By Samuel Warde on
Kirsten Gillibrand, Online Harassment, sexual harassment
Activism, Assault, Social Media Battles, Twitter Tantrum, Violence against women, Women's Issues
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand fires back at Trump after he appeared to sexually harass her on Twitter. Trump found himself back in the spotlight on Tuesday after four women who had previously accused him of sexual harassment called on Congress to investigate their allegations and those of other women. NBC News reported that: “Jessica Leeds, Samantha […]
By Samuel Warde on
Conservative Justifications, Republican Excuses, Roy Moore Accusations
Conservatives, Controversy, Scandals, Social Media, Weird News, Women's Issues
As if the Roy Moore accusations weren’t disgusting enough, responses by conservatives are enough to leave one wondering if they have any humanity left. On the heels of a Democratic sweep in Virginia, we’re now learning 70-year-old Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for Alabama’s Senate race next month, is being accused of sexual misconduct involving […]
By Samuel Warde on
Human Interest, Inspirational, Videos, Women's issues
Entertainment, Human Interest, Videos, Women's Issues
In this clip from the American Film Institute archive, actor Dustin Hoffman shares how the film TOOTSIE came to be and why he had to play the role of Dorothy Michaels. This is lovely. Dustin Hoffman mans up, tears down, and emotionally lets go, in this very moving video. I think women will ‘get it’ […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
feminists, Harvey Weinstein, Misogynists, reproductive freedom, wage gap, War On Women
Misogyny, Women's Issues
American women have been sold a steaming bag of human waste, and we’ve been told we were lucky to get it. Adding insult to injury, we’re told that women in other countries don’t even have a bag of human waste to be grateful for. Aren’t we lucky? (I ask sardonically.) We’ve been told we live […]
By Nicole Girard on
Abortion Rights, anti-choice, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, Pro-Woman, Psuedoscience
Reproductive Rights, Women's Issues
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js When Republican Rep. Trent Franks tweeted a false claim, Dr. Daniel Grossman decided to school him on a little something the rest of us call “facts.” Doctors are using social media to take Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), junk-science peddler and misogynistic provocateur, to task over his recent proposed anti-choice bill, H.R.36, titled, The Pain Capable […]