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The 5 Most Offensive Sexist and Homophobic Moves by Conservatives: This Month Alone!

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. May 17, 2012.

From homophobic remarks to awful bills, here's a little roundup of a month of assault from the GOP.

5 Guidelines that Can Prevent Sexist Reporting on Women in Politics

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. April 10, 2012.

A new guide reminds us that even when we don't mean to, we can judge and describe female candidates differently.

5 Right-Wing Violations Against Women That We Must Crush

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. March 15, 2012.

Rush may look like a buffoon in the PR war, and women may be fighting back, but the war on women continues, and we're losing rights by the minute.

The 11 Dumbest Things Conservatives Have Said About Women

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. February 28, 2012.

From Rush Limbaugh to the Pope, it's been one of the worst months ever for verbalized sexism.

Why is Hollywood So Afraid of Black Women?

Channing Kennedy, Colorlines.com. January 30, 2012.

"The Help" is building Oscar buzz despite historical mistruths -- while white/male Oscar contenders derail serious conversation about structural racism in Hollywood.

$9.6 Million for Casanova's Memoirs? Why Are the French Still Impressed With Sexual Cads?

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. December 20, 2011.

The idea of the heroic male seducer, while dated and dangerous, lives on.

The Roots' Big Bachmann #Fail: 5 Songs They Could Have Used To Snark Her -- Without the Ugly Sexism

Megan Carpentier, Women's Media Center. November 23, 2011.

The Roots are famous for their satiric walk-on song picks on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." But it's easy enough to "snark" Michele Bachmann without going super-sexist.

"It's Free to Swipe Yo' EBT": How an R&B Singer's Viral Video Spreads Black Conservatism in an Age of Austerity

Nick Powers, AlterNet. September 27, 2011.

A new, mocking video asks, who's the butt of the joke?

Tell 'Psychology Today' to Stop Publishing Racist and Sexist Articles

Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Alisa Bierria, Change.org. May 20, 2011.

The article 'Why are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women' showed both a gross bias on the part of the author, Satoshi Kanazawa.

Hollywood Gender Gap Persists in 100 Top-Grossing 2008 Films

Stacy L. Smith, Marc Choueiti, DELETED. April 29, 2011.

A new study from researchers at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism shows that females remain less visible and less valued in top feature film.

Why Lesbian Porn Is the Best

Lisa Gillespie, Campus Progress. February 24, 2011.

Mainstream porn traffics in male fantasies crafted and executed by men, with not much of women's fantasies or pleasure in mind.

Foxy News: The Cable News Home For Sexism, Scantily Clad Women

Media Matters for AmericaFebruary 4, 2011.

Fox has a long history of broadcasting sexism, which also mirrors a culture at parent company News Corp that has led to numerous sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits.

Sex R Us: The Rise of Enlightened Sexism

Susan J. Douglas, St. Martin's Press. January 8, 2011.

Susan J. Douglas's new book illuminates the proliferation of apparently strong feminist icons who, in reality, are holding back the feminist movement.

The 7 Sleaziest Sexist Moments from the 2010 Elections

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. November 6, 2010.

2010 saw a spate of sexist attacks on female candidates, leaving fewer women in congress than we've had in years. The good news? Fighting back against sexism can win women votes.

New Feminist Coalition Slams Sexed-Up Images of Girls

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. October 22, 2010.

Feminists launch a movement to push back at pole-dancing for preteens and hypersexed images of girls -- without being anti-sex.

Hey Ladies, Want a Raise? Wash Your Vagina -- Women's Day Magazine's Ultra-Sexist Ad

honig, Daily Kos. August 26, 2010.

Ad appearing in Women's Day magazine's jaw-dropping argument.

5 Things Society Unfairly Expects of Men

Greta Christina, AlterNet. August 9, 2010.

Get it up? Bring home the bacon? Here are five rigid, narrow definitions of maleness that men feel pressured to contort themselves into.

Why Is Elena Kagan's Sexuality Being Called Into Question?

Patricia J. Williams, The Nation. May 26, 2010.

Forty years after the birth of modern feminism, we still carry sexist assumptions about women who attain certain kinds of professional success.

Catholic Leader Says Woman Should Die With Her Fetus -- When Did Woman-Hating Go Mainstream?

Carole Joffe, RH Reality Check. May 24, 2010.

In many extremist anti-choice circles, full throated woman-hating never went away. But now it's entering the mainstream.

Are Realistic Sex Dolls Creepy?

Monica Shores, SeXis Magazine. May 13, 2010.

Pop culture has condemned men who use sex dolls as icky weirdos. But do they get an unfair rap?

New Discoveries Suggest That Sexual Objectification Is More Damaging to Women Than You Might Think

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. April 10, 2010.

New research suggests sexual objectification hinders some women’s cognitive ability.

How the Unconscious Mind Can Act Out Our Prejudices

Shankar Vedantam, Random House Publishing Group. February 18, 2010.

Most people report feeling no prejudice, making bias hard to identify. But a new book explores how our unconscious minds color every individual and collective decision we make.

Half-Naked Hot Chicks and Beer: The Sexist Guyland of the Super Bowl Beer Commercial

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. February 5, 2010.

The land of beer is a fun and raucous place. It's also filled with deeply sexist images.

Westerners Who Condemn So-Called "Honor Killings" Must Confront Gender Violence Within Their Own Culture

Anna Momigliano, The Nation. February 4, 2010.

To consider honor killings in Muslim communities a crime unto itself overlooks the patriarchal roots of much of the intimate partner violence against women in the Western world.

NY Bar Association Assembles Male Lawyers to Tell Lady Lawyers How They Can Do Better

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. January 18, 2010.

An annual meeting of the Bar Association was set to include two panels devoted to female attorneys: "What's Our Problem?" and "Tips From the Other Side."

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