in the Media

On Palin: Traps for the Unweary

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Kathleen Bergin

I’ve got a couple posts over at The Faculty Lounge explaining why I don’t support Sarah Palin.   (coupled with the video Ann’s got below!!)   Here’s one: Thoughts on Palin: Religious Politics and Book Bans Religious beliefs apparently played … Continue reading →

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Why this blog has a category entitled: “Jerks Who Make SC Look Bad”

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Ann Bartow

This guy.

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The oval office marriage

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Nan Hunter

Like pretty much everyone else, I know almost nothing about Sarah Palin. As an Obama supporter, I’m generally happy about McCain choosing her, since the qualifications gap is gargantuan. Ultimately, I don’t think that this strategy will work to bring … Continue reading →

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Unspeakable Tragedies Lead to Women-Led Organizations Promoting Pro Active Legislation and High and Low Tech Inventions (e.g., Sisters of Invention (mission statement is to save infants from needless deaths in automobiles))

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Paul Caron, TaxProfBlog, blogged yesterday, about a horrific tragedy in his hometown of Cincinnati. He described the story perfectly as one that will make your heart ache. In short, a University professor of counseling at Cincinnati Christian University arrived at … Continue reading →

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Porngina

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Yeesh.

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Can a Beer Mug Reduce Domestic Violence?

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Ann Bartow

This mug? Would Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein deem it an appropriate “choice architecture” type Nudge? Blogger Elle, Phd. is dubious about its efficacy, and I think her critique is a valid one. –Ann Bartow

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Sad For Both Girls

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Ann Bartow

This.

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On Manic Pixie Dream Girls in movies

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Ann Bartow

This. And I’m cautiously optimistic that the post author has figured out that mainstream porn also has stock characters that are even more perniciously undermining women with minds and desires of their own. –Ann Bartow

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PETA Still All About Female Nudity

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Latest example here. See also. See also. There don’t seem to be very many male members of this organization, at least not many willing to pose nude in front of the PETA cameras. And why aren’t more male member members … Continue reading →

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Nipples and Liberals

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Ann Bartow

An Adrants blogger opined: … This is America. Nudity is bad. Nudity is something to be shunned. Natural beauty? Screw that. Put a potato sack on! Cover that God-given beauty. Sex is bad. Sex dirty. Sex is nasty. Sex should … Continue reading →

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TMI: Bashir’s Below-the-Belt Blood Rush

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Bridget Crawford

New York Magazine reports here  on ABC News Journalist Martin Bashir’s address to the  Asian American Journalists Association in Chicago on July 25.  Bashir told the audience,  “I’m happy to be in the midst of so many Asian babes. In … Continue reading →

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Another Reason Not To Drink Guinness Beer

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Account of a sexist and revolting Guinness commercial here. Via Bethany Offshack.

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Kelly Oliver, “Women as Weapons of War: Iraq, Sex, and the Media”

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Ann Bartow

From the publisher: Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive influence. The very idea that women can be used as interrogation tools, as evidenced in the Abu Ghraib torture photos, … Continue reading →

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“F Files” Interview with Robert Jensen

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Part 4 is here. Part 5 is here. Part 6 is here.

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Female Olympians, Raise Your Backsides

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Bridget Crawford

Speaking of Olympians, today USA Gymnastics announced the members of the 2008 U.S. Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team. Coverage here. I find the accompanying team photo (at top, above) quite annoying. Why are the athletes in the front row bending at … Continue reading →

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Hair Matters There

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Bridget Crawford

Very clever feminist ad modification via AdBust (here). -Bridget Crawford

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“Black. Female. Accomplished. Attacked.”

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Ann Bartow

WaPo OpEd about Michelle Obama here. -Maggie Chon

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Tapeworms As Diet Aid?

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Ugh. Via.

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Is putting pictures of razor blades on the insides of bathing suits a productive way to “raise awareness” about FGM?

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Ann Bartow

I’d have to go with no.

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The Op-Ed Project

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Katharine Mieszkowski at Salon writes: Here’s a dismal fact: There are fewer female bylines on the Op-Ed pages of the nation’s major newspapers, as a percentage, than there are women serving in the U.S. Senate, according to Bob Sommer, a … Continue reading →

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On Backlash

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Katha Pollitt says backlash against feminism is “crackling up a storm”. Kira Cochrane says the same thing is happening in the UK. And Dodai at Jezebel writes: Here’s a fun exercise: Think of 5 celebrities you love, and 5 celebs … Continue reading →

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NOW’s Media Hall of Shame “2008 Election Edition”

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Here: Check out the most outrageous moments of sexism from mainstream media’s coverage of the 2008 elections, and rate them yourself on our Misogyny Meter. Via Tennessee Guerilla Women, where Egalia notes: “I find it a real challenge to rate … Continue reading →

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“If she’s not crying…then I did not do my job”

Posted on June 21, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Feminist tennis fan Diane Dees decries the sexism of Justin Gimselstob here.

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Still More Sexist Beer Ads

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Latest travesties described here. And here is a side of Cheetos Phallicism, in case you aren’t sufficiently skeezed out by the beer ads.

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Least Subtle Use of A Woman’s Body To Sell A Cell Phone Ever?

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Weird stalkerish vibe too. Via.

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“The Countertraffickers”

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Ann Bartow

That’s the title of this article that was published in the New Yorker. Below are a couple of excerpts: … Rotaru, who is twenty-six, works for the International Organization for Migration, a group connected to the United Nations, in Chisinau, … Continue reading →

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Media Matters Notices Maureen Dowd Uses Gender Pejoratively

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Ann Bartow

From here: Media Matters for America review of Maureen Dowd’s columns since the beginning of 2007 reveals that Dowd frequently characterized Sen. Hillary Clinton as masculine, while portraying Sen. Barack Obama and John Edwards as feminine. By contrast, Dowd rarely … Continue reading →

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“The Most Ridiculous Girl Gadgets”

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Link to NPR story by this name here. At Jezebel Jessica Grose notes that gadgets that are marketed to women are usually “cute” and “pink.” There is nothing wrong with the color pink per se, but it sure facilitates the … Continue reading →

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So Now The Sexist Hillary Bashing Susbsides And The Sexist Michelle Bashing Ramps Up

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Of course, sexist Michelle bashing has been occurring already. Now this post at What About Our Daughters reports about an Internet rumor involving Michelle. Michelle isn’t above criticism any more than any other member of Team Obama, or Team Anybody, … Continue reading →

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