Feminism

Feminists Angry a Man Won’t Help Them Negotiate Their Salaries
By Kristine Marsh | October 22, 2015 | 1:08 PM EDT

If a man dares to answer a question about feminism, he better be prepared for the backlash if he doesn’t give the acceptable response. But since it seems like even feminists don’t know what they want men to say, good luck to him figuring out what that acceptable answer is.

Even in liberal Hollywood. Take for example The Avengers actor Jeremy Renner’s response to the question, “Would he be willing to negotiate alongside his female co-stars on future projects?” asked by Business Insider UK, Oct.20 during a press conference.

Ronda Rousey Enrages Salon With Her Refusal to Ape LGBT Talking Points
By Dylan Gwinn | October 20, 2015 | 9:39 PM EDT

Salon is scared of a girl. Okay, I’m scared of this girl too, but for a completely different reason. According to Salon, though Rousey is a woman and has become one of the most dominant athletes in any sports, male or female, she shouldn’t automatically be considered a role model on that basis. Because…wait for it…transphobia.
 

WaPo: Elementary Kids Should be Taught How to Get and Give Sexual Consent
By Kristine Marsh | October 20, 2015 | 3:52 PM EDT

While parents everywhere dread giving “the birds and the bees” talk to their kids, they might have to prepare for something even more complicated: Trying to explain to their child what the teacher's lesson on consensual sex actually means. 

 
CW's 'Crazy Ex Girlfriend' Does the Work Frat Boys are All Too Happy to Do For Themselves
By Dylan Gwinn | October 20, 2015 | 12:05 PM EDT

I see what this show is trying to do, but it has no real idea of how to do it. Crazy Ex Girlfriend is the CW’s attempt at a resurrection of Ally McBeal, complete with single white professional woman zaniness coupled with musical interlude flashbacks. Which actually works pretty well for the show, until they do this weird thing where they attempt to take frat house humor and crude language about women and have women say it. For the purpose of making it cool.

NBC Cheers Feminist Magazine’s Campaign to Photoshop Men from Pictures of Elected Officials
By Curtis Houck | October 15, 2015 | 9:35 PM EDT

Closing out Thursday’s NBC Nightly News, the evening newscast found it pertinent to tout a new campaign by the British edition of the liberal feminist magazine Elle to photoshop men out of pictures of elected officials in an effort to promote the global need for more women in office.

Rapper T.I.: ‘The World Ain’t Ready’ for a Female President
By Erin Aitcheson | October 14, 2015 | 1:15 PM EDT

“Not to be sexist…” is usually a good indicator you’re about to be, well, sexist, which is what Rapper T.I. has been pegged as after a comment on not wanting a female president.

In a recent interview, the rap artist was asked his thoughts on the 2016 presidential race.

Wetpaint reported:

“Not to be sexist, but I can’t vote for the leader of the free world to be a woman,” T.I. told Vibe magazine. “Just because, every other position that exists, I think a woman could do well. But the president? It’s kinda like, I just know that women make rash decisions emotionally — they make very permanent, cemented decisions — and then later, it’s kind of like it didn’t happen, or they didn’t mean for it to happen.”

HBO Hires Lena Dunham AGAIN for – Wait for it – a Show on '60s Feminism
By Kristine Marsh | October 14, 2015 | 10:55 AM EDT

Evidently, you can’t make Lena Dunham go away, no matter how much you want her to.

As soon as HBO Girls star Lena Dunham announced she was leaving Twitter, many Americans gave a collective sigh of relief. At least,  there was one less way for Dunham to annoy us. The relief was short-lived however; hardly a week has gone by and HBO announced another show was in the works with Dunham as the director and co-producer. You’ll never guess what the subject is either -- wait, maybe you will -- feminism; particularly 1960s feminism. The most exciting kind!

'Me Too!' Politico Reporter Assures Harris-Perry He's Also a Feminist
By Mark Finkelstein | October 12, 2015 | 10:13 PM EDT

Isn't that sweet: a Politico reporter assures a far-left MSNBC host that when it comes to a major issue, he shares her political viewpoint.

On this evening's Rachel Maddow show, guest host Melissa Harris-Perry happened to mention that she was a "feminist." Hardly had Harris-Perry uttered the words when Jake Sherman, congressional correspondent for Politico, broke in to assure her "me too!"

Liberal Media Call Weird, Crude ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ ‘Intoxicating,’ and ‘Charming’
By Julia A. Seymour | October 12, 2015 | 6:10 PM EDT

Ludicrous and offensive content remains ludicrous and offensive, even when it’s set to music.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on the CW network is meant to be a comedic, musical tale of female obsession with a former flame. Left-wing Slate.com said the show that made a joke about teen abortions and included a gross-out nether regions waxing was “charming,” and “very funny.” The Los Angeles Times called it “intoxicating” and “daffy.”

Rolling Stone Rips CMP Videos, Laments 'Myth' That PP's 'A Baby-Killing Behemoth Persists'
By Tim Graham | October 11, 2015 | 4:53 PM EDT

Planned Parenthood is delighted with Rolling Stone magazine. They’re sending around a link to the hippie rag. Andrea Grimes penned what might be the most deluded clause of the year: “the myth that Planned Parenthood is a baby-killing behemoth persists, despite all evidence to the contrary.”

That makes as much sense as the magazine's false tale of gang rape at the University of Virginia.

A Very Special Anti-Clinton Episode of ‘Last Man Standing’
By Alexa Moutevelis Coombs | October 10, 2015 | 4:47 AM EDT

After last week's Last Man Standing just name dropped Hillary Clinton, this week's episode "Ping-pong" got even more specific, turning into an entire anti-Clinton episode that brings up everything from Benghazi to draft dodging. The show begins with Mike Baxter (Tim Allen) surprised at finding a fundraising letter from Hillary in the mail. It's no mistake, his wife reveals, which leads to a confrontation with her junior ROTC daughter over Hillary that will carry on throughout the episode.

'Grey's Anatomy' Teaches True Feminism
By Karen Townsend | October 9, 2015 | 5:46 AM EDT

Despite the implied nudity in the show’s opening scene, this episode, "I Choose You," of Grey's Anatomy actually earns a pat on the back for proving that Hollywood writers get it right every now and then. What caught my attention is that this episode explains true feminism quite well. Instead of victimhood being promoted as Meredith realizes she is being offered less money for her new position as Chief of General than she rightfully should expect, Dr. Bailey (Chandra Wilson) teaches that women, as well as men, have to stand up and ask for what is wanted. “She needs to fight for herself.”