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Big Journalism : Local NBC Butchers Occupy Cleveland Rape Case With Bias

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:50:08 +0000

"Can you imagine a local news report on a rape allegation at a fraternity house taking this same perspective" Yes. The DeAnza case, for instance, there was a lot of speculation in reporting on how the accusation would affect the futures of the defendants. Or how DSK's or Julian Assange's career aspirations would be affected by the accusations against them. And look at all the hand-wringing there's been for poor poor Roman Polanski. In journalism and in commentary, being accused of sexual assault is regularly held up as a greater concern than being sexually assaulted.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Sex offender, father of 22: \'I\'m a womanizer\' | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KO

Thu, 19 May 2011 02:35:38 +0000

Hey, guys? Being a "womanizer" is not something to be proud of. Nor is it an excuse for not keeping your junk under control.

Womanist Musings : Nappy Hair In the Jolie-Pitt World

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:33:16 +0000

Love that second comment calling Jolie a "whore," also. Oh shit! A woman's done something I vaguely disapprove of? Quick! Better impugn her chastity and thereby her value as a person! Your windows are grimy; You're a slut! Your dog needs a bath; You skank! You neglected to signal for that lane change; what a cum rag you are! Etcetera...

Womanist Musings : Meryl Streep and A Lack Of Sexiness

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:46:04 +0000

I seem to remember hearing that Hoffman's break-out role in The Graduate was originally written for Robert Redford but, despite the strapping WASPiness of the character, Hoffman was given the role because of his impressive acting ability. Funny how I've never heard of an actress who looks like, say Heather Matarazzo or Kathy Bates being given a part that was originally written for someone like Scarlett Johanssen or Charlize Theron just because she's such a compelling actress. And wasn't Dustin Hoffman in a rom com just last year? Last Chance Harvey? And, as usual with rom-coms, wasn't he 22 years older than his female co-lead, Emma Thompson? Yeah, male actors have it sooooo friggin' rough. *tiny violin* Show me a 70+ year old female actor in a leading role in a mainstream romantic comedy and I'll eat a bug.

Womanist Musings : Jamie Foxx On Miley Cyrus: Make A Sex Tape And Grow Up

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:26:01 +0000

So does, say, Ann Coulter not have white privilege because she lacks male privilege?

Womanist Musings : Jamie Foxx On Miley Cyrus: Make A Sex Tape And Grow Up

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:12:43 +0000

My point was that Foxx's statements weren't racist, they were sexist and misogynistic. And that Jamie Foxx has as much male privilege as Don Imus does.

Womanist Musings : Jamie Foxx On Miley Cyrus: Make A Sex Tape And Grow Up

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:54:10 +0000

The gender dynamics were the same. Foxx didn't say anything about race.

Womanist Musings : Can A White Woman Be A Womanist?

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 21:17:53 +0000

...and if someone's accusing you of racism for criticizing whiteness, that person's an idiot. Just saying.

Womanist Musings : Can A White Woman Be A Womanist?

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 21:15:24 +0000

I think a white woman identifying as a womanist is like a man identifying as a womanist or a feminist. It's nice that a person of privilege wants to identify with a group that doesn't have that same privilege, but it's just not entirely possible. There's an old second-wave saying regarding men who seek to identify as feminists, that in order to be feminists the first thing they have to do is double their workload and cut their pay in half. That same saying would apply to white women seeking to identify as womanists. As far as other intersections like disabilities, I don't know if womanists are any better at including those than feminists but I still have some reading up to do.

Womanist Musings : This Is Why You’re Fat

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:17:27 +0000

That blog cracks me up, but I agree about the title and subtitle. None of the fat people I've known eat stuff like that. No one I've ever known has eaten stuff like that. Except maybe some drunk college kids on a dare. By the way, I bought a head of cauliflower from Whole Foods a while back. Fucker ended up costing about $9.00.

Womanist Musings : OOOH The Mehnz Are Stooopid

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:03:01 +0000

But see, the difference, as has been explained, is that womanists and feminists are already taking action against PETA. MRAs don't do a damn thing about male stereotypes in the media.

Womanist Musings : Womanism/Feminism…Feminism/Womanism

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:52:43 +0000

Ay! It stings when you point out my white privilege! Thanks for doing it, though. I like horsedequestion's suggestion of employing the less-privileged group as the default. I already do that with female pronouns.

Womanist Musings : Sham Wow Guy Arrested For Battering A Sex Trade Worker

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:59:57 +0000

"At least he had something to clean up the mess." The mess as in her blood, I suppose. ha ha oh my sides. I didn't think I could respect KO any less than I already did, but he continues to surprise me. As for the Sham-Wow guy, all people in infomercials come off as weirdly eager. It's the nature of the job. I doubt most of them rent women and beat them up.

Womanist Musings : OOOH The Mehnz Are Stooopid

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:19:44 +0000

"I am not one of the men then takes offense at negative portrayals of men in the media." noted

Womanist Musings : OOOH The Mehnz Are Stooopid

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:39:15 +0000

I said nothing about you being OFFENDED. I don't give a flying fig whether you're OFFENDED. You've stated repeatedly that you don't care about the issue of dumb dads in sitcoms, which is what this discussion is about. You've sucked up enough oxygen with your disINTEREST.

Womanist Musings : OOOH The Mehnz Are Stooopid

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:14:18 +0000

I wasn't replying to you. But I get it. You don't care about the topic of this discussion. Roger. Loud and clear. Over and out.

Womanist Musings : OOOH The Mehnz Are Stooopid

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:58:14 +0000

The discussion is about MRAs whinging about dumb sitcom dads, which are almost exclusively created by male television executives, and whether womanists and feminists should put much energy into the issue when their plates are already full with rape, FGM, partner violence, etc. If you don't care about this topic, and would prefer to discuss rape myths and your own fallacies of generalization, you should go to wherever people discuss such things.

Womanist Musings : OOOH The Mehnz Are Stooopid

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:22:31 +0000

...by whining on a womanist blog about something you have no intention of doing anything about.

Womanist Musings : OOOH The Mehnz Are Stooopid

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:12:01 +0000

"As far as my comments to you, I am correcting your mispeaking of facts. Something you've yet to address. Your bait and switch isn't working." Oh, okay. When I said, "'people' take women SO much more seriously than men ... That's why women run everything." That was sarcasm. Sorry you didn't pick up on it. I assumed it was obvious.

Womanist Musings : OOOH The Mehnz Are Stooopid

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:26:22 +0000

For someone who doesn't care about this issue, you sure do go on about it.