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Hating on Girls
I really hoped hatred of young girls was a marginal phenomenon but unfortunately, Soraya Chemaly’s article about a facebook page committed to hating “12-year-old sluts” got me thinking it’s a norm rather than an anomaly. (Here’s the article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soraya-chemaly/12-year-old-slut-meme-and_b_1911056.html?utm_hp_ref=tw). The … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Equality, Feminism, Men, Misogyny, Women
Tagged Adolescence, current-events, Double standard, Facebook, Feminism, Men, Misogyny, Sexism, Slut shaming
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Equality in Education Leads to Equal Pay… Or Not!
I just read a rather convoluted editorial in Tuesday’s Aamulehti, concerning gender equality in education and the pay gap. The editor-in-chief, Jouko Jokinen, proposed that wages would rise in traditionally low paying women’s jobs in fields like healthcare and education, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Equality, Feminism, Men, Women
Tagged current-events, Education, Equal pay for equal work, equality in education, Feminism, Finland, Gender equality, gender equality in education, Gender pay gap, Men, politics, society, Wage, Woman, Women, Women's Rights
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Innocence of Muslims and Freedom of Speech
Storming embassies and killing ambassadors is a disproportionate reaction to slander of a prophet. There is no excuse for such mindless violence. The Muslim rioters should acquaint themselves with the rest of the world enough to learn about freedom of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Life, Religion
Tagged Freedom of speech, Innocence of Muslims, Islam, Middle East, Muslim, politics, religion, Riot, United States, Violence
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Men as Helpless Victims
And you think feminists make men look bad!? Oh boy. You should see the accomplishments of the “men’s rights” advocates in this area! I stumbled on a Finnish blog post about the sexual abuse of men. I thought someone was … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Equality, Feminism, Men, Misogyny, Relationships, Women
Tagged current-events, Feminism, Finland, Gender equality, Men, Men's rights, Misogyny, Relationships, society, Woman, Women
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Why Being Chatted up Is Not Always Nice
This is a difficult topic. It’s hard to explain why exactly is it that sometimes sexual attention is unwelcome, especially coming from strangers in non-sexual situations. You always face the risk of being accused of frigidity or rudeness if you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Equality, Feminism, Life, Men, Personal, Women
Tagged Attention, Feminism, Gender equality, Life, Men, Personal, Personal space, Public space, Sexism, Woman, Women
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Too Many Dicks on the Dance Floor
Last time I went clubbing I had a great time… although a lot of that time was spent fending off the dicks on the dance floor. Now, I don’t mind guys coming up to dance with me, as long as … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Feminism, Men, Personal, Women
Tagged Dance, Feminism, Gender equality, how to approach women, Life, Men, Personal, sexual harassment, Woman, Women
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How to talk about sexism?
Women face sexism daily. It’s a problem in the society and women are getting more vocal about it, but women’s protests against sexism are not always a success. Some men don’t believe in sexism or belittle its impact on women. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Equality, Feminism, Men, Women
Tagged Feminism, Gender, Gender equality, Men, Sexism, Sexual objectification, society, street harassment, Woman, Women
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Shit Storm in Finland: Black Man Cast in a White Man’s Role
When I saw the tabloid headlines about the outrage caused by casting a black actor to play the role of Mannerheim, a national hero, I thought the tabloids were only trying to stir up a fuss and that they would … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Equality, Fiction
Tagged Arts, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, current-events, drama, entertainment, Film, Filmmaking, Finns, Kenya, Mannerheim, Martin Luther King
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Remember Schrödinger’s Rapist?
Right, that’s it. The next time a man tries to chat me up in the streets at night, I will go to the nearest people and tell them I’m being followed. It has happened to me a few times. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Culture, Feminism, Life, Men, Personal, Rape, Women
Tagged Crime, current-events, Feminism, Life, Men, Personal, Rape, Rapist, Schrödinger's Rapist, Sex Offenses, street harassment, Woman, Women, Women's Rights
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