I made the mistake of browsing a few comments on this amazing youtube vid and while I’m certain readers of my blog are well aware of the following, I reiterate: feminism is about equality. Equality is about respect. This song is calling out a disconnect between rhetoric and reality that does not discount any other…
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Obviously, Feminist Today—Equalist, That Is
This isn’t about women. It’s about power. That men hold. Feminism isn’t about females, it’s about equality. So much of today’s senate hearings—which are senate hearings, not court trials (though they obviously will affect future trials)—focus on the accuser, not the accused. She is not nominated for the supreme court, her alleged attacker is. The…
Mas Equality | Four Things I Emailed This Week
Nails it: “… sexual harassment may entail behaviors that on their own would be criminal — assault or rape — but the legal definition of its harm is about the systemic disadvantaging of a gender in the public and professional sphere”. This Moment Isn’t Just About Sex. I mean: What makes women vulnerable is not…
Feminist Ranting: It Sucks to Be a Man Too | 5 Things I Emailed
It sucks to be a man too. The man who wrote this fundamentally altered the way I viewed my best friend’s murder(er). We were friends, coworkers, and very briefly dated. What If You’re the Guy Who Perpetuated Me Too Happening? I have a deep appreciation for him and am constantly impressed by his perspectives. He did…
“Jokes”, “Compliments”, and other miscellany women deal with every day | 5 (+2) Things I Emailed This Week
Dammit sometimes it sucks being a woman. No, it sucks being discounted automatically based on something innate, in this case gender, no matter who you are. I started this post a few months ago with the headline and a vague concept to rant about things that people tell me to chill out about because it’s…
Conversations from Aspen Ideas Fest
I love that living in Aspen allows me to attend Ideas Fest sessions that I wouldn’t normally get the pleasure of joining (see past recaps here and here). This year, I attended two distinct but related panels, so I will discuss them together. The details: Entrepreneurship 2012 with Michael Lopp, Kevin Delaney, Joe Muscat, Daniel Epstein, and…