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Friday Feminist Fuck Yeah: Senior Male Athletes at Phillips Andover

By Lori | Published: June 14, 2013
TweetPhillips Academy Andover, more commonly known as Phillips Andover,  is a prestigious and highly selective boarding school in Andover, Massachusetts whose students are known more for the high acceptance rates to elite and ivy-league universities they enjoy than for feminist activism. The high school’s Wikipedia page (yes, it has a long and elaborate one, having [...]
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Who approved these ridiculously sexist “Avengers” T-shirts?

By Maya | Published: April 15, 2013
TweetWelp, sexist advertising doesn’t get much more blatant this. Here’s Marvel’s Avengers T-shirt for boys: And for girls: Update: Sign the petition to say we’re #notbuying it. Related: What if dude superheroes posed like lady superheroes? Tweet
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Swedish toy company reverses genders in new catalogue

By Maya | Published: November 26, 2012
Tweet Top Toy, one of the largest toy companies in Sweden, is flipping the gender script in its Christmas catalogue. This year, girls are shown playing with toy guns, while boys are playing with dollhouses. The company was called out a few years ago by a watchdog group for its stereotypical advertising, and decided it [...]
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