Red Mill Burgers An Open Letter from John Shepherd I am writing this letter to apologize for my offensive language and behavior in addressing a number of issues concerning our community, and those who have opinions with which I disagree. For example, I am passionate about our city’s inability to a[...]
Posts Tagged ‘sexism’
May 9th, 2016 - 11:08 am § in The Ave Scene
It’s rather ridiculous to name something as phallic as a tunnel boring machine after a woman.
Over at Crosscut, Knute Berger writes abut the role of the Washington State Department of Transportation We have another candidate for a Knowsitall award. Knute Berger is the self appointed guru of Seattle journalism, a relic actually of the glory days when David Brewster fostered good writing as [...]
March 25th, 2016 - 7:49 am § in Misc.
Gender Politics … because he is a male running against a woman.
(abstracted from Washingtn Post) Rep. The women’s group Emily’s List is committing at least $2.4 million from its super PAC to help Rep. Donna F. Edwards defeat Chris Van Hollen because he is a male.running against a woman. Van Hollen, a leading member of the Democratic leadership in the house[...]
March 16th, 2016 - 4:14 am § in America
Girly Women Make Better PolItical Candidates
Women with more feminine faces do better at the hustings Washington, May 16 – Researchers have highlighted voters’ perception of traditional femininity, political competence. According to the Dartmouth College-led study, female politicians’ success can be predicted by their facial [...]
November 29th, 2015 - 1:25 pm § in Religion
Mormon Women Have Bodies
In July of 2013, Salt Lake City photographer Katrina Barker Anderson launched Mormon Women Bare, a website featuring nude portraits of Mormon women. Anderson, who has a degree in broadcast journalism from Brigham Young University, spoke to me recently about the project. Readmore.[...]
November 5th, 2015 - 3:17 am § in Misc., Saudi Arabia
The Perils Of Making Woman Sell Lingerie in Saudi Arabia
The decision made by the Saudi Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Commerce to feminize employment in women’s stores has created panic among saleswomen, (Arab News, SA) Sarah E., an employee who was hired a week ago at a women’s lingerie shop, said: “I am thinking of submitting my resignat[...]
July 16th, 2015 - 12:37 pm § in Misc.
Spokane-area mayor is a hate-filled racist, sexist, and bigot who wishes President Obama and the First Lady were dead
Patrick Rushing, mayor of Airway Heights (a Spokane suburb), gained national notoriety this week for posting the following remark about the President and First Lady on his Facebook page: “Gorilla face Michelle, can’t disagree with that. The woman is not attractive except to monkey man Ba[...]
February 11th, 2015 - 11:44 am § in Uncategorized
Jeb Bush campaign fires staffer for sexist tweets
A GOP operative has left Jeb Bush’s campaign staff after getting caught making racist and misogynist rants on Twitter. Photo: Ethan Czahor, who referred to women as “sluts” in his tweets, is out of a job. I’ll bet he doesn’t have a date for Saturday night, either.[...]
Women should coach Women!
There are eight male head coaches in this years Men’s and Women’s final four. This year’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four features four male head coaches. How ridiculous is that? Yes, all teams feature female assistant coaches, but it is wrong that there is not one female head coa[...]