Posts Tagged: women
Donald Trump and the Mad Men World of Sexual Harassment
Take My Secretary, Please! Is anyone surprised that when it comes to women, Donald Trump and Don Draper have a lot in common? When it comes to creepy, retro sexism, The Donald trumps even Don Draper. Detailing Trump’s history of
Donald Trump and the Mad Men World of Sexual Harassment
Take My Secretary, Please! Is anyone surprised that when it comes to women, Donald Trump and Don Draper have a lot in common? When it comes to creepy, retro sexism, The Donald trumps even Don Draper. Detailing Trump’s history of
Ronan Farrow Asks Us – Don’t Look the Other Way
We live in a culture of looking the other way. In Ronan Farrow’s gripping piece “My Father Woody Allen and the Danger of Questions Unasked” that recently ran in the Hollywood reporter, he asks us not to look away. The
Ronan Farrow Asks Us – Don’t Look the Other Way
We live in a culture of looking the other way. In Ronan Farrow’s gripping piece “My Father Woody Allen and the Danger of Questions Unasked” that recently ran in the Hollywood reporter, he asks us not to look away. The
Lets Play the Woman’s Card
Hey Mr. Trump, what woman’s card should I play today? It’s so darn confusing, maybe you can mansplain it to me.
Lets Play the Woman’s Card
Hey Mr. Trump, what woman’s card should I play today? It’s so darn confusing, maybe you can mansplain it to me.
Menstruating in the Age Of Mad Men
Lady talk has gone viral. A woman’s period, once cloaked in privacy lingering on the periphery of polite conversation has now permeated public discourse. Credit in part goes to the heated debate about the inequity of tampon taxes as well
Menstruating in the Age Of Mad Men
Lady talk has gone viral. A woman’s period, once cloaked in privacy lingering on the periphery of polite conversation has now permeated public discourse. Credit in part goes to the heated debate about the inequity of tampon taxes as well
Happy Equal Pay Day?
While learning how to count in elementary school …we also learned who counted. “Instructions in arithmetic were geared” the school books informed the reader, “to help the pupil appreciate the ways in which numbers function in the activities of daily
Happy Equal Pay Day?
While learning how to count in elementary school …we also learned who counted. “Instructions in arithmetic were geared” the school books informed the reader, “to help the pupil appreciate the ways in which numbers function in the activities of daily
Trump and the Tabloids
When it comes to sleazy extramarital affairs The Donald can trump Ted Cruz hands down. Believe me. Believe me! And as we shall see, no one respects women more than Donald Trump. Classy! In the early 1990’s Donald Trump and
Trump and the Tabloids
When it comes to sleazy extramarital affairs The Donald can trump Ted Cruz hands down. Believe me. Believe me! And as we shall see, no one respects women more than Donald Trump. Classy! In the early 1990’s Donald Trump and
Women and Food Will Win the War – WWI
Food shaming is nothing new Nearly 100 years ago dietary transgressions were darn near treasonable. Not unlike today there was a moralization of food choices but it was based less on nutrition and health than patriotism. A century before the
Women and Food Will Win the War – WWI
Food shaming is nothing new Nearly 100 years ago dietary transgressions were darn near treasonable. Not unlike today there was a moralization of food choices but it was based less on nutrition and health than patriotism. A century before the
Housework and the Happy Homemaker
Happy Homemaker To believe all the colorful mid-century advertisements no one was the beneficiary of the cold war culture of casual, carefree living more so than the housewife of the 1950’s and ‘60s. All manner of unparalleled ease from cleaning
Housework and the Happy Homemaker
Happy Homemaker To believe all the colorful mid-century advertisements no one was the beneficiary of the cold war culture of casual, carefree living more so than the housewife of the 1950’s and ‘60s. All manner of unparalleled ease from cleaning
Black Stereotypes in Advertising- Maid to Order
The Oscar so White movement has justly taken Hollywood to task for its diversity problem. Much has been made of the fact that when the Academy has given an Oscar to black actors it has, nearly 55 % of the
Black Stereotypes in Advertising- Maid to Order
The Oscar so White movement has justly taken Hollywood to task for its diversity problem. Much has been made of the fact that when the Academy has given an Oscar to black actors it has, nearly 55 % of the
Politics – Where the Boys Are
Due to a faux pas on Friday, a feminist icon found herself in a very politically incorrect moment. Gloria Steinem got into hot water when she commented that young women are supporting Bernie Sanders for only one reason… to meet
Politics – Where the Boys Are
Due to a faux pas on Friday, a feminist icon found herself in a very politically incorrect moment. Gloria Steinem got into hot water when she commented that young women are supporting Bernie Sanders for only one reason… to meet
Envisioning The American Dream 