"We raise girls to see each other as competitors..."

Mainstream media will never get it right. Feminism is not a competition. There's no such thing as a "feminist of the year" or "the best feminist ever". We can all learn a thing or two about a whole bunch of self-proclaimed feminist. It sends the wrong message once we start labeling someone the queen of feminism,…

All he needed was a dress and some bad makeup, and he could have won his Oscar too!

I agree, just making a good news/bad news joke based on the premise of the film. "You've won a groundbreaking lead role in the remake of a popular film... in which you give birth to the Anti-Christ."

Relatedly, here is an interview with Bob Schiffmann, president of the International Microwave Power Institute, on how "nonsense" the depiction of microwaves was in American Hustle.

lol i've seen the pretty reckless in concert more times than i care to admit. they do put on a good show..............................................

While I can't speak for her, I don't think that Garcia-Navarro is arguing that the two cultures are equally harmful or oppressive to women — more that sexism in Brazilian culture (and American culture for that matter) is more easily overlooked. Brazil having the seventh highest rate of violence against women in the…

I feel like the argument here is a lot more nuanced than that.

I wish I could tell potential patients (but I can't because I am not a doctor) that the biggest bang for the buck is a chemical peel. It's good for treating discoloration, evening skin tone, and minor skin wrinkles — the reasons that bring most patients to the office. It is a real experiment in knowing how far you are…

This is real deal surgery, not a magic cream or magic wand.

Please. These articles about South Korea are always riddled with both the ethnocentricism and want-to-be-white shit, AND with a 'gosh, those poor women and their poor fucked up culture, what a strange thing.'

Except this photo essay is about wealthy South Korean women where there is such a demand on beauty that it's a bit more than 'shit they just wanted.' But it's just easier to be reductive and not read an article.

From the original interview:

In my job with a plastic surgeon who caters to age-related cosmetic issues, I spend a great deal of time speaking with each patient and working closely with them before and after surgery. The Dr. up-sells every possible procedure, leaving the patient even more insecure. My job is to inform them of the business end…

We are Russian.

Honestly, this is more evidence of upper-class young people's obsession with objectifying people and experiences. I doubt this woman knows what Instagram is. I doubt she cares. She didn't live 80-some years just hoping one day her existence would be validated by a bunch of 25 year olds with tablets at a coffee shop.

'When the value of women is subliminally (or explicitly) said to be their appearance, it's only a rational response to the signals that women have been getting their whole lives.'

+100. I BLAME THE PATRIARCHY. No, but really, though.

As someone with an actual mental illness, I can confidently say that I have never in my life had the desire to take pictures of people I know and distribute them across the internet for the judgement and derision of others. Sexism is not a mental illness. Neither is being an asshole.

I don't think that was a "masturbation joke." Fairyvexed is calling your "debate exercise" masturbatory in the sense that it is self-indulgent and ultimately going nowhere (I think, don't want to put words in someone else's mouth). You are treating this conversation as if it is purely a hypothetical and interesting…