Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Since the 80s, people have thought that women, as a unit, vote more liberally than men. While this is generally true, white women have a storied history of defying this trend, voting for Republican candidates against their own best interests and the interests of all women throughout the country. The 2016 presidential election results…
close story-meta-footer Photo Columbia has suspended its wrestling program during an investigation into lewd text messages. Credit Khaled Sayed for The New York Times Columbia University’s wrestling team, which bills itself as the nation’s oldest intercollegiate program, has had its season suspended by the university while officials investigate text messages sent by team members that…
Columbia Suspends Wrestling Season Over Lewd and Racist Text Messages – NYTimes.com. Source: Columbia Suspends Wrestling Season Over Lewd and Racist Text Messages – NYTimes.com
Nation Throws Off Tyrannical Yoke Of Moderate Respect For Women Close WASHINGTON—Political experts are hailing Donald Trump’s historic presidential victory early Wednesday as a resounding declaration that the nation is finally ready to cast off the tyrannical yoke of moderate respect for women that has suffocated the citizens of this country for generations. “Under…
Romance is part of the essential fabric of the comic book movie. Where would Christopher Reeve’s Superman have been without Margot Kidder’s vivacious Lois Lane in the Richard Donner and Richard Lester films – the flawed, human counterweight to the tedious perfection of everyone’s favorite big blue alien boy scout? Would the early Sam Raimi…
Images via AP. On Wednesday, Hillary Clinton gave her concession speech and reminded little girls everywhere that they are “valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity” to pursue their dreams. They’re particularly painful words to hear after watching Clinton lose to the political manifestation of male privilege. But there were some other…
On Wednesday, Bernie babe Susan Sarandon told the BBC that she wouldn’t be voting for Hillary Clinton because, as she put it rather succinctly, “I don’t vote with my vagina.” But… what if she did? Never mind that for all her bluster, Sarandon is actually planning on voting for a female presidential candidate, making it…
The following sentence applies regardless of when you read this: A famous man has recently been accused of doing sexual things to a woman (or many women) without consent. At the time of this writing, it was a politician’s “groping” scandal but next time it’ll be unwanted dick pics a powerful man sent to an…
Image screengrab via Yahoo In a recent interview with Yahoo! Style, Amber Rose talked about being groped by countless famous men, who must follow Donald Trump’s school of thought about grabbing women by the pussy. When host Joe Zee asks for her thoughts on Trump’s “bragging about potential sexual assault” in Access Hollywood’s hot mic…
Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before *spoiler alert for TNG Season 4 Epsiode 3, “Remember Me”* (I mean, it’s 20 years old, but if you haven’t seen it yet, far be it from me to be the one to ruin it for you.) Star Trek is no stranger to making radical statements — this…