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The New Misogyny: What It Means for Teachers and Classrooms

The Editors of Rethinking Schools, Rethinking Schools. July 23, 2012.

The vilification of K-12 teachers is part and parcel of the growing misogyny we are witnessing in today's United States.

6 Absurdly Demeaning Conservative Attacks on Women

Soraya Chemaly, AlterNet. May 21, 2012.

Republican politicians are rolling back women's reproductive rights based on the norms of animal husbandry.

Act Like a Lady? 7 Romantic Comedies Stuck in the 1950s

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. April 20, 2012.

Why are rom-coms so regressive?

The Corporate Media's Outrageous Double Standard on Romney and Ted Nugent

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. April 18, 2012.

Mitt Romney's campaign welcomed the endorsement of a washed-up rock-n-roller who said President Obama could "suck on my machine gun." Where's the outrage?

5 Right-Wing Violations Against Women That We Must Crush

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. March 15, 2012.

Rush may look like a buffoon in the PR war, and women may be fighting back, but the war on women continues, and we're losing rights by the minute.

Why 'Liberal Hollywood' Is a Myth

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. November 10, 2011.

Hollywood has a reputation for being a bastion for liberalism in America. It hasn't totally earned it.

10 Revolting TV Shows That Need to Die

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. September 7, 2011.

Television influences our culture and mental health. Here are shows that we need to kill like a virus.

5 Reasons Progressives Should Treat Ron Paul with Extreme Caution -- 'Cuddly' Libertarian Has Some Very Dark Politics

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. August 26, 2011.

He's anti-woman, anti-gay, anti-black, anti-senior-citizen, anti-equality and anti-education, and that's just the start.

Watchdogs, Outraged Over Rihanna's New Video, Give Kanye's Misogyny a Pass

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. June 16, 2011.

Double standard, anyone?

"Crazy Chicks Are Hot?" 8 Messed-Up Portrayals of Women Going Insane in Film

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. February 6, 2011.

On the cusp of Black Swan's sure wins, we look at the misogyny that drives the meme of the insane beauty.

Swanday Bloody Swanday: Darren Aronofsky's Sadistic, Misogynistic New Film

Debra Cash, Arts Fuse. December 16, 2010.

'Black Swan' is a textbook demonstration of what academics refer to as the male gaze—with a pretty young thing poked and dismembered under a misogynist lens.

So the Stupak Amendment Sucks: Here's What You Can Do About It

So the Stupak Amendment Sucks: Here's What You Can Do About It

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. November 10, 2009.

Find out how your representative voted on and call their office, to thank them or to tell them that you'll be supporting a pro-choice democrat in the next primary.

Why I Like Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Body Better Than Jennifer's

W. Scott Poole, Religion Dispatches. October 13, 2009.

Has a new horror film about a murderous cheerleader subverted the mythos of woman as the source of evil or just the opposite?

Does the Surgeon General Need to Be a Scrawny Supermodel?

Does the Surgeon General Need to Be a Scrawny Supermodel?

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. July 24, 2009.

Truly a bizarre, misogynistic attack.

Why Do We Tolerate Misogyny in Music?

Deborah Finding, Comment Is Free. March 31, 2009.

So many of our favorite songs have sexist lyrics.

The Pornograph-izing of Sarah Palin

Cara, Feministe. October 29, 2008.

Strip club look alike contests and the 'Nailin Palin' porno by Hustler are not in good fun.

Gang Bang Beer Ad Denounced by Guinness

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. August 15, 2008.

Misogynistic viral video was not created by Guinness; in fact they are making it clear that this is not how they do business.

Feminist Porn: Sex, Consent, and Getting Off

KaeLyn, Feministe. July 23, 2008.

"Legalization and support of sex work can open the door to helping the sex/adult industry become safer and healthier for sex workers."

What Does Clinton's Campaign Mean for Women Candidates?

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon. June 4, 2008.

What does the Clinton campaign teach us about women in politics?

Election 08: Misogyny I Will Not Miss

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. May 16, 2008.

When the Democratic primaries end, we might finally get a break from this country's orgiastic display of woman-hating.

For Chris Matthews, Misogyny Pays Handsomely

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. April 17, 2008.

Hardball host Matthews' is the media's quintessential purveyor of primitive sexism -- and has three Mercedes in his driveway to prove it.

Men Explain Things to Me

Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch.com. April 14, 2008.

Facts didn't get in their way.

Charlotte Allen is a Bigot

Alex Leo, March 6, 2008.

Allen's misogynist rant would have been unacceptable if she had tarred any other group. But apparently you can say anything about women.

Readers Write: Pornography, Patriarchy and Power

Alex Jung, AlterNet. September 29, 2007.

Our discussion on pornography revisited. Second of two parts.

Readers Write: Pornography and the End of Masculinity

Don Hazen, AlterNet. September 27, 2007.

From video games to historical art, and from sexual repression to violence against women, AlterNet readers have a lot to say about porn. Here's the first in a two-part series.

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