Topic: misogyny

Bullish Life: I Have A New Idea For How To Reduce Rape

Bullish Life: I Have A New Idea For How To Reduce Rape

I recently did an interview in which I was asked how I became such a risk taker, and how other women can become more comfortable with risk.

I gave a long answer. Most of the time we hesitate to take risks, what we’re really afraid of isn’t jail or death: it’s embarrassment, rejection, and the feeling of failure. Those aren’t real things. Or at least you shouldn’t be cowed by them. They’re just feelings. I barely notice most of those feelings because I have a lot of projects going on, and I choose not to indulge unproductive feelings when I could instead be making future plans.

But the other part of my answer — well, I paused as I was saying it and wondered whether to keep saying it. I feel like much of my success has been contingent on doing things young women really shouldn’t do, or shouldn’t do alone. In polite society, we say, “Are you sure that’s safe?” What we really mean is, “You’re likely to get raped. Possibly murdered.”

I think about this every time I read a story about a musician who made a name for himself by traveling around the country and sleeping in his car. Women can’t really sleep in their cars. More »

Rolling Stone Celebrates Chris Brown’s New Album, Glosses Over His “Bad-Boy Antics”

Rolling Stone Celebrates Chris Brown's New Album, Glosses Over His "Bad-Boy Antics"

Do you remember how, at this year’s ceremony, some Grammys producer begrudgingly alluded to The Thing Which Shall Not Be Named (Chris Brown savagely beating Rihanna exactly three years before) by calling it an “unfortunate incident”? We were astonished that any mouthpiece for a mainstream institution like the Grammys could be so oblivious and callous–just kidding, we weren’t remotely astonished. Nor are we ever astonished when cowardly publications refer to Chris Brown as a “controversial figure” as opposed to, say, an “violent, unrepentant abuser.”

Well, this week Rolling Stone did everyone better. More »

Did Seth Macfarlane’s Oscar Performance Go Too Far?

Did Seth Macfarlane's Oscar Performance Go Too Far?

Last night’s Oscars host Seth Macfarlane was extremely polarizing: some felt he was incredibly misogynistic, others felt he was hilarious. From singing songs like “We Saw Your Boobs” about seeing actresses’ breasts to making jokes about Quvenzhané Wallis being “too old” for George Clooney not too long from now, he made considerably more controversial cracks than, say, James Franco last year (who kinda just resembled a stoner craving In N Out the whole time). But were Macfarlane’s remarks too sexist to be considered comedic? More »

Can You Be A Feminist And Enjoy Sexist Music?

Can You Be A Feminist And Enjoy Sexist Music?

Better cuff your chick if you with her, I can get her
And she accidentally slip and fall on my dick
Oops, I said on my dick
I ain’t really mean to say on my dick
But since we talking about my dick
All of you haters say hi to it, I’m done.

He’s no William Carlos Williams. I know. There are no tasty plums. Just dicks. SO MANY DICKS. But I know all those words, and that is confusing, and I feel like an asshole because of it. More »

Author Of Esquire‘s Megan Fox Profile Would Like You To Know Which Famous Women Aren’t As Hot As Megan Fox

Author Of Esquire's Megan Fox Profile Would Like You To Know Which Famous Women Aren't As Hot As Megan Fox

As we mentioned, noted bombshell Megan Fox has the cover and corresponding interview of this month’s Esquire. In previews, the piece had already made the rounds for douchey quotes: Megan compares being famous to being bullied, yet still doesn’t see why people would rather spend their sympathy on those without mansions and Bentleys. Now, the full profile has made it online and intrepid bloggers have finally managed to read it. Turns out, the whole thing is about as fun as sticking pins in your eyes. More »

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