The XX Factor : misogyny

What Type of Charlatan Is Richard Heene?

Samantha Henig — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:23:00 GMT

A post from DoubleX writer Amanda Marcotte: I'm a fan of using kooky incidents as a jumping point to ponder the Big Questions of Our Time, but Frank Rich's half-hearted defense of Balloon Boy's dad Richard Heene counts as an overt abuse of the form, on...(read more)

"My Husband is Not Secretary of State, I Am."

Noreen Malone — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:20:00 GMT

At an event on Monday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a young man asked Hillary Clinton what "Mr. Clinton" thought about a potential loan from China to the financially strapped country. She paused, amazed, and replied: "You want me to tell you...(read more)

Misogyny or Hilarity?

Susannah Breslin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:49:00 GMT

As of late, some blogs have made a sport out of calling out advertisers for being misogynist, but this one I really don't get. For some reason, Jossip ( Jossip? ) has deemed this IMO totally hilarious ad for U by Kotex misogynist. In it, a beaver uses...(read more)

Rule Britannia

Sophie Gilbert — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:02:00 GMT

According to an article published in the London Times today, we Brits are now the most promiscuous nation in the world (of the western industrial nations, that is). In terms of one-night stands, total number of partners, and our "relaxed" attitude to...(read more)

Is This the Message: Kick Me, Beat Me, Tie Me Up!?

E.J. Graff — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:34:00 GMT

Ewww, Nayeli, I agree with you entirely: Those ads are creepy . Worse than creepy, really: They're advertising the sexiness of violence against women. Duct-tape her! Sew up her mouth! Dominate that chick! The voting tag line reads as an afterthought to...(read more)