The thought of encountering this kind of sexism even occasionally gives me the heebie-jeebies though. I never ran into stuff like this in college, not even in jest. I can relate to tinboots' feelings.

For real. And the terrible part is acknowledging it seems to make it that much worse.

Thank you! I have thought the same thing on many occasions. There tends to be a serious "but I'm a feminist" problem here often. As if it is impossible for one to be bigoted in any respect at all because one supports feminism.

"Squee" is the only thing that saves me from rage burnout.

Maybe you won't find this persuasive, but I find that reducing any religion to its texts is generally an unhelpful oversimplification. Sure, some religious people cling to literal interpretations of their texts, but most don't. At least in the Islamic tradition, there are worthwhile interpretations of scripture that…

Thank you! You have nothing to apologize about, but thank you all the same. People like you have made my day today!

Thanks for saying everything I wanted to!! I think you are exactly right; misogynistic interpretations of Islam abound when culture is misogynistic. I know so many progressive Muslims, but some people just don't want to see the diversity in the religion.

Hey now, I don't think you read me right.

Oh, of course I do! The biggest problem is the sheer number of comments that want to equate radical, taliban-style islam with the religion as a whole! It would be like judging Christianity by the actions of the Westboro baptist church; they are not acting from a proper interpretation of the religion, rather they bend…

You guys, the islamophobia I encounter here is really bumming me out. Every time an article about Islam is published, the response shocks me. As a gal with a Muslim family and tons of muslim friends, I am beyond disappointed. I'm used to people disrespecting my friends and family in the real world, but I wasn't…

I don't agree. Perhaps she is agressive in these kinds of forums and conversations, but men often are too. But in the case of men, such agression is not treated the same way. A man who is agressive about his point is confident, decisive, and probably more likely to be listened to. He definitely wouldn't get the same …

Bump. Let's keep this at the top.

Bump!

You said it.

We don't work enough hours to qualify. The act states that you need to 1,250 hours per week with your employer over a 12 month period before eligibility kicks in. Even if a graduate student was teaching her own course, she'd be putting in 10 hours tops. With classes and research, it's impossible to hit 20 hours per…

I'm a graduate student at a state university and my contract says women are only required to receive two weeks of maternity leave, with no exceptions for C-Sections. TWO WEEKS. It's insane. I really don't understand how anyone in the administration could even kid themselves into believing that it's a fair and safe…

This. fucking sucks. I am so sorry.