Showing posts with label sexisim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sexisim. Show all posts

Monday, February 09, 2015

When it comes to women in film, we're making progress, right?

In the last 16 years, women have made absolutely no gains.

None! Zero. Nada.

In fact, in 2014, women held only 17% of all of the most important behind-the-scenes positions in Hollywood — the same percentage they occupied in 1998.

Let's break that down, shall we?

Monday, November 10, 2014

College pres. warns women not to report rapes: Girls lie if sex doesn’t ‘turn out the way they want’

PIG!

Lincoln University President Robert R. Jennings has defended shocking remarks in which he seems to accuse women on campus making false rape charges, saying that the comments were taken out of context.

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Sunday, December 22, 2013

These Hilariously Witty Comebacks To Sexist Comments Are Perfect

If you are a living, breathing female of the human species, you have probably (regrettably) experienced some kind of sexual harassment or sexism in your life. Those catcalls, cars honking, and "jokey" one-liners are all a little bit too ... well, how can I put it ... creepy.

The Everyday Sexism Project knows that when it happens to us — and men, too — we feel a mix of fear, shame, and shock, and they also know that it's not a victim's duty or responsibility to shout back. But what about the times where you wish you had an "oooohh you need ice for that burn!" comeback?

They asked their Twitter followers for their best comebacks to those moments where you wish you could fire off a witty reply.