Category: gender
Molly Ringwald’s brilliant essay about John Hughes is a superb exploration of what it means to love “problematic” art
On April 8, 2018 by KennaIf you’ve been paying attention, you might already know that Molly Ringwald is a brilliant writer with smart things to say about the movies that made her famous. But her essay on John Hughes movies, the Breakfast Club, #metoo, and the useful and versatile concept of “problematic” art and artists is a whole
Jen Wang’s “The Prince and the Dressmaker”: a genderqueer graphic novel that will move and dazzle you
On February 19, 2018 by KennaBy Cory Doctorow I love Jen Wang’s work: her debut graphic novel Koko Be Good was thought-provoking and challenging and beautiful; “In Real Life,” her adaptation of my story Anda’s Game took the tale to places that delighted and surprised me — today, Firstsecond publishes The Prince and the Dressmaker, which I believe will be
UK Tory aides are circulating a list of accused sexual predators and harassers in Parliament
On October 30, 2017 by KennaThe spreadsheet contains 36 names: 2 Cabinet ministers identified as engaging in inappropriate behaviour towards women; 18 ministers who are said to have engaged in sexual misconduct; 12 MPs accused of sexually harassing female researchers and 4 MPs accused of harassing male researchers. Guido Fawkes has published a redacted version of the
Quinn Norton on sexual assault, community response, and restorative justice
On October 20, 2017 by KennaIn the early 2010s, Quinn Norton (previously) was sexually assaulted by Robert Scoble (previously), a well-known technology exec and anti-privacy advocate while attending O’Reilly Media’s FOO Camp, a private tech gathering that has a well-earned reputation as a safe and congenial space. In the wake of the assault — which was one of
Videos about the ‘logical’ ways we excuse sex assault will make you want to rage scream
On September 22, 2017 by KennaImage: 101-North / it’s on us By Rebecca Ruiz2017-09-21 22:51:11 UTC There are countless ways to explain the concept of sexual consent. A new trio of videos released in partnership with the It’s On Us campaign uses a less obvious strategy: humor. In each of the videos, a woman has an urge she can’t control,
Vancouver housing co-op rescinds family’s apartment because unborn child is a girl
On September 20, 2017 by KennaKristjan Gottfried and Michelle Hurtig were first the waiting list for Vancouver’s Marina Housing Co-operative, a nonprofit when the volunteer co-chair of the admissions board told them that their new home couldn’t be confirmed until they found out the sex of their unborn baby. When they found out they were having a girl, they
Disneyland Paris bans 3-year-old boy from princess event, then apologizes
On September 1, 2017 by KennaIf a young girl wanted to participate in a pirate event at Disneyland, it’s unimaginable that she would be turned away because she’s a girl. But Noah, a 3-year-old boy, who was “buzzing with excitement” when he heard about the Disneyland Paris princess-for-a-day event (his favorite Disney character is Elsa from Frozen), was banned from
Evolutionary psychologists are very butthurt about the new Scientific American
On August 29, 2017 by KennaScientific American dedicates its September issue to The New Science of Sex and Gender, and sociobiologists haven’t been in this kind of tizzy since the Emmy-nominated Bill Nye episode about sex and gender. Above: the usual suspects getting upset. From the intro to the issue by the editors: To
Bitch Doctrine: sympathy, empathy and rage from the Laurie Penny’s red pen of justice
On August 1, 2017 by KennaBy Cory Doctorow Before Laurie Penny was a brilliant young feminist novelist, she was a brilliant young essayist, blazing through the British (and then the world’s) media with column after column that skewered social ills on what Warren Ellis aptly dubbed her “red pen of justice.” Bitch Doctrine, published today, collects dozens
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