Showing posts with label feminism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label feminism. Show all posts

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Gestational Authority

It is fair for a woman to have the final say over if a baby will be gestated inside her. She is the one doing the work and taking the risk.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Yet More Sexism in the Atheist Community

"As to your question why you dont see more athiest women? Its beacuse they are generally weaker. They dont want to make waves, they dont want to hurt someones feeling ar risk having their own feelings hurt."

- And here it is, as explicit a comment of sexism in our community as I have ever seen but it is a feeling that runs through the community. I have seen women are too emotional to be an atheist, not rational, or too afraid.

This is from one of my facebook friends. He messaged me in he context of a longer message about the reddit discussion.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Science Going Pink: Marketing to Girls

Why is it when marketers exaggerate the female in female and the male in male; the only outrage is pointed at the girls. Just being girlie when you are marketing to girls should not be labeled sexist.

By saying that by making science girlie we are being anti-science or anti-girl means there is an inherent contradiction between the two and that is highly sexist.

How not to market science to girls