So, shall we take a peek at the new character and his outfit from Final Fantasy Mevius? Now wait for it… Huh, so getting the ‘female fantasy treatment’ isn’t all smiles and chuckles? Oh, the obliviousness of gamers is so darn precious. Many thanks to the radicalfeministuprsing tumblr.
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Dead Wild Roses: Prank Calls…
Domestic violence is an issue that deserves more time in the basket labeled “things society cares about.” I am only one generation removed from a time when women were widely thought as of the property of their fathers, then their husbands. Then Radical Feminism got into the mix and started
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: How Neo-Liberal Thinking Screws up Society.
The Neo-Liberal dogma that attempts to shroud us from the realities of the world is on display in not one, but two cartoons for your edification. Ah, here we see Neo-Liberalism invade our thinking. The thoroughly naive notion that we are all equal in society and if we just acted
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Another Good Reason Why Rex Murphy Should be Fired
You might think that after all that happened at the CBC this year, Rex Murphy might know when to press the mute button.You might think that with all those horrible stories about violence against women, that nasty Con dwarf might exhibit a smidgen of human decency.But no, he'd rather use his
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: The Newsroom: On Journalism, the Environment, and Sexism
I just finished watching the final season of The Newsroom as it appears catching up on shows is becoming a personal tradition on the first day of any holiday. It was a cringe-worthy six hours with a few redeeming story-lines. Here be ton o’ SPOILERS including the fact that it ends
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Why Hating the Institution of Prostitution is Okay.
A big thank you to Francois Tremblay over at The Prime Directive for such a clear and concise break down of why its okay to hate prostitution and work to end it. He knocks this one out of the park in his post titled “The assumption sex is power“. “In
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Can You Find the Empowerment?
Well colour me “sex-negative” I guess, but I’m having a lot of trouble finding *any* value associated with the debasement and objectification of women. And that, fair readership, is the first and last argument you will ever need for discussing the “benefits” of pornography with misguided people. Filed under:
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Megan Murphy on Prostitution and Bill C-36
Taken from a blog post on the Feminist Current. Also, it is the full decriminalization and/or legalization that has “produced more victims,” not the Nordic model, which is what Canada’s new laws are modeled after. Also — key point — prostitution produces victims. The demand for ever more (younger,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: RPOJ – Dudes Uncover “Feminist” Tag on WordPress – Hilarity Ensues.
One of the most refreshing experiences a feminist can be graced with, it is positively bracing I do declare, is having an entitled white dude explain to them what is wrongity-wrong-wrong with Feminism. I’m not sure what is more alluring, a dude’s decisive grasp of the basic tenets of feminist
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: On Sex Ed, Double Standards, and the Red Herring of Consent
We discussed Erin Anderson’s article from Friday’s Globe and Mail in my philosophy class on Friday, and it provoked a whole gamut of topics. I’ll try to encapsulate some of them here. The article starts with an important question: “The question left is whether we’ll waste this moment, leaving the teenagers today
Continue readingTerahertz: Diversity in the atheist/skeptic communities: An evidence-based approach
Richard Dawkins has lost it: ignorant sexism gives atheists a bad name – Guardian Atheism’s shocking women problem – Salon Why atheists have a serious problem with women – Mic.com Will misogyny bring down the atheist movement? – Buzzfeed The mainstream media has picked up that within the atheist community,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Oh Those Puritan Feminists! – RPOJ runs wild!
Have you ever met someone who initially, seems intelligent, but then opens his mouth and forcefully repudiates that notion? Well, that isn’t even close to the case here. The cranial-anal link here is strong with this one, so strong in fact, that stupid flows freely from almost every paragraph,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: 25 Invisible Benefits of Gaming White Male
Oh, let the floodgates go – the bitter tears of white dudes will flow to the sweet background cacophony of #Notallmen… Filed under: Education Tagged: Feminism, Gamer Gate, Sexism, Social Justice Warriors Unite!, Video Games, White Dudes
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: “No” Is A Complete Sentence
Funny how many dudes fail to get that. ““No” is a word that must never be negotiated, because the person who chooses not to hear it is trying to control you. Declining to hear “no” is a signal that someone is either seeking control or refusing to relinquish it. With
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Sexism Hurts Men Too – Laci Green
Signal boosting as even this basic message seems beyond so many people. Filed under: Feminism Tagged: Dude Education 101, Feminism, Sexism
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Feminist Quote of the Day – Bell Hooks – Lifestyle Feminism
“Lifestyle feminism ushered in the notion that there could be as many versions of feminism as there were women. Suddenly the politics was being slowly removed from feminism. And the assumption prevailed that no matter what a woman’s politics, be she conservative or liberal, she too could fit feminism into
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Who Are the Main Caregivers for People with a Parkinson’s Diagnosis?
It’s women, of course, who pick up the slack when our healthcare system neglects people. It’s either picking up the slack or being the excuse for systemic neglect. The main informal caregiver was typically a woman (62%), lived in the same household (72%), and provided assistance on a daily basis
Continue readingArt Threat: What does the word Polytechnique mean to you? – a review of The Anorak
The Anorak, written and performed by Adam Kelly Morton, goes beyond the pat answers and media sensationalism around the Polytechnique massacre and examines what made Marc Lépine a killer. Exceptionally well-researched, Morton’s text looks critically at the myriad factors that anti-feminists have attempted to derail the public discourse with, from
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Yes Means Yes: A Reading to Start Your Week
If you read anything about Yes Means Yes, this week, read this paragraph, then click the link to read it all. We all need to be talking about this around the water cooler this week. We’ve come a long way in our acceptance of all manner of sexual relationships and
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Feminist Thought of the Day – The Third Wave – Gail Dines
Just a handy reference slide for your perusal. Filed under: Feminism Tagged: Feminism, Gail Dines, Helpful Infographics
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