About the objectification of people, mostly women, in the media. I want to think about why women are characterized as objects while men are allowed to be subjects — is it the autohomophobia of the male gaze? Is it a fear or noncomprehension of female sexual desire?
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Christopher Hedges extemporized about his new book, The End of Literacy and The Triumph of Spectacle, when he stopped in Berkeley, CA on his tour last summer. But his take on the spectacular is not without some convoluted ironies.
First, I feel...
On Fighting Corporate Mind Control:
Yes, the Yes Men are awesome. Yes, they are fixing the world, or at least promoting a movie about it. They’re committed to demonstrating that corporations’ dignity is not as important as human dignity.
So is...
This video, featuring Dr. John D. Clarke, won the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s contest and will air as their public service announcement about avoiding H1N1, the swine flu virus. Unlike Dr. Dre, Dr. Clarke has a medical degree, and unlike Jay-Z,...
Sometimes, the News Media has all the answers.
The New York Times reports that a recent study shows that women’s shoes hurt their feet.
Women mostly have sex because “it feels good,” according to a new study reviewed on Salon.com by Tracy...
Trigger warning: This post contains references to rape.
Anyone who reads feminist blogs has come across “trigger warnings” before graphic images or descriptions of rape or violence to women.
The intent of a trigger warning is to advertise the...
