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 responsibility.”... Read Original Article
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 Monopoly” game, an anonymous industry insider recently revealed the ugly truth to the culture blog Sweatpants & Coffee.... Read Original Article
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 Vader had no father.... Read Original Article
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 issues in 2015:
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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 privately uttered in numerous conversations with (otherwise sympathetic) minds.
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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.... Read Original Article
