One of the goals the Cucumber team have set ourselves this year is to increase the number of recent, regular contributors who are non-white or non-male from 0 to 2. This post describes why we want to do this, what we’ve learned so far about the systemic barriers that keep the community of people who contribute to open source so utterly imbalanced, and outlines how we’ve started tackling the problem in our own project.| Cucumber Blog
I was standing behind her in the autographs line at a comedy show for a lesbian comedian. She was asking the opener “do you tour outside of [city]” and he was like “lol, say that again, slowly.” I was laughing, and maybe it was a little mean (but tour literally means more than one city?) and she turned around and was like “girl shut up.”| Enbies are from Earth
Animation is an unappreciated art. Many animators and cartoonists create loveable characters that are fixtures of pop culture. The unfortunate aspect about modern entertainment is the invasion of the culture wars. Genuine media criticism is being drowned out by those with certain political and cultural agendas. Youtube, Substack, and X.com have a number of anti-woke … Continue reading King Emperor Penguin : Awful Character Design Advice, Limited Understanding of Anatomy and The Disdain For ...| Femuscleblog
There’s widespread consensus that racism, sexism, and classism are pervasive social problems requiring consensus and coordination to address. However, a recent study in the American Journal of Sociology suggests that Americans understand these problems in very different terms. Using a mixed-methods approach combining interviews with a nationally representative survey, sociologists Lauren Valentino and Evangeline Warren […]| Articles – Contexts
Joey Swoll is a fitness influencer and CEO of gym positivity. Recently he stated that he would no longer have a social media presence. While hard to believe, the reason was due to his remarks about…| Femuscleblog
Reading this week that once again people felt uncomfortable at the Great British Beer Festival made us wonder what more can be done. Are we past the point of simple fixes?| Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog
We are on the edge of an AI revolution that is going to transform our society. What are we doing about it?| The Persistent
Sex in advertising is as American as Southern fried chicken.| Stu Bykofsky
Lawrence Krauss is a famous atheist and liberal crusader — and, in certain whisper networks, a well-known problem. With women coming forward alleging sexual harassment, will his “skeptic” fanbase believe the evidence?| BuzzFeed News
In this week's blog, we're investigating how workplace dress codes contribute to sexism, racism, and weight discrimination. The post Dress Codes Contribute to Sexism, Racism, and Weight Discrimination appeared first on RALIANCE.| RALIANCE
We discuss the factors that make park and campground employees more vulnerable to sexual misconduct and how to make these environments safer.| RALIANCE
Martin Schoeller is a photographer known for his unique portraiture. Schoeller was born in 1968. He was raised in West Germany residing in Munich. Martin Schoeller came to the US in 1993. His photo…| Femuscleblog
People tend to picture ideal leaders as highly competent and caring—qualities often linked to both men and women. A new study suggests that aspirational leadership norms may help shift perceptions away from outdated gender stereotypes.| PsyPost - Psychology News
Squid Game has become one of Netflix’s most popular shows. The show critiques capitalism and a system of debt that many cannot escape. The games are supposed to be fair to the disadvantaged, but this is not so. Contestants either win or die. Once more, those struggling are subject to the whims of another group. … Continue reading Squid Game, Gender, And The Myth of Fair Competition→| Femuscleblog
Zunilda Amy Hoyos Mendez was murdered by her husband. Fans of women’s bodybuilding recognized Amy Mendez as a fresh new talent in the sport. Her future as a competitor was bright , but that e…| Femuscleblog
In 2018, some activists, appalled by woke nonsense being published by academic journals, submitted nonsensical research. One paper claimed researchers “closely and respectfully examined the genitals of … ten thousand...Read More| Stossel TV
by Vesper On February 8 2025, rallies were held across Australia in defence of trans people’s access to gender affirming care. In Queensland,| Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group
Despite the brunches and pink frosted cupcakes, women in Australia are under threat. Gender based violence is on the rise, abortion rights are| Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group
As feminists, we believe fighting the class struggle and fighting sexism are two sides of the same coin. Working class power is the best weapon we have in the fight against sexism, and working class solidarity between people of all genders will be needed if we’re ever going to overthrow the rotten system that perpetuates it: capitalism.| Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group
Okay, okay -- I'm two weeks late.| The Potable Curmudgeon
Previously, I explained several reasons why this blog has gone on hiatus, and explained that my thoughts about beer will be posted alongside my utterances about everything else, over yonder at NA Confidential.| The Potable Curmudgeon
Previously, I explained several reasons why this blog is going on hiatus, indicating that my thoughts on beer will be posted alongside my thoughts on everything else, at NA Confidential. You'll find them there via the all-purpose tag, The Beer Beat.| The Potable Curmudgeon
The U.S. Supreme Court said Brenda Andrew should possibly get a new trial after prosecutors sex-shamed her.| theappeal.org
Sarah Owen, MP (Labour) for Luton North was elected Chair of the parliamentary Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) on 11th September 2024. The following morning, she was a guest on Woman’s Hour, presented by Anita Rani. Woman’s Hour was hardly quick to pick up on women’s legitimate concerns regarding the threats posed by … … Continue reading →| Karen Ingala Smith
Thoughts on third spaces, remote jobs, misplaced flirtation, and the thread that ties them together: the way we have offloaded so much of our social existence to our employeers.| v4.chriskrycho.com
I keep my book review ratings simple—they’re either required, recommended, recommended with qualifications, or not recommended. If you want the TL;DR, this is it: Recommended: Mary Robinette Kowal picks up her alt-history of the space program after a meteor strike and continues doing what sci-fi does best: throwing new light on present-day cultural issues by showing something that isn’t the present day. Where the first book looked head-on at sexism, the second carries that line forward ...| Chris Krycho
I keep my book review ratings simple—they’re either required, recommended, recommended with qualifications, or not recommended. If you want the TL;DR, this is it: Required: Mary Robinette Kowal’s alt-history of the space program (after a meteor strike!) is wonderful—smashingly-good plotting which somehow makes a half decade span feel urgent and fast-paced; a fantastic lead character; an interesting examination of women’s friendships; and frank treatment of both sexism and mental ill...| Chris Krycho
While preparing next year’s book and reading and thinking about the one I just reviewed (Margaret Williams on Early Classical Authors on Jesus), I have evolved in my thinking about the rhetorical sense behind the “persecution” section in the Epistle of 1 Clement, and realized I should spell this out more coherently in an article, […]| Richard Carrier Blogs
Dear Daughters #1 and #2, You turned 18 and 16 this week — a week for the history books, and one that I hope marks your entry into a lifetime of civic engagement. You are too young to remember much…| Slice of Midlife
Exchange between two male characters: Character 1: (holding a doodad that is of critical importance to the plot) Doesn’t look like much. Character 2: Well, remember. Troy fell because of a wo…| Fugitivus
