Posts tagged Gender

Things FoxNews has declared there is a “War On…”

  • War on Christmas
  • War on Marriage
  • War on Easter
  • War on Hanukkah
  • War on Fall Holidays
  • War on Halloween
  • War of Fossil Fuels
  • War on Salt
  • War on the Constitution
  • War on Sugary Drinks
  • War on Spuds (vs. “nannystate”)
  • War on Chocolate Milk
  • War on Ladies’ Night
  • War on Fishermen
  • War on Women War on Conservative Women

Things Wilco has declared there is a “war on”

Rush Limbaugh’s philosophy of Sex & Love (at least for women), now in convenient flow chart form.
via motherjones:

FLOWCHART: Do you ever have sex for, like, non-procreative reasons? Do you use birth control? Are you female? You might be a slut.
Full chart here. 

Rush Limbaugh’s philosophy of Sex & Love (at least for women), now in convenient flow chart form.

via motherjones:

FLOWCHART: Do you ever have sex for, like, non-procreative reasons? Do you use birth control? Are you female? You might be a slut.

Full chart here

Women tweet about Valentine’s Day about twice as often as men, and are much more positive in tone when discussing the holiday.  More data c/o NM Incite’s blog post

Women tweet about Valentine’s Day about twice as often as men, and are much more positive in tone when discussing the holiday.  More data c/o NM Incite’s blog post

Why is it more interesting to spend an evening with this book than with a beautiful woman?
via ilovecharts:

Speaking of…

Why is it more interesting to spend an evening with this book than with a beautiful woman?

via ilovecharts:

Speaking of

Where Are All the Video Game Heroines?

jennimiller:

It’s the second installment of my new column at Movies.com exploring the intersection of video games and movies. This week: movies are getting down with girls and guns, so why aren’t there more video games following suit? Name-checking Lara Croft, Samus Aran, and Alice Liddell of the upcoming game, “Alice: Madness Returns.” I’ve been waiting 11 years for it!

via curiositycounts:

Visualizing Gender Stereotypes – designer Valentina D’Efilippo explores the biased gendered cues children receive through visual communication. Reminiscent of The Pink and Blue Projects.

via curiositycounts:

Visualizing Gender Stereotypes – designer Valentina D’Efilippo explores the biased gendered cues children receive through visual communication. Reminiscent of The Pink and Blue Projects.

Feminism is for everyone who desires a more egalitarian approach to gender roles.
via l7-weenie

Feminism is for everyone who desires a more egalitarian approach to gender roles.

via l7-weenie

I just got called a stud…

Semantics are everything on Twitter, especially if you’re going to add auto-DMs…

via kottavio (a woman):

“You’re a stud for following. Our Twitter’s just an appetizer, so sign up for our free daily email here: http://bit.ly/tnation“ 

Dear Thrillist,

I am not a stud.

……..

I hate auto DM’s and I really want to follow Thrillist for work purposes. I have to swallow my pride in this instance and not unfollow which is the usual occurrence when I get an auto-DM.

Ladies support Movember during “Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache Day” on November 18th.

Computer Confidence: a Woman’s Guide
Chapter one: How Close Do I Sit to the Screen?Chapter two: How Hard Do I Press the Screen?

Computer Confidence: a Woman’s Guide

Chapter one: How Close Do I Sit to the Screen?
Chapter two: How Hard Do I Press the Screen?