Posts Tagged ‘gender equality’
There is no reason to delay the use of signage like this.
I understand that not everyone is ready for universal restrooms. While I may use a restroom at a place like Oberon in Cambridge, MA, which has a large restroom of stalls and urinals used by all genders simultaneously, it’s simply too much for some people. When genitals are privately exposed for the purpose of elimination,…
Read MoreBoy vs. Girl: Episode 25 – Income in Dating, Mansplaining, and Tallywackers
In this week’s episode, Rachel and I discuss income as a determining factor in dating, the ridiculousness of mansplaining, and our thoughts on the new restaurant Tallywackers and public nudity. I tell Rachel that her boobs are not very special. It’s great. You can listen here or – better yet – subscribe to our podcast…
Read MoreBoy vs. Girl: Episode 11 – New Year’s Resolutions, Driving, and I WAS GROPED ON THE POLAR EXPRESS!
Episode 11 of Boy vs. Girl features a discussion of New Year’s Resolutions (and Rachel’s ridiculous resolution), the question over whether men or women are better drivers, and the story about how I was groped by a woman as I was disembarking the polar express, about ten feet from Santa Claus. You can listen here…
Read MoreBoy vs. Girl: Episode 3 – Gender-Neutral Bathrooms, Salutations, and Bathing Suit Bottoms
Episode 3 of Boy Vs. Girl, our podcast about gender and gender stereotypes, dropped today. Listen to Rachel and I discuss the problems with gender neutral bathroom, the need to change female salutations, and the real reasons why women wear form-fitting bathing suit bottoms and men do not. If you’ve missed any of our previous…
Read MoreThe Wizard of Oz versus Star Wars
Late last week I “stirred up a hornet’s nest” by writing a piece arguing that the reason Hasbro markets Easy Bake Ovens solely to girls is because the vast majority of children who want an Easy Bake Oven are girls, and the company has no obligation to the minority of boys who might want one.…
Read MoreSorry, kid. Easy Bake Ovens are pink for good reason.
Around Christmas, a little girl became a momentary Internet sensation after appealing to Hasbro to make an Easy Bake Oven in a color other than pink or purple. Her brother had expressed a desire for an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas but discovered that this product only comes in pink and purple and is therefore…
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