like, what are they hoping for by trying to get a bunch of people together to do this?"hey everyone, come here so we can throw rocks at this complaining woman. or feminists, show up to throw rocks at us. we'll be there!"
― mh, Thursday, 22 March 2012 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
is there a place to watch the video?
imagine a tech company logo on the front panel of a scantily clad lady's underpants... forever
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 22 March 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
xp Yeah that's just weird. I don't really want to defend either of these people, haha. I just want to send the world to Lex's Finishing School of Grace and Respectability. My Grandma was my professor. I still don't wear navy & black together, either.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 22 March 2012 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
Wow, that exchange mh just posted is... wtf? Don't advertise a meeting that you haven't actually arranged and then suggest the person not going is the one being nasty about it. What a major-league douche.
― emil.y, Thursday, 22 March 2012 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
http://kottke.org/07/02/gender-diversity-at-web-conferences
guuuh
― mh, Thursday, 22 March 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
this company looks like it's made of bubble and refined bubble btw: http://geekli.st/about
― s.clover, Thursday, 22 March 2012 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
apology: http://gklst.tumblr.com/post/19734620901/geeklist-and-a-public-apology
― jabba hands, Thursday, 22 March 2012 20:20 (twelve years ago) link
oh n/m already posted
that derailingfordummies link is great, and giving me cause to take an uncomfortable inventory
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 22 March 2012 21:17 (twelve years ago) link
not even refined bubble. fumes emitted from the bubble refinery.
― s.clover, Thursday, 22 March 2012 21:31 (twelve years ago) link
and apparently more of the same from the tech world: http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2012/03/how-casual-sexism-put-sqoot-in.php
― s.clover, Thursday, 22 March 2012 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/04/ryan-gosling-actually-historys-greatest-monster.html
I don't really know how to respond to this
― dayo, Thursday, 5 April 2012 11:40 (twelve years ago) link
Discussed / LOL'd at this a bit on the Guardian thread because I didn't know where else to put it.
I haven't read the clusterfuck that I'm sure the comments will be, but on my first reading of the NYMag article, having read first the palaver, then Laurie Penny's ridiculous Gawker article...
I'm the first person to cry "sexism" in any situation where I detect even a sniff of it, but my reaction was: actually, not sexist. Hilarious.
That is: that I don't think that it's Penny's gender that caused the clusterfuck, but the things she wrote and the attitudes she seemed to take. I'm sure that she may receive a greater and more pointed *beatdown* for it, but the opprobrium is not due to her gender, but the fact that she behaved in a kind of a ridiculous and cliched manner. But, like, that's actually what some of us like LOLrie Penny for?
― Popcorn Supergay Receiver (Masonic Boom), Thursday, 5 April 2012 11:46 (twelve years ago) link
anti-Semetic tbh
― Mordy, Thursday, 5 April 2012 12:02 (twelve years ago) link
ah okay, I have no idea who laurie penny and didn't read the gawker article beyond what was excerpted xp
― dayo, Thursday, 5 April 2012 12:12 (twelve years ago) link
must be seen to be believed
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:26 (eleven years ago) link
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4065/4288631655_dde22a9f17_z.jpg
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:28 (eleven years ago) link
the comments on some of those pages can be even more fucked up, given the half-century gap
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:28 (eleven years ago) link
girl watcher mag is pretty klassik honestly
― boy, was that Dan Fielding hungry for some cake! (forksclovetofu), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:31 (eleven years ago) link
Congratulations, you found a sexist thing. Try a slightly smaller target next time, maybe?
― how did I get here? why am I in the whiskey aisle? this is all so (Laurel), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:33 (eleven years ago) link
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2530/4297737231_4661076c6c_z.jpg
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:34 (eleven years ago) link
still don't believe it
― yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:38 (eleven years ago) link
poll thread:
― THE KITTEN TYPE (contenderizer), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
if you say so champ
― same old song and placenta (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
^not a taschen fan i see
― boy, was that Dan Fielding hungry for some cake! (forksclovetofu), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:00 (eleven years ago) link
I'm more of a Jaybird fan
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:01 (eleven years ago) link
Uh huh
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:07 (eleven years ago) link
not really sure what's unbelievable about this tbh
― W. E. B. Du Bois Goals Panel (DJ Mencap), Monday, 23 April 2012 22:40 (eleven years ago) link
largely hyperbole, no need to dwell on it
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 23 April 2012 22:43 (eleven years ago) link
could just have easily titled the link THIS IS SEXIST
this is straining my credulity a little, tbh
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj242/donaldparsley/botony.jpg
― THE KITTEN TYPE (contenderizer), Monday, 23 April 2012 22:49 (eleven years ago) link
your credulity pants
― mh, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 03:10 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.thenation.com/blog/167402/how-gender-identity-may-determine-right-vote-2012
"This is, by any measure, the portion of the electorate that is among the most marginalized and stigmatized, and hence probably most in need of the right to have a say in who governs their lives. But discussions on both sides of voter ID laws tend to leave out transgender citizens in discussions about who would be most adversely impacted."
― 1staethyr, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 04:33 (eleven years ago) link
Is this homophobic?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-rFo6DDwss
@ :25
i swear to god i just saw a slightly different version of this where the guy does a little limp-wristed gesture at the two women at the end
― goole, Friday, 18 May 2012 13:16 (eleven years ago) link
Not unless "steamer" is some derogatory thing I'm not getting imo
― a parker full of poseys (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 18 May 2012 21:31 (eleven years ago) link
^never been to cleveland
― bailiwick bill (forksclovetofu), Friday, 18 May 2012 21:37 (eleven years ago) link
ha it really was the version i saw that was too much. i don't think he was even holding the mug making it clear he was a cat person
― goole, Friday, 18 May 2012 21:38 (eleven years ago) link
Should we start a "this is/is this homophobic" thread?
