sexism
Las Vegas: Taking Molly in Heels is Modern Torture
Rolling Would Be More Fun If Not For Modern Torture By Darci Flatley I wanted to be abducted so badly—pulled into a bright-blue chandelier that looked like a collection of sea glass, and left to float within, running my fingers through individual gems to hear them clink and chime. The
NCAA Basketball Still Giving Women Less Reliable COVID Tests Than Men Get
The NCAA “March Madness” basketball tournament had a huge scandal last week when viral social media posts showed that the women’s team facilities were of far lower quality than the men’s facilities. In response, they made a big show of giving the women athletes a far nicer weight room overnight
This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco
I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available
After Kavanaugh, Only Women Can Save Us Now
we placed a shotgun beer drinking guy named “Brett” onto the Supreme Court to serve as an impartial judiciary advisor for The United States of America until presumably, around the year 2050.
Fighting Sexism In Comedy Isn’t As Easy As You Think
By Rachel Fogletto It was Sunday and I was booked to host at my local comedy club Wednesday. A story had recirculated about Jeremy Piven, an actor who was accused of sexual assault by 8 women. He was supposed to headline the same club, that Thursday through the weekend. As the story unfolded, there were discussions
Why is Justin Timberlake Playing the Super Bowl but Janet Jackson Blacklisted?
Guy-who-ripped-off-a-woman’s-shirt, Justin Timberlake, is asked back to play this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, but the woman whose shirt he ripped off has been blacklisted from the U.S. music industry completely. In an egregious example of male privilege and victim-blaming that could only happen in Donald Trump’s America, the guy
Azealia Banks Sucks. But So Do We.
Ok I know, I know I know. I went into the Azealia Banks piece by PAPER MAG rolling my eyes, but I came out of it ALSO rolling my eyes… while also becoming a bit more enlightened. Bear with me. [BREATHE IN.] She’s so right in that men in the
How to Shut Down Cat Callers This Summer, Without Losing Your Cool
Temperatures and hemlines are rising — which means it’s catcalling season. Days are longer, and tempers are shorter. Instead of taking all that frustration out on your loved ones, unload on someone that deserves it – like men who make women uncomfortable in public. If you’re a woman over thirteen
RageDonate Let’s You Directly Support the Marginalized Groups Trump Has Attacked
Are you angry and hurt that our country has elected Donald Trump? That we’ve allowed racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, and bad self tanner into the White House? Well now you can direct that anger and do good work with RageDonate. Over the weekend I got a press release for RageDonate,