Category Archives: feminism
Patriarchy Drains Our Confidence
A man is not a financial plan-2
By Kloranne Kambou
Like some Westerners, a woman in my country — the Republic of Congo — may see a man as a financial plan.
Maybe that’s not surprising since our culture lifts men above women and gives us fewer opportunities.
When a woman births a boy she gains respect. He will become head of his own family — which he will rule and provide for. Only boys can pass on the heritage of their fathers.
Growing up, I saw women arise early to do laundry, cook, clean and work in the fields. Men slept as long as they wanted. When the men finally did wake up and come for breakfast, they were served first. They were also served first for every other meal.
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Objectification & Male Self-Esteem
Why do men objectify women?
Jason Gavis asked men that question on his Facebook page and wrote about their replies for The Good Men Project. Here’s one answer he got:
For me it’s about seeking approval… the most fun and exciting and ego gratifying times in my life have been when I have embraced it and danced with it.
This reminded me of a woman who said (more like complained) that her guy seemed to get an ego-boost whenever a woman he ogled noticed him.
So I’m wondering why this is. Read the rest of this entry
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High Minimum Wage Boosts Economy
Credit: Dicky Neely’s Blog
As Labor Day approaches think about this:
Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs?
Doesn’t look like it. Read the rest of this entry
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F- The Patriarchy. Literally?
Screw the patriarchy. Literally?
A married, non-monogamous friend of mine says I should be non-monogamous, too.
Because exclusive relationships were instituted to dominate women’s sexuality.
I’ve heard this line before. But not from someone who could personally benefit from it. Read the rest of this entry
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Why Women Stop Being Porn Stars
How to make love like a porn star
At the beginning of relationships even the prudest women act like porn stars. We get BJs in the car (and many other places). But after a few months or years we can’t even get a BJ in bed. Or only after much begging and maybe even manipulation, which leaves us feeling like undesirable, pathetic fools. That’s just one example… Every married man that I have spoken to says women become more prudish over the course of a relationship…
A woman who is willing to explore her sexual boundaries and become more sexually adventurous throughout the course of the relationship will never be abandoned or cheated on by a man. TRY IT! YOU WILL SEE.
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Colleges Need Quotas Favoring Men?
Female privilege versus male privilege
By A.K. Whitney @ The Ms. Magazine Blog
Every year as a new school semester begins, someone writes an ominous article about the fact that more women are graduating from college these days than men.
The latest hand-wringing salvo comes from famed anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly, and it’s a doozy. Schlafly wrote on World Net Daily that not only is this imbalance bad for men, but also for women, since a dearth of males on campus puts a crimp in women’s plans to find husbands, leading them instead to pursue meaningless sex. Schlafly writes: Read the rest of this entry
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I Didn’t Come From Your Rib. You Came From My Vagina.
I didn’t come from your rib. You came from my vagina
Once upon a time we imagined God as The Goddess.
Women give birth, and so from the goddess worlds were born.
But once we knew the role men played the goddess birthed a son who grew to become her lover and consort. And from these two worlds were born.
Later, gods overtook goddesses. And eventually, from God the world was born. (Why this pattern? See this.)
And these patriarchal types have been trying to control women’s reproduction ever since.
But PsychoSuperMom is here to remind us that:
I didn’t come from your rib. You came from my vagina.
Video here: Read the rest of this entry
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No Longer Fearing Female Viagra
Scientists developing Lybrido, aka “Female Viagra,” had once fretted that the pill might work too well.
That’s right, some feared that Lybrido could create orgasm-hungry, sex-craved nymphomaniacs who cheated on husbands and splintered society. Read the rest of this entry
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High School “Salute” Spurs Sexism
Owen Labrie and St. Paul’s School
Owen Labrie is charged with raping a fifteen year old while trying to “score” in a high school game dubbed “the Senior Salute.”
Whether or not he is guilty, the game institutionalizes sexism. And it’s the sort of thing that can spur assault. Read the rest of this entry
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Using Men for Money, Sex and Self-Esteem
By Adriana Martinez
Life holds lessons. Some, you must learn first-hand.
As a young teen I had a crush on my brother’s friends. Once, when we were hanging out, my dad ordered me back in the house.
“What were you doing out there with them?”
“Just hanging out.”
“If you keep hanging out with boys you’ll grow up to be a slut.” Read the rest of this entry
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