Abercrombie & Fitch Supports Racism, Sexism & Size Discrimination
Abercrombie & Fitch has a long history of racism, sexism, and size discrimination hidden within its dimly-lit store. As far back as 2002, A&F sold t-shirts that were racially insensitive to Asians. The shirts were eventually pulled after a massive backlash. Then the brand got into some more trouble for marketing a line of thongs and underwear with sexual phrases printed on them that were geared towards pre-teens. The merchandise was finally discontinued after numerous complaints from angry parents. In 2005, the apparel company sold women’s t-shirts with sexist slogans…
UFC Athlete Gives Inappropriate Interview
The UFC has been getting a lot of flack lately. Whether it is denying an one-armed undefeated man to compete within the organization or for refusing to allow a transgender woman to compete, people have been voicing their distaste for the organization. Chael Sonnen, a Caucasian UFC fighter, was on ESPN to promote a fight he has coming up against Jon Jones when in the middle of the interview he asked to touch the anchor’s hair. This all seemed harmless so Sage Steele, the African American anchor, leaned her head…
The War Against Street Harassment
It’s that time of year again folks! Spring has officially sprung, despite winters best efforts to hold on, and it is well past time to put that over-sized, subway-scented coat at the very back of the closet. Or under the bed. Or maybe just burn it. For now is the time of light layers, chic raincoats, and pretty but useless scarves! But with the advantage of lovely weather and lighter layers comes a downside. People are flocking outside, freed from their winter long hibernation, and can be seen everywhere just…
Submit to your Husband and Have a Successful Marriage
Former pro volleyball player, Gabrielle Reece was out promoting her new book My Foot is too Big For This Glass Slipper. Reece talks about her 17 year marriage to Laird Hamilton, her career, raising three children and how to have a successful marriage. According to Reece the key to a happy marriage to by being submissive to your husband. Gabrielle and Laird filed for divorce after only a couple of years of marriage, only to reconcile a few months later. Reece states that becoming submissive in her marriage was a…
Why Do We Accept Skewed Gender Portrayals in Media?
I recently came across an interesting article in HuffPost Books while scrolling through my twitter feed. Laura Santoro, Writer and Former Foreign Correspondent for HuffPost, explores an underlying reality in fiction; that female characters are more limited than their male counterparts. She writes: I came to a Child of God by Cormac McCarthy late in life — so late that I remember going to a dinner party and loudly objecting to the protagonist, Lester Ballard, dragging the frozen corpse of a woman he’d murdered from the attic and waiting for it…
