sexism

  • The Film Her: Forget About A.I.–Are Women Ever Subjects?

    Before the upcoming Academy Awards in March, I’m going to offer some observations about Spike Jonze’s hit movie Her, which is nominated for five Oscars (Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, and Best Production Design).… Continue reading

  • A Feminist New Year’s Resolution: Lose Weight-Shaming

    **POTENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE AND BODY SHAME** We’ve ushered in a new year. I’m sure you’ve seen some articles, commercials, and news segments emphasizing good practices for abiding by new year’s resolutions, especially around… Continue reading

  • Can Paul Be Wrong? Wrestling With the Feast of the Holy Family

    Yesterday, December 29th, Catholic parishes all over the world celebrated the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.  To mark this feast, lectors read the following Scriptural passages: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Col 3: 12-21; Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23.… Continue reading

    Can Paul Be Wrong? Wrestling With the Feast of the Holy Family

  • Men Pray the Rosary Too: Against a “Theology of Women”

    Last month, on the way back from his spectacularly successful trip to Brazil, Pope Francis offered some off the cuff comments that sent the Catholic blogosphere buzzing. While re-affirming the church’s longstanding prohibition on the ordination of women, Pope Francis… Continue reading

  • Adventures in Missing the Point

    I’ve been trying to write a blog post for the last few weeks now… ever since a good friend of mine pointed out this post to me, where Bo Sanders offers a proposal arguing that “privilege is not racism, sexism,… Continue reading

  • Keep Speaking Like A Woman

    …And not like a girl who is unsure of herself and her ideas, as Julia so clearly put it recently. As I am wont to do, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the academy, the growth from graduate student… Continue reading

  • A Church That Changes: Margaret Farley and the CDF

    As many of you have probably heard by now, last week, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) officially notified Mercy Sister and professor emeritus of Christian ethics at Yale Divinity School Margaret Farley that her work “cannot… Continue reading

  • iSexism?

    Warning: the following blog post contains moderately strong language. Unfortunately, when we’re talking about how our culture views women, such words come into play rather quickly. We at the blog vary considerably in our enjoyment / appreciation / fear of… Continue reading

  • A Double-Standard for Women and Violence In the Media?

    Recently, 23 year old R&B singer Rihanna released the music video for her song, “Man Down” in which she sings of the agony and terror she feels after killing a man who raped her.   In response, at least four… Continue reading