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  • OzWatch ‘09: Misogyny on Parade


    I Blame The Patriarchy — Authority Authority: 487
    Displaying an astonishing capacity for patriarchy-blaming, somebody in charge of public education in Victoria AU wishes to implement anti-violence-against-women training in a couple of schools . It’s called “Respectful Relationship Education.” Possible classroom activities include students acting out scenes ...
    22 hours ago

  • A Face in the Crowd


    I Blame The Patriarchy — Authority Authority: 487
    Heather Havrilesky has a quasi-jokey column that precisely illustrates the reasons for my long-held view that Oprah is the opiate of the (white middle class female) people. Yesterday, when word got out that Oprah will be wrapping up “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” which has been on the air since 1986, so that she ...
    1 week ago

  • Funny sexism: harms outweigh benefits


    I Blame The Patriarchy — Authority Authority: 487
    The No Shit! Department at Spinster HQ brings you breaking news from 2007: Study shows that sexist jokes induce actual sexism! Two long years ago psychology researcher Thomas E Ford et al authored a paper revealing that when dudes sit around guffawing at dumb blonde jokes, they are more likely to cut funding to ...
    1 week ago

  • American boobs used as political football, part 472


    I Blame The Patriarchy — Authority Authority: 487
    Regular readers know that, news-wise, CNN confuses me, and that I have all but kicked the NPR habit (it seems fantastic, but El Rancho Deluxe gets only one radio station, and it only plays one song: that Red Hot Chili Peppers slow dance where the dude yodels in that weird accent about how he doesn’t ever wanna feel ...
    1 week ago

  • Same stupak, different day


    I Blame The Patriarchy — Authority Authority: 487
    I Blame the Patriarchy marches to the beat of a different news cycle, so this may be ancient history to you, but, Stupak! I propose that “stupak” be incorporated into common usage as a verb meaning “to ensure political victory by means of screwing women over bigtime.” My mind is not boggled that the ...
    2 weeks ago

  • LubeWatch ‘09


    I Blame The Patriarchy — Authority Authority: 487
    Unidentified terrestrial object, September 2009. Fellow heartwarming nature crappists will recall that, although spinster aunts are closely related to mushrooms (in terms of a shared propensity to sprout on rotting logs), my mycological chops are not, perhaps, as finely honed as might be considered ideal. Thus I ...
    2 weeks ago

  • GreenBeat 2009: Bringing in the Grid analysts


    Gadget Reviews — Authority Authority: 155
    In order for a conference to be a catalyst for change, it needs to have people asking the right questions. GreenBeat 2009 has recruited a crack team of moderators to execute this task — including two of the most respected analysts speaking and writing about the emerging Super Grid.Before we introduce them and the ...
    2 weeks ago

  • IFC Acquires ‘Dinner with the Band,’ Premieres November 24


    Tubefilter News — Authority Authority: 588
    Speaking of star chefs with online programs and cable television networks picking up web series , here’s a piece of relevant news that missed our radar : IFC acquired digital media studio ON Networks ‘ indie cooking show, Dinner with the Band . Originally conceived by Food Channel veteran Darin Bresnitz and ...
    2 weeks ago

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