― a parker full of poseys (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 18 May 2012 21:55 (eleven years ago) link
This is sexist: http://jezebel.com/5911226/republican-dudes-wont-let-dcs-female-delegate-speak-against-abortion-ban-in-the-district
― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Friday, 18 May 2012 22:39 (eleven years ago) link
I just... boggle, at shit like that. I dont know what else to say.
― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Saturday, 19 May 2012 08:45 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/06/im-not-your-wife-a-new-study-points-to-a-hidden-form-of-sexism/258057/
The anecdotes at the beginning are so o_O and you can just imagine some old business-looking dude in a suit mindlessly saying them
― mh, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
What's wrong w being sexy?
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 18:18 (eleven years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwnykb7bpO1r8q40po1_500.jpg
― goole, Thursday, 21 June 2012 13:04 (eleven years ago) link
the thug seems to have NOB tattooed on his chest
― jacob von logflume (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 21 June 2012 13:06 (eleven years ago) link
what is this I don't even
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/07/03/510454/gop-state-senator-will-teach-brooklyn-women-to-act-like-ladies/
Women of Brooklyn, New York, State Senator Marty Golden (R) wants to turn you into proper ladies fit for employment.As part of a summer series on career development directed at his female constituents, Golden is hosting a taxpayer-funded event called “Posture, Deportment and the Feminine Presence” on July 24. Golden promises to teach Bay Ridge women “the art of feminine presence,” which includes tips on how to “sit, stand and walk like a model” and “walk up and down a stair elegantly”:http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Google-ChromeScreenSnapz038.pngGolden defended the workshop as simply a way to help women get jobs in a tough market. Countering this justification, State Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) told City & State:“Rather than passing legislation such as the Fair Pay Act to assist women in the workplace, the Senate Republicans appear to be offering career advice on posture and how to act feminine,” said Krueger, who hosted the Senate Democrats’ forum on issues affecting women in the workplace in May. “Perhaps this would be appropriate on Mad Men, but not in New York in the 21st century.“Golden was the only Brooklyn senator to vote against New York’s same-sex marriage law.UpdateGolden’s website has deleted the above quotes from the event page.
As part of a summer series on career development directed at his female constituents, Golden is hosting a taxpayer-funded event called “Posture, Deportment and the Feminine Presence” on July 24. Golden promises to teach Bay Ridge women “the art of feminine presence,” which includes tips on how to “sit, stand and walk like a model” and “walk up and down a stair elegantly”:
http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Google-ChromeScreenSnapz038.png
Golden defended the workshop as simply a way to help women get jobs in a tough market. Countering this justification, State Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) told City & State:
“Rather than passing legislation such as the Fair Pay Act to assist women in the workplace, the Senate Republicans appear to be offering career advice on posture and how to act feminine,” said Krueger, who hosted the Senate Democrats’ forum on issues affecting women in the workplace in May. “Perhaps this would be appropriate on Mad Men, but not in New York in the 21st century.“
Golden was the only Brooklyn senator to vote against New York’s same-sex marriage law.
Update
Golden’s website has deleted the above quotes from the event page.
― Julie Derpy (Phil D.), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 01:23 (eleven years ago) link
from the article mh cited two weeks back:
"We found that employed husbands in traditional marriages, compared to those in modern marriages, tend to (a) view the presence of women in the workplace unfavorably, (b) perceive that organizations with higher numbers of female employees are operating less smoothly, (c) find organizations with female leaders as relatively unattractive, and (d) deny, more frequently, qualified female employees opportunities for promotion."The studies showed that personal views and the domestic architecture of male leaders' private lives helped shape women's professional opportunities. This held true in both surveys and lab experiments, including one that tested whether candidates with identical backgrounds, but different names -- Drew versus Diane -- should receive a spot in a sought-after, company-sponsored MBA program. According to the research, men in traditional marriages gave Diane "significantly poor evaluations" compared to Drew. It seems that husbands with wives working at home imprinted that ideal onto women in the office.
The studies showed that personal views and the domestic architecture of male leaders' private lives helped shape women's professional opportunities. This held true in both surveys and lab experiments, including one that tested whether candidates with identical backgrounds, but different names -- Drew versus Diane -- should receive a spot in a sought-after, company-sponsored MBA program. According to the research, men in traditional marriages gave Diane "significantly poor evaluations" compared to Drew. It seems that husbands with wives working at home imprinted that ideal onto women in the office.
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 05:10 (eleven years ago) link
I just want to rant a little about "manic pixie dream girl," first described by the yucky Nathan Rabin, and subject of this much yuckier video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBNss2PMj60
"The cause of the manic pixie dream girl is still little understood. Although my own theory is severe retardation of the brain."Like I could say a lot of shit about this but I'm just going to say it's pesky. All those movies where they magic some creative type out of a funk, sure, it's played ººº but extending it to IRL I guess anyone with bangs and glasses is just too precious (=stupid?) to go on?
― chupacabra seeds (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 19:29 (eleven years ago) link
I mean I certainly don't believe that but it's the thesis of this video.
― chupacabra seeds (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 19:30 (eleven years ago) link
pesky sounds about right.
― Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 19:59 (eleven years ago) link
entire point of the stereotype is that it's a ridiculous reductive character type often written by men. using it as a stereotype for a real person makes no sense!
― hot sauce delivery device (mh), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 20:32 (eleven years ago) link