Stories by Amanda Marcotte

Amanda Marcotte co-writes the blog Pandagon. She is the author of It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments. subscribe to Amanda Marcotte's feed

Sorry Anti-Choicers! "Juno" Is Neither an Anti-Abortion or Pro-Adoption Polemic

Posted on: Jan 14, 2008, Source: Pandagon

Hopefully Hollywood will take note and realize that it's not a profit-killer to have the female lead with an actual personality.

This Prick Will Make a Woman Out of You

Posted on: Jan 9, 2008, Source: Pandagon

Media coverage of the HPV vaccine reinforces pre-existing ideas about female sexuality and sacrifice.

Hillary Shows Emotion and Unleashes a Torrent of Sexism

Posted on: Jan 8, 2008, Source: Pandagon

It's bad enough that the media attacks Clinton if she shows any emotion, but to have her own party members play that cheap sexist card is too much.

Why Not a War on New Year's?

Posted on: Dec 31, 2007, Source: Pandagon

There are a number of reasons they should try to wipe this day off the calendar.

MPAA Loves Fake Torture and Censors Realistic Films

Posted on: Dec 28, 2007, Source: Pandagon

If a movie's entire purpose is to titillate misogynists then the standards get a lot looser.

This Christmas, You Can Buy Her Affection

Posted on: Dec 19, 2007, Source: Pandagon

Diamond and car ads proclaim, "All women are whores, just set the price."

Texas Science Curriculum Director Forced to Resign After Questioning Legitimacy of "Intelligent Design"

Posted on: Dec 5, 2007, Source: Pandagon

Amanda Marcotte: Texas is a state to be watched, because so many right wing ideas and strategies hatch there only to be exported elsewhere.

New Toys Target Men Who Hate Women

Posted on: Nov 30, 2007, Source: Pandagon

Amanda Marcotte: The manufacturers give you an option to engage in a little playful rape, which is the toy victim's fault, of course.

Bob Herbert Slams David Brooks' Revisionism of Reagan's Racist Legacy

Posted on: Nov 15, 2007, Source: Pandagon

Amanda Marcotte: For instance there's Reagan's non-subtle signaling of support for the murders of 3 civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964.

Women's Halloween Costumes Scare Me For The Wrong Reasons

Posted on: Oct 8, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Amanda Marcotte: For some, Halloween is an opportunity to indulge sexism they might conceal during less drunken revelry-oriented times.

Domestic Abuse Up Close: Man Beats Wife, Forces Their Son to Film It [VIDEO]

Posted on: Sep 20, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Diane Sawyer interviews an abused woman and shows video of her battering filmed by her son.

Britney Spears Is NOT Fat

Posted on: Sep 14, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Amanda Marcotte: Why are straight men so personally offended by Britney Spears' appearance at the VMAs?

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