Sexism

Clothing store Piperlime doesn’t want women wearing sweatpants, it seems

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Trendy(ish?) clothing store Piperlime thinks that sweatpants are the sign of the lazy woman. And a new ad campaign on Starbucks wrappers really drives that point home, implying sweatpants are sending the single men out of NYC. Read more

VIDEO: CNN expert responds to Southwest pilot’s sexist comments with sexist comments

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Wendy Walsh is one of those random talking heads who has a book out about gender interaction and, of course, this makes her worthy of TV time on CNN. In this clip, Walsh responds to audio of a Southwest Airlines pilot making remarks about Chicago being full of “gays, grannies, and grandes” by referencing that ... Read more

Brochure touts clothesline as a gift to make a woman feel special

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Women are quite sensitive about things that reinforce decades-old gender roles; in between popping out babies and such, chicks are silly like that sometimes. So when a brochure publishes a listing for a rotating clothesline with the tagline “Make her feel special with a clothesline this Christmas,” well, you could see how women might be ... Read more

Bell Canada knows what I'm all about

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Rarely do ads speak to me as a male in my mid-20s with money to stupidly blow on futile pursuits. Apparently, I need to move to Canada because it seems like their telecom companies know what’s up. Read more

The best gay Asian supermarket around

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As a private business owner, you get a lot of leeway as to what’s allowed or not allowed in your store. But the rules for this Asian market might be a bit too stringent. Read more

Indian women can no longer wear jeans

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Colleges in one of India’s states (India has states, who knew?) are barring women from wearing jeans “for their own good.” Yay for logic! Read more

The 9 most disturbingly misogynistic old print ads

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You may find it hard to believe, but apparently women were treated with some sort of disrespect by advertisers at one point in history. Here are nine of the most bizarre and anti-woman ads ever. Read more

Oh sexism, how we miss you.

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Women are all powerful in today’s America, running for President and showing their vaginas for money and such. But what about the good ol’ days where a question like this actually needed to be asked? Read more

Pakistan loves America now thanks to Sarah Palin

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Republican VP candidate and all-around swell gal Sarah Palin is considered hot by a lot of people out there (I’m still not sold though I’d certainly throw a motorboat to Bristol Palin and her huge boobs, um, once she’s 18. And when she drops the fetus.)…well add Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to the list ... Read more

Polygamy sounds fun. Assuming you're not the underaged wife

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Polygamists have kind of a bad wrap in this country. And perhaps it’s justified when you consider that one sect is forcing underaged girls into abusive marriages The scared girl, already a mother at 16, whispered into a cell phone: she wanted out. She’d been forced to marry a man more than three times her ... Read more