Category Archives: spot the strawfeminist

Feminism Friday: Why, if you think women should be flattered by your harassment, you are stupid

August 16, 2008 · by · in feminism, Feminism Friday, FWW

If you’re a man who has been rebuffed more than once by women you thought you were flattering, this article is for you. (I say “more than once” because misunderstandings could account for the occasional incident.)

Online interaction and free speech

August 3, 2008 · by · in clarifying-concepts, debunking myths, FWW, netiquette

What John Scalzi said, after noting that despite the opinion of some people, not everywhere in the world is covered by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America: this person is just absolutely, completely, ice-pick-to the-eyeballs wrong in their understanding of the First Amendment, how it applies to my site, […]

Feminism Friday – “Feminists Look for Stuff to Get Mad About”

May 24, 2008 · by · in 101, clarifying-concepts, debunking myths, feminism, Feminism Friday, FWW, gender, Issues, sexism

originally posted on Shakesville by Melissa McEwan | Monday, February 25, 2008 as Feminism 101: “Feminists Look for Stuff to Get Mad About” [This is a new series in which I'll be addressing misconceptions or answering questions about feminism and/or feminists. There are certainly old posts that would naturally fall into a Feminism 101 series, […]

FAQ: Aren’t feminists just hairy-legged makeup haters?

February 9, 2008 · by · in debunking myths, FAQ, spot the strawfeminist

“Feminist” all too often conjures up images of “ugly”, hairy legged, makeup hating, flannel loving, short-haired, boyish women. Namely, women who embody the rejection of the patriarchal beauty standard and all of the trappings that go with it. There are, obviously, feminists who fit into some, or all, of those categories. Of course, there are […]

FAQ: Don’t women have “female privilege”?

February 9, 2008 · by · in clarifying-concepts, FAQ, FWW, privilege, sexism

Short answer: No, what is commonly called “female privilege” is better described as benevolent sexism. Systems like the draft and chivalry often seem advantageous to women at first glance, but when examined more closely they in fact reinforce sexist institutions that keep both women and men from true equality. Also, it should be noted that, […]

FAQ: But doesn’t evidence show that women are just as likely to batter their partners as men?

February 8, 2008 · by · in clarifying-concepts, Family & Work, FWW, gender, oppression, violence

A: No. This is an often repeated claim based on either faulty understanding or outright misrepresentation of a few studies made using the CONFLICT TACTICS SCALE (CTS) or similar self-report surveys. One of the authors of the original study, Richard Gelles, categorically rejects this interpretation of his research, and has done ever since these factoids […]

Feminism Friday: Addressing claims of “female privilege” – The Military

February 1, 2008 · by · in Feminism Friday, FWW, masculinity, privilege, spot the strawfeminist

Chances are, whether or not you identify as feminist, if you’ve read much about women’s issues you’ll have heard of the Male Privilege Checklist. You also may have heard of at least one of the various Female Privilege Checklists that were made in response. I’m not here to rebut either of those lists word for […]

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