An aggregate of this week’s reading on gender and equality.
First up is an article by @jennifurret on her experience of the online sexual abuse that seems to be commonplace for female bloggers and tweeters who hold and share an opinion online. Being a female on Twitter.
Similarly Laurie Penny’s article likens being an intellectually prominent woman online is the equivalent of wearing a mini-skirt – attracting casual sexual abuse from passers by.
Next up is @DavidFutrelle discussing the words of David R. Usher, the president of the right-wing Center for Marriage Policy. David R. Usher – who frankly is trying to use scare tactics, conspiracy theories and hyperbole – is attempting to whip up anti-gay-marriage feeling by elaborating threats to the patriarchy on three fronts: women, government and money. Feminist marriage will destroy America, apparently.
“Feminists … intend to convert marriage into a feminist-controlled government enterprise and subordinate the rest of America to fund it…Feminist marriage is a three-way contract between two women and government.” — David R. Usher
Yep. Lesbian marriage is not about love, how can it be? There are no men involved!
It must be a clever ruse for POWER, CONTROL and WEALTH! What else?
Idiot.
Finally, Can You Tell The Difference Between A Men’s Magazine And A Rapist?
No, neither can I or anyone else.
And on that topic how about this little tid-bit from Maxim magazine:
// Nov 14th, 2011