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August 2018

August 16, 2018

Dads, Dating Your Daughter’s Boyfriend Is a Terrible Idea

A few years back, Marshall Segal penned an article on well-known evangelical theologian John Piper's...

August 07, 2018

John Adams’ Response to Abigail Adams’ “Remember the Ladies” Letter Was Horrifying — and Familiar

John and Abigail Adams' letters feel incredibly real. They don't feel outdated. They feel almost...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

Crudity and Sexism Are Not Synonyms

Wilson considers himself a wit and positions himself as an intellectual. I've long disagreed with...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

“I’m not saying they deserve to be raped, but…”

Wilson claims he isn't blaming women for getting raped while 'foolishly' dressed, but they shouldn't...

January 2017

January 23, 2017

Woman Senator Mistaken for Random Selfie-Taker

It's been nearly fifty years since the advent of second wave feminism, and still we're...

October 2016

October 08, 2016

What Would Become of Our Husbands and Sons Under a Trump Presidency?

When confronted with a 2005 tape of Trump bragging about committing sexual assault, Mitt Romney...

September 2016

September 27, 2016

First Debate Highlights: That Moment Every Woman Knew What It Felt Like to Be Hillary

Watching Trump talk all over Clinton while she smiled and retained her composure was fascinating,...

February 2016

February 04, 2016

Why Empower Girls If You Can Just Protect Them?

It is Hemingway who promotes a paternalistic view of women and it is Hemingway that...

January 2015

January 15, 2015

Dolls, Yes; Ballerinas, No

As I've written before, my own son has dolls, including one in particular that he...

January 08, 2015

Charlie Hebdo and Freedom of Speech

The world is abuzz with talk of this week's deadly terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo,...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

Estrogen Vibe: The Musical Satire

Satire involves using humor to make various points, frequently to call out bad ideas, and...

September 22, 2014

On Sam Harris, Pregnancy, and Sacrifices

Frankly, I don't see much difference at all between Harris and the evangelicals I grew...

September 20, 2014

Is Sam Harris Sexist?

I recently wrote about League of the South's Michael Peroutka's denial that he is racist....

August 2014

August 18, 2014

Confessions of a Frustrated Pinterest Science Girl Mom

Lately, I've been thinking about redoing Sally and Bobby's bedroom. We've done some deep cleaning...

August 14, 2014

Why I Never Even Considered Becoming an Engineer

David appears to be oblivious to the that it was people like him who prevented...

June 2014

June 08, 2014

Does He Treat You Right?

I actually have some fairly strong memories of how it felt to be on the...

June 02, 2014

When Sexism Kills: Deadly Hurricane Edition

So it seems that hurricanes with female names kill more people than hurricanes with more...

September 2013

September 29, 2013

Beware the Wayward Woman

In the evangelical world in which I grew up, men have a nasty habit of...

August 2013

August 22, 2013

Male Atheists and White Knight Sexism

One strategy used by male atheists attempting to deconvert religious women is to point to...

April 2013

April 07, 2013

Why I’m a Feminist First

This is why my identity as a feminist is so much more important to me...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Guest Post: Women Are Your Reward for Being Awesome!

A Guest Post by Perfect Number. I just watched the Superbowl and I gotta write...

February 05, 2013

Freedom of Speech =/= Speech Free from Consequences

Seriously, I'm really getting tired of people griping about how their FREEDOM OF SPEECH is...

September 2012

September 20, 2012

Wearing Your Virginity on Your Sleeve

A Fox News opinion piece written by a man who "did things right" once again...

September 17, 2012

“It’s just common sense” versus “Victim blaming”

Rape culture means that a woman who doesn't take all of those supposed "precautions" and...

September 14, 2012

Worthwhile Reads: The Republican Party and Women

The first article highlighted here points out that Akin's statement about women's sperm-killing rape detector...

September 14, 2012

Worthwhile Reads: Abortion and Pro-Life Groups

The articles collected here deal with abortion and pro-life groups. The first argues that rape...

September 14, 2012

Worthwhile Reads: Rape Roundup

In the midst of the whole Todd Akin induced furor over rape, several posts came...

September 09, 2012

What does it mean to be “anti-woman”?

In the comments on yesterday's post, several people insisted that requiring women to always risk...

August 2012

August 20, 2012

“Humanism” and “Atheism+”: What’s the Difference?

Over the past year, it has become increasingly clear that there are portions of the...

August 18, 2012

Why I’m Glad I’m Not a Christian Feminist

There are plenty of amazing Christian feminists fighting for female equality within the church, but...