I'm actually of the opinion that they did not go far enough on the gene patents case. While striking down Myriad's ability to patent genes like BRCA1, they found that cDNA was patentable. And while I can see some arguments to that position, the SCOTUS' reasoning seemed more like they didn't understand the science of…

It's been mentioned in other threads, but if you're a big baseball fan you should check out women's softball. ESPN does a pretty good job of covering college ball, and anyone who understands baseball should pick up on the nuances pretty quick (a lot more bunting, more dominant pitching, a smaller diamond making…

I enjoyed Haywire, but I'll admit some of the characterizations were a bit thin. I don't get the dislike of Carano's acting though, she was playing one of those tough stoic action tropes characters. It may not have been as engaging as Matt Damon-Bourne but I thought it was better than Jeremy Renner-Bourne.

Actually I would say personal responsibility is exactly what we need to be talking about. Every parent has a personal responsibility to teach their kids rape is never OK. Every person at a party has a personal responsibility to not knowingly allow rapists to take advantage of others, and to step in and stop it instead…

Because people value fancy footwork and outside striking over a north-south power game. A goal is a goal, but little credit seems to be given to players who excel in the air.

Based on those standards I'd say there are plenty of people that meet the "minimum requirements", female or male. Presumably the pull-ups are the hardest, although it would be the swimming that would get me. My guess is that they wouldn't relax the minimum standards at all for women, they would simply not count it as…

I was just coming here to say this. Sucker Punch was a somewhat flawed movie, but most critics (including Dodai apparently) totally missed the point. The protagonists were intentionally shot in an over-the-top male-gazey way since the point Snyder (and his wife who co-produced it) was trying to make was how even women…

Which raises the question what that stat is supposed to prove. That if you search for "rape porn" you will find pornographic depictions of rape? Isn't that kind of what you'd expect? When critiquing porn, is it not more important to examine the most popular or mainstream sources (like the other quoted survey examining…

A couple with elementary school age children who live down the street from me got divorced a year or two ago, and they've come up with what seems like a great solution. They kept their family home and the kids live there full time, but the parents trade off when they each have their turn (I'm not sure if they…

My first job while in high school was in the kitchen at a trendy/casual dining place. On the wall in the break room was a list of dress codes for employees, and one of them was that all female servers, bussers, and bartenders had to wear at least 1 inch heels. I mean, I'd be mostly standing still behind the salad…

Anyone reading superhero comics right now should be reading Matt Fraction's Hawkeye series. Not only is it a well-written, well-drawn, and all-around awesome book, but it co-stars Kate Bishop, one of the best characters Marvel has introduced in the last 10 years. She's not the girlfriend or love interest, and even…

There's no real belief in Toronto that Dwayne Casey is in the hot seat. He seems well-liked by his players, respected by fans and the media, and has been endorsed by Ujiri. I can't see him being fired without seeing what he can do with the roster Ujiri will put together over the offseason, which will hopefully include…

Oh no disagreement there. I was just remarking on how the Bechdel test seems to have become the go-to way for feminist commentators to evaluate movies, when really having female characters converse with one another is just a part of the picture.

Which brings me back to a problem I have with the Bechdel test. You can have a misogynistic movie the passes the Bechdel test, and you can also have a feminist movie that fails it. It's illustrative to look and say, hey only x% of some studio (or director or series or genre or whatever)'s movies pass the test it seems…

If Connie Britton jumped off a bridge I would seriously consider it. I mean, she must've had a reason right?

Ooh, that's a good one. There were several problematic things about that show, but Olivia Williams absolutely rocked her part. Another Whedon-verse female anti-hero: Christina Hendrick's Saffron from Firefly.

I'm actually gonna argue the opposite position, that the TV show is more feminist than the books. You could honestly write an essay on this shit, but my key arguments are:

I don't mean to be that person that complains about science writing on Jezebel, but I'm going to have to be that person. The study does not claim that muscular men are more likely to support right-wing economic policies, it claims that among muscular men there is a correlation between personal wealth and affinity for…

"Every DC Character"*

*Except Stephanie Brown. Editorial put a stop to that.