Another GD thread worth reading.

[redqueen]

Will Pitt linked a good article from The Nation
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022445428

[ismnotwasm]

1. This

I am tired of being called a shrieking harridan for pointing out inequalities so tangible and blatant that they are regularly codified into law. I am tired of being told to provide documentation of inequality in the comments sections of a website where a staff of smart women documents inequality as fast as our fingers can move. Like, you might as well write me a note on a banana peel demanding that I prove to you that bananas exist. I am tired of being asked to "cite sources" proving that sexism is real (that RAPE is real, even!), because there is no way to concisely cite decades and decades of rigorous academia.

- See more at: http://www.thenation.com/blog/173150/battling-feminist-burnout#sthash.Dcf4BrV6.dpuf

[redqueen]

2. Oh yes. That's from the FANTASTIC article at Jezebel.

http://jezebel.com/5987118/sexism-fatigue-when-seth-macfarlane-is-a-complete-ass-and-you-dont-even-notice

[ismnotwasm]

3. That's a good one

[redqueen]

4. I love the closing paragraphs...

It is a must-read piece IMO.

[ismnotwasm]

5. Absolutely but the first response?

amazon278 and 129 more Reply
I dunno. I am a feminist, and I thought he was hilarious. I think his humor is much more a tongue in cheek commentary on sexism than blatant sexism. Don't take things so literally.

Are you fucking kidding me?



I don't like Family Guy or the Simpsons. The humor made me cringe. I Could be wrong, because I don't watch the shows, but its like they told the world it's ok not only to be stupid, but to stay that way. I like humor that challenges me, and Macfarland might be the nicest guy in the world for all I know, but his humor is poo poo pee pee caca humor. Oh, and I saw your boobies.