We all know that toy advertisements use a lot of gender stereotypes in their commercials. Girls get Barbies, clothes, makeup and rainbows. Boys get guns, war, action and loud noises. This is nothing new. But this website is new. A new site lets you “mash up” boys’ and girls’ toy commercials so that you can ...
We’ve all done it. We’ve all done it because he makes us laugh. Because he’s a good guitar player. Ok, usually, because he’s really, seriously cute. We’ve all dated someone far longer than is good for our own self-respect. With some, I’ve pretended not to care – “I realize the fact that he’s a macrobiotic ...
If you could choose anything to do that would beat a world record, what would it be? Maybe you would want to set the record for the longest orgasm or hold the glory of the fastest running record. Perhaps the longest hair? The possibilities are endless here. Regardless of your cultural beliefs, I bet you ...
Teaching a child to apply a condom on a banana is almost saying: “Now go and try this for yourself.” That’s what Conservative MP Nadine Dorries said to the British parliament as an argument in favour of requiring schools to start abstinence classes for teenage girls. According to Dorries, current sex education just isn’t cutting ...
Us feminists get in trouble for picking on the boys, so sometimes it’s best to let them scrap it out by themselves. Here the good men at The Good Men Project take on the snickering frat boys at Guyism.com. They get schooled in both evolutionary theory and masculinity. It may not be pretty, but it ...
At Christmas time the faces of little girls and little boys light up when they see the presents under the tree. Their good behaviour all year has paid off, but how much can be attributed to the spin in their letters to Santa? Boys tend to be more straight-forward then girls. They ask for their ...
Men used to rule television. The cowboy/detective would get the bad guy, saving the girl in the nick of time. The sitcom father would return from work and fix the hilarious mishaps that his kids (or wife) had caused, summing it all up with a few words of wisdom. Basically, men were in the business ...
When an awkward situation arises do you ever wish that you could stop time, figure out how to respond, and then deal with it? Educators are developing a virtual sex game to teach girls how to fend off advances. Using a motion-capture suit, they will be placed in situations and will earn points for the ...
How sweet, people coo, leaning over the baby carriage. The next question is inevitable: Is it a girl or a boy? A Swedish couple have refused to identify the sex of their baby — causing an international furor, with some accusing them of child abuse. Pop is a healthy two and a half year old ...
Boys just gotsta get some… even if they are one. Parents have fretted for years about girls being sexualized at younger and younger ages, but boys are being exposed to the same types of marketing. They learn that being a man is all about wanting pussy, even before they hit the playground. A new book ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
