Probably many of you have seen criticisms of Steve Landsburg’s “thought experiment” involving the Steubenville rape case. He sets up a hypothetical (sort of) about “psychic harm” and public policy: Here are three dilemmas about public policy: Question 1: … Read more →
I frequently see comments around the internet asking people to lay aside their “feminist perspective” and look at an issue “objectively.” This misconstrues both the nature of objectivity and the entire point of theory. Pure objectivity does not exist in … Read more →
Ah, mansplaining. Check out Academic Men Explain Things to Me, a site for sharing those hilariously sad incidents when less knowledgeable men attempt to explain a woman’s area of expertise. Excerpts: At a national conference I attended recently as a … Read more →
Well, it seems that the anniversary of the 19th Amendment passed largely under the radar. Not sure what to make of that, in an election year. A couple interesting articles from The Atlantic on how our language use has changed … Read more →
I came across this great article by Rebecca Solnit and I’ve been intending to link to it, but it just occurred to me how relevant it is to our recent topic of ‘legitmate’ rape and the denial of someone’s experiences by … Read more →