Gender and Sexism

“It’s Always Sunny” gang goes to hell: The long-running “Seinfeld” heir skewers rape culture, homophobia and religious hypocrisy in two-part finale

Mar 8, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, mic, Religion and Religious Issues

Published: Salon (March 8, 2016) If we live in the golden age of television, the FXX comedy “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is one of the underappreciated gems. Often billed as “Seinfeld on crack,” the show has a distinct comic sensibility of its own, cynically reveling in the monstrosities of its five main characters, who have been described in-series as “the most horrible people alive.”...

Why The New ‘Ghostbusters’ Trailer Was Awful

Mar 8, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism

Published: The Good Men Project (March 8, 2016) When it was first announced that Sony was making an all-female Ghostbusters, I couldn't have been more excited. In my article for The Good Men Project on the upcoming film, I wrote that "it would be a disaster if the movie was deemed a qualitative failure... If the movie is a success, Ghostbusters 3 could be a forward stride for female comedians...

Creepy Creepy Donald Trump

Feb 27, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism

Published: The Good Men Project (February 27, 2016) Let's discuss the history of presidential creepiness. In this election, this is a discussion that really matters. We can start with the author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, who raped his 14-year-old slave Sally Hemmings. Nearly a century later, Grover Cleveland became the first president to get married in the White...

Not another weak celebrity apology: This hollow public ritual desperately needs an overhaul

Feb 3, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, mic, Race and Racism, Scandals

Published: Salon (February 3, 2016) When Shia LaBeouf was caught plagiarizing another artist, he launched a performance art piece called #IAmSorry as a statement on the ritual of celebrity apologies. Although his particular offense had nothing to do with bigotry, he could have just as easily been ridiculing the familiar formula that seems to have emerged when celebrities are caught in scandals...

Marvel’s Trump agenda: Maybe it’s no accident that fans have to push for equality and diversity at every turn

Jan 29, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, mic, Race and Racism

Published: Salon (January 29, 2016) How should progressives respond to the recent news that Marvel Comics CEO Ike Perlmutter donated over $1 million to a Donald Trump event intended to draw viewers away from the Republican presidential debate? As a start, they should remember these words of wisdom from one of Marvel’s most iconic superhero franchises: “With great power comes great...

“Star Wars” fans, unite: The only way to fight #WheresRey trends is to stop buying the toys

Jan 25, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, mic

Published: Salon (January 25, 2016) After it became apparent that the character of Rey had been excluded from game sets for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” critics quickly accused Lucasfilm – which was purchased by Disney in 2012 – of making sexist assumptions when developing its product line. Although Hasbro denied these claims in a statement to Entertainment Weekly about their “Star Wars...

The Sexist Criticisms of Kylo Ren

Jan 5, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, mic

Published: The Good Men Project (January 5, 2016) Warning: This entire article is one big spoiler! If you want to understand why men are reluctant to discuss their emotions, look no further than the response to Kylo Ren from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." On Twitter, there is a popular (and media-lauded) account called "Emo Kylo Ren," in which the Star Wars antagonist makes comments like "Darth...

5 reasons why 2015 was the year of the social justice warrior

Dec 31, 2015 | Elections - Presidential (2016), Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, mic, Race and Racism

Published: Salon (December 31, 2015), The Daily Dot (December 26, 2015) Although the term “social justice warrior” was constructed as an insult against progressive activists, the year 2015 has amply demonstrated why liberals should embrace the term. Social justice issues dominated the year, from race to sexual identity and beyond. Here are five ways the United States grappled with with social...

Hey progressives, Hillary isn’t the enemy

Nov 12, 2015 | Class Issues, Democrats, Economic Policy, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties

Published: Salon (November 12, 2015) The inevitable has finally happened: Bernie Sanders supporters are beginning to openly proclaim that, if Hillary Clinton defeats their champion in the upcoming Democratic presidential primaries, they will not support her in the subsequent election. I refer to this trend as “inevitable” because, as a Sanders supporter myself, I’ve heard this sentiment...

Can IQ Tests Make Misogynists’ Dreams Come True?

Oct 4, 2015 | Gender and Sexism, Science and Technology

Published: The Good Men Project (October 4, 2015) In a recent editorial for Breitbart, Milo Yiannopoulos is pushing for the argument that “the smartest people in the world are all men.” To support this claim, Yiannopoulos is relying on that old staple for pseudoscientific arguments – IQ tests. “There’s little doubt that men occupy more of the higher end of the IQ scale,” Yiannopoulos observes....

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