By Kimberley Johnson on June 17, 2015
Hillary Clinton, misogyny, Ralph Nader, sexism
Military, Misogyny, Politics, Sexism, War
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader is attacking Hillary Clinton.. The fact that he’s criticizing Clinton isn’t news. It’s the way he’s choosing to criticize her. It isn’t surprising or even newsworthy that he’s attacking the former New York Senator and former Secretary of State for being a “deep corporatist and a deep militarist” who’s made peace with […]
By Kimberley Johnson on May 14, 2015
misogyny, sexism, working women
Feminism, Misogyny, Women's Issues
Austin city officials gathered for a press conference in response to a training that occurred last March on how to work with and interact with women. The training session was called “The Changing Dynamics in Governance: Women Leading in Local Government,” and attempted to address “techniques” for working with the city’s new feminine-majority city council. […]
By Samuel Warde on April 20, 2015
Catcalling, catcalls, misogyny, Videos, Women's issues
Human Interest, Misogyny, Videos, Women's Issues
We have reported on the annoying phenomenon of catcalling in a variety of different ways here on Liberals Unite over the years. We have covered everything from satirical pieces, such as the time Adult Wednesday Addams confronted catcallers, to extremely serious pieces like the time Shoshana Roberts received a series of menacing emails and online […]
By Samuel Warde on March 18, 2015
misogyny, Rep. Bill Harris, Republican Logic, The Tea Party, Women's issues
Reproductive Rights, Republican Logic, Right Wing Hatred, States Issues, The Tea Party, Weird News, Women's Issues
A Montana legislator came up with a bizarre analogy during debate over a proposed fetal surgery bill that would severely limit legal abortion in the state. Montana’s The Cowgirl Blog covered the spectacle, reporting that State Rep. Bill Harris (R-Winnett) compared abortion doctors to veterinarians during an executive action session of the House Human Services […]
By Kimberley Johnson on February 6, 2015
assault, misogyny, Republicans
Extremists, Reproductive Rights, Republican Logic
Republican legislator Brian Kurcaba of West Virginia thinks that in some cases, rape can be a good thing – because those crazy Republicans NEVER LEARN. EVER! Charleston Gazette reporter David Gutman attended a discussion at the House of Delegates and had the opportunity to hear Delegate Kurcaba say, “Obviously rape is awful,” but “What is beautiful […]