Category Archives: sexism

TV Incredibly Sexist, Ozy Feels Need To Rant About This For Some Reason

Posted on May 20, 2012 by ozymandias

While watching the Tim Burton flick Dark Shadows (it’s very Tim Burton), I was able to witness advertisements for new TV shows, because God forbid we have a single second in the theater where we’re not dying of advertisements. These … Continue reading →

Posted in children, hegemonic heterosexuality, media, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, sexism | Tagged abc family, baby daddy, men at work, tbs | 13 Comments

Geek Pride and Social Justice

Posted on May 8, 2012 by ozymandias

Hey, everyone, it’s been a while! I have been dealing with assorted Brain Issues, and I’ll probably be flaky as shit for a while because sometimes even remembering to eat is difficult and writing a post is damn near impossible. … Continue reading →

Posted in gender performativity, hegemonic heterosexuality, intersectionality, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, sexism, success | Tagged ableism, geek, geek culture | 68 Comments

Cracked on Misogyny

Posted on April 16, 2012 by ozymandias

Hat tip to Psychonomics. TW for brief mentions of rape. Cracked has recently presented an article about the five ways modern men are trained to hate women, as part of its latest bid to be Feministe’s more ableist, more prone … Continue reading →

Posted in gender identity, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, rape, sexism | Tagged cracked, knight/beast dichotomy, misandry, misogyny, sex, success myth | 36 Comments

Male Employment Hits Historic Lows

Posted on March 5, 2012 by ozymandias

(Via Occupy Wall Street.) According to the Federal Reserve’s economic data, the rate of employment of men has hit historic lows— in fact, it’s at the lowest rate in more than sixty years. And women aren’t doing so well either. … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, sexism | Tagged employment, federal reserve, recession | 119 Comments

Sexual Harassment Policies On Campus

Posted on March 1, 2012 by ozymandias

Recently, I was involved in an effort to revise my college’s sexual harassment, rape, and abuse policies, which means that I spent like eighty hours sitting in various rooms having meetings with people. (And also the policy is 100% gender-neutral … Continue reading →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, sexism | Tagged gender-based harassment, sexual harassment, title IX | 106 Comments

Kay Hymowitz: Terrible Person or Worst Person?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by ozymandias

Explaining what’s wrong with articles by Kay “guys should man up” Hymowitz is kind of like shooting fish in a barrel entirely full of salted herring. Nevertheless, I am in a ranty mood, so.

Posted in blog responses, economy, employment, gender movements, men as children, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, relationships, sexism, success | Tagged kay hymowitz, man-children, manning up, preadult, star wars, success myth, success objects | 63 Comments

Male Friendship

Posted on January 18, 2012 by ozymandias

(hat tip to StartledOctopus) This is an interesting video from Sociological Images (no transcript available and I don’t want to write an transcript of an hour-and-a-half video, sorry) about how gender affects friendship, although the audience appeared more interested in … Continue reading →

Posted in blog responses, emotion, femmephobia, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, sexism | Tagged friendship, male hypersexuality, masculinity, social support gap, sociological images | 33 Comments

Jimmy Kimmel’s I Gave My Kid A Terrible Present

Posted on December 22, 2011 by ozymandias

Jimmy Kimmel asked parents to give their kids a “terrible present,” film their reactions, and post it on YouTube. Maybe I’m oversensitive, but I didn’t find this video funny at all: I actually thought it was horrifying. Imagine your parents … Continue reading →

Posted in children, femmephobia, holiday, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, sexism | Tagged femmephobia, gender-inappropriate toys, hello kitty, jimmy kimmel, my little pony, pranks, star wars, toys | 20 Comments

Groupdudes.com’s idea of “men”: sports, violence, and absolutely no gardening

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Ami Angelwings

I just saw this ad play before I listened to a radio station online… WTF!? For those that don’t want to (or can’t) listen/watch… it’s an advertisment for a site called GroupDudes.com which is a coupon discount site for “men”. … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising sins, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, sexism, the media | 41 Comments

Open Thread: The Disposable Male

Posted on September 13, 2011 by ozymandias

A couple of people on the Memo to Feminism thread have been calling for an open thread on ideas of male expendability and the disposable male. So here it is! Have at it.