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The New Misandry: Man-Hating in 1972

Read it. Then read it again.

            Words, amongst many things, are the vehicles through which meaning is conveyed. They convey thought, provide contexts for experiences, and enable the transmission of ideas from one individual to another. In many cases, words operate as a medium of communication from one society to another. In recognizing the profound and powerful impact that words …

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Interesting thread over at clovenhooves:

https://clovenhooves.org/showthread.php?tid=1616&pid=5639#pid5639

The Discrimination Against Women Directors at the Oscars since 1927 to the Present

Well worth the read. And it’s great to be able to search imdb.com (film database) by director, for your next watch!

Despite popular opinion to the contrary, Andrea Dworkin never asserted that “All heterosexual sex is rape.” She did, however, draw attention to the parallels that exist between heterosexual sex and rape. Specifically, in her important text Intercourse, Dworkin asserted that “Violation is a synonym for intercourse.” To understand the significance of the assertion, let’s …

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Foul Play: The Colonization of Women’s Sports

Written six years ago, but still great.

Take a look, especially, at the graphic distinguishing between equality and equit.

Woman’s Career Dies In Childbirth

And another thing (from Picoult’s Nineteen Minutes): the guy who considered his football game to be far more important than knowing whether or not his girlfriend was pregnant.  Not unusual.  Most men worship football.

Guys, especially jocks—you have been brainwashed.  It’s a fucking GAME.  A game of tag with a game of catch.  To see …

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FemmeHealth Ventures Alliance

Only 12% of AI researchers are women.

We are training algorithms to diagnose female bodies using data created by men who’ve never had a period, never been pregnant, never felt dismissed by a doctor who said their pain was “stress.”

Meanwhile 60% of women say doctors don’t take their health seriously.

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“Women have no rights, Don, except what men allow us.  Men are more aggressive and powerful, and they run the world. …”

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“Men and women aren’t different species, Ruth.  Women do everything men do.”

“Do they?” .. She mutters something that could be “My Lai” and looks away.  “All the endless wars …”  Her …

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