Activism

What does feminism want to be when it grows up?

The woman holding the sign in the picture is protesting on behalf of N.O.W., who is suing the Hooters restaurant chain in San Francisco claiming that the use of waitresses in camel toe cut offs and t-shirts constitutes the illegal provision of “adult entertainment.” They’ve added a lot of save the children rhetoric to the …

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Super Bowl Hoax: The Continuing Distortions about Intimate Partner Abuse

[box icon=”none”]Ken Durden / Shutterstock.com[/box] Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) is pleased to announce an upcoming event to commemorate the Super Bowl Hoax. “Super Bowl Hoax: The Continuing Distortions about Intimate Partner Abuse” will feature a series of presentations designed to highlight how domestic violence half-truths and misrepresentations continue to the present day. The …

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Air New Zealand Stands on its Sexist Policy

[box type=”note” icon=”none”]Robert Cumming / Shutterstock.com[/box] I recently sent a letter of complaint by email to Air New Zealand about their policy of treating all male passengers as potential child molesters, and seating them away from unescorted minors. True to the promise of their auto responder, I have received a more personal response. Rather I …

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The Impetuous Battle of Good vs. Good

This manifests within our own lives as a desire to simplistically define both our perceived enemies and ourselves within two constricting ethical boxes that necessarily must be eternally set against one another. One is labeled ‘Good,’ and the other ‘Evil.’ The effect is to contrive a setup that would be deserving of any story worth being told.

Who are River Smith and Heidi Raynor and What Kind of Cult are They Running?

Complaints are currently being filed with the state of Ohio against the owners and operators of the internet website known as allaboutcounseling.com. These events began as an almost routine story about a mental health advocacy website spreading disinformation about domestic violence that demonizes men, denies male victims and shields female perpetrators. And while the disinformation …

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