sexism

REVIEW: Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith

REVIEW: Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith

Dear Ms. Smith, When I told some friends I was reading your YA novel, Flygirl, and what it was about, one of them directed me to this article at The New York Times. It’s about the awarding of Congressional Gold Medals to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), who provided the United States Army with [...]

Sexism and the View of Women as Expendable

SB Sarah has a very interesting post and linkage on the issue of sexism, male patriarchy and media objectification of females. The money is quote is from Joss Whedon who says: “Women’s inferiority – in fact, their malevolence – is as ingrained in American popular culture as it is anywhere they’re sporting burkas,” wrote Buffy [...]