Recently, Upworthy shared a tweet thread by author A.R. Moxon who created a brilliant metaphor to help men understand the constant anxiety that potential sexual abuse causes women. He did so by equating sexual assault to something that men have a deep-seeded fear of: being kicked in the testicles. Hi, guys. Imagine if one day …
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Tired of being humiliated, these girls fought the sexist school dress code. And won.
Four middle-schoolers sat at the podium. Poised. Confident. Ready to challenge the Portland Public Schools board on its dress code. Four students from Portland, Oregon, testified in front of the board in May 2015Image via PPS Communications/YouTube. AnaLuiza, a seventh-grader, told a story of a friend who was pulled aside one day for wearing a …
St. Vincent’s Pick For The ‘Worst Song Ever Written’ Is A John Mayer Hit She Deems ‘Hideously Sexist’
Getty Image St. Vincent is a lover of music history, as she showed on her 1970’s-inspired 2021 album Daddy’s Home. She’s not a fan of all of it, though, especially not one of John Mayer’s early hits. In a recent interview with Kerrang, the publication had St. Vincent pick a handful of song superlatives, including …
A ballet company's response to one football fan's sexist insult on Facebook was epic
When the Philadelphia Eagles’ season came to an unceremonious end last weekend, many fans were, understandably, more than a little pissed. Take the rest of the night off to sleep in your shame, boys. Photo by Elsa/Getty Images. After the final game, one fan allegedly commented on Facebook that the team had “played like they …
Sexist heckler gets humiliated in front of his own daughters
In case you were wondering, don’t mess with comedian Steve Hofstetter. The stand-up comic posted a video of himself recently shutting down a heckler who didn’t like Hofstetter taking a break from his routine to praise Jessica Mendoza, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Stanford graduate, who last year became the first female to call …
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27 Sexist Teachers Get Called Out By Female Students
25. “I graduated from a university in Spain that belongs to a very conservative Catholic group. Despite being an outstanding institution, it has a very traditional view of gender roles, which has led to an environment where some professors aren’t very convinced about the skills of their female students. That being said, since their reputation …
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32 Sexist Teachers Who Mistreated Female Students
27. “I was one of only three AFAB (I have since realized that I am nonbinary/agender, but since I still have a female-appearing physicality, most people assume female) people in my computer science classes at university back in 1997. There were around 150 guys in those classes. The professor who taught two programming languages I …
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A ballet company's response to one football fan's sexist insult on Facebook was epic
When the Philadelphia Eagles’ season came to an unceremonious end last weekend, many fans were, understandably, more than a little pissed. Take the rest of the night off to sleep in your shame, boys. Photo by Elsa/Getty Images. After the final game, one fan allegedly commented on Facebook that the team had “played like they …
A sexist Dave Chappelle audio clip is gaining steam on TikTok
In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Tuesdays our IRL Reporter Tricia Crimmins breaks down the trends on the popular app that will make you cringe in her “Problematic on TikTok” column. If you want to read columns like this before everyone else, subscribe to web_crawlr to get your daily scoop …
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Sexist heckler gets humiliated in front of his own daughters
In case you were wondering, don’t mess with comedian Steve Hofstetter. The stand-up comic posted a video of himself recently shutting down a heckler who didn’t like Hofstetter taking a break from his routine to praise Jessica Mendoza, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Stanford graduate, who last year became the first female to call …
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Emma Stone On Sexist Advice From Hollywood Executive
Emma Stone On Sexist Advice From Hollywood Executive Emma Stone is reflecting on the sexism she’s overcome in Hollywood. Yesterday, the 35-year-old received the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Awards’ Desert Palm Achievement Award for best actress for her incredible performance in Poor Things. The actor gave a powerful acceptance speech where she recalled starting …
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A ballet company's response to one football fan's sexist insult on Facebook was epic
When the Philadelphia Eagles’ season came to an unceremonious end last weekend, many fans were, understandably, more than a little pissed. Take the rest of the night off to sleep in your shame, boys. Photo by Elsa/Getty Images. After the final game, one fan allegedly commented on Facebook that the team had “played like they …