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tech, humor, and nuance by David Chartier—tech distiller, freelance writer, Macworld contributor, wrangler of Finer Things in Tech
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How to fix every Strong Female Character pose in superhero comics: replace the character with Hawkeye doing the same thing
Created in December of 2012, The Hawkeye Initiative uses Clint Barton as well as other male comic characters to illustrate how contorted and hyper-sexualized women are commonly drawn in comics.
“I think women need to see other women in tech. It would be nice if it wasn’t paid actors.”
Molly Wood of CNET, speaking to the Verge in Samsung weird: how a phone launch went from Broadway glitz to sexist mess
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Seth MacFarlane made a whole bunch of sexist, reductive jokes at the Oscars last night. It’s frustrating enough to know that 77 percent of Academy voters are male. Or to watch 30 men and 9 women collect awards last night. But MacFarlane’s boob song, the needless sexualization of a little girl, and the relentless commentary about how women look reinforced, over and over, that women somehow don’t belong. They matter only insofar as they are beautiful or naked, or preferably both. This wasn’t an awards ceremony so much as a black-tie celebration of the straight white male gaze. […]
Yes, I can take a joke. I can take a bunch! A thousand, 10,000, maybe even more! But after 30 or so years, this stuff doesn’t feel like joking. It’s dehumanizing and humiliating, and as if every single one of those jokes is an ostensibly gentler way of saying, “I don’t think you belong here.”
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The Atlantic: The Importance of Men Seeing Women as Human Beings
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Society takes one step forward, Sony takes four steps back.
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My wife. Nailin’ it.
You heard me.
“Most of all, when you see [sexism and misogyny] and you say or do nothing about it, you’re signalling to the women who trust you that they are not worth protecting, that their ability to feel like they belong in a community is less important than whether someone thinks you’re being a jerk.”
I just found out my wife might soon start making more money than me. As a white, straight, US male, I believe I am supposed to be upset or at least offended, but I have also been told it is ok to even feel threatened. This is all a bit confusing, so I could really use your help.
Are there any resources available for how I can handle this problem? I’m sure there are various ways I can still “keep her down”, as it were, and remind her that she isn’t “as good as I am” in the workforce. I know physical repression is kind of a faux pas these days, but what’s the word on emotional oppression?
Also, how should I approach her about this problem? Is this something I should bring up directly at the dinner table? I’ve heard there can be some success with subtlety and backhanded compliments. I’m not sure which is more my style yet, so any anecdotes you can share would help.
I hope you can understand this is new territory for me, so any advice you have on how I can remind my wife who is still the “breadwinner of this house” would really be appreciated. Thanks!
