I wonder what the girls have to do in ex...

The boys at recess. Via Gauis Caecilius @ Flickr. Via PostBourgie comes the story of Cord Ivanyi, a high school Latin teacher who has begun instructing his students in “old fashioned etiquette.” The boys in his class open doors and pull out chairs for the girls and stand when a girl enters...

Apple Stays Classy...

Do Not Want. Yesterday the New York Times Business section ran a story about how Apple is pulling the plug on iPhone apps featuring sexually suggestive content. “It came to the point where we were getting customer complaints from women who found the content getting too degrading and objectionable,...

Female Olympians Are Wimps!...

We’re a few days into the Winter Olympics, which, although I barely keep one-tenth of an eyeball on them, have reminded me that being a world-class athlete is no protection against sex discrimination.  If you’re a chick, anyway. The games were marred even before the opening ceremonies on...

Woman’s Last Stand...

Feast your eyes and ears on this amazing spoof of the Dodge Charger SuperBowl commercial we hated.  I am having trouble embedding it here but I could not wait to share! Transcript: I will get up and pack your lunch at 6:30 a.m. I will eat half a grapefruit for breakfast. I will get the kids ready for...

What We Learned from the SuperBowl Ads...

That about sums it up. Via that_james @ Flickr Superbowl Sunday is as much–if not more–about the flashy, expensive ads as it is the outcome of the game.  A lot of the lead-up hubbub was about the Tebow “Abortions Murder Football Heros!” ad, but if one were an alien who landed...

Commenter Ocean_Breeze On Being A Woman ...

This guest post comes courtesy of Ocean_Breeze, a Senior Airman in the US Air Force. I thought this post would be a good perspective for those who have never been in–nor wished to be in–the military. I wanted to talk about what life’s like for your fellow sisters in the services–the...

Thanks a Fucking Lot, Arlen Specter....

If you’re going spew male privilege all over the place, could you please choose a different target? Because this time you chose that most loathsome of right-wing nutjobs, Michele Bachmann. Goddamnit, I was so conflicted, I practically turned inside out when I read this: A heated political debate...

I’ll have an Americano with a doub...

If you thought Joe’s was bad, you’ll get a real kick out of Java Divas, a new coffee shop in Pasadena, Maryland. NBC4 in DC ran a little feature on the operation tonight, which caught my attention. It’s a drive-through coffee shop staffed by scantily-clad hotties. They serve drinks...

Attention, Ladies! A Man is Here to Hel...

Yesterday a man was invited to share his perspective at Jezebel on why women should not complain about women getting hit, for no reason, by men.  The title he chose was, “Why is Snooki More Precious Than I Am?“  You can sort of imagine how it evolved from there. I don’t want to rehash...

Selling to men by insulting women...

Masculinity is a fragile thing. Even something as seemingly innocuous as foamed milk is capable of destroying it. At least, that’s what many companies and advertisers believe, which is why they appeal to men by tearing down women and anything associated with women (including men who relate to...

Plus ça change…...

I’ve been working on a project about women writers to amuse myself, and came across the following, quoted in an old Harper’s Magazine “reading” section: Novel-writing has of late years devolved so largely upon women, that it is quite rare to meet with a well-matured and carefully...

How to be an Assweasel 101...

Twice in the past 48 hours I have had the displeasure of reading pathetic, poorly-written attempts at humor in college newspapers. The target of the writers’ screeds, of course, is women. It’s amazing how many people think misogyny is fresh and new and “edgy.” The new shame...