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Quote of the Day: James Brown on toxic masculinity

I don’t know anything about football, but I have a vague sense of what kinds of things TV sports anchors tend to discuss when a big game is about to start. And it usually doesn’t include toxic masculinity.

Yesterday, right before Ray Rice’s team, the Baltimore Ravens, played the Pittsburgh Steelers, CBS anchor James Brown shared a few thoughts on the roots of intimate partner violence (IPV):

By Alexandra Brodsky • 9 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Yup, pretty much.

The police violence we aren’t talking about.

“Rape victims act like victims,” and 17 other false myths about sexual assault.

The NFL updated its domestic violence policy. Some thoughts about what it means.

Let’s get more statues of women in New York’s Central Park.

Why Senator Gillibrand doesn’t need to name names.

“I will not ever believe that the university is acting in good faith to protect survivors until I see perpetrators kicked off campus.”

Yup, pretty much.

The police violence we aren’t talking about.

“Rape victims act like victims,” and 17 other false myths about sexual assault.

The NFL updated its domestic violence policy.

By Suzanna Bobadilla • 9 years ago

The Feministing Five: Wade Davis

2014 has been a pretty significant year when it comes to LGBT rights and sports. Starting with the Sochi Olympics and continuing to Michael Sam’s draft as the first openly gay NFL player, this year demonstrates a continued shift in how sport communities become more inclusive of LGBT folks. Obviously though, there is still an incredible ways to go in making professional, college, and community athletics much less homophobic.

Luckily, there are fantastic advocates out there bringing together sports and LGBT advocacy — and have been doing so for years. Wade Davis is a brilliant example of such a leader. After retiring from the NFL and moving to New York, Wade Davis came out as gay in 2012 where he was ...

By Alexandra Brodsky • 9 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Burn the pink jerseys: The NFL’s violence against women problem.

On our way to Gilead.

On the anti-contraception nurse who sued a family health clinic for refusing to hire her.

Get ready for Backlash Book Club!

In shift, NYC is quickly settling big civil rights suits.

How to shave half your head.

Burn the pink jerseys: The NFL’s violence against women problem.

On our way to Gilead.

On the anti-contraception nurse who sued a family health clinic for refusing to hire her.

Get ready for

By Courtney Baxter • 9 years ago

Weekly Feminist Reader

Who has the right to self-defense?

On the decriminalization of condoms as evidence of prostitution in NYC, and why it really matters.

Lupita Nyong’o is only the 9th black woman to be on the cover of Vogue.

The Obama administration has no plans for leniency for unaccompanied migrant children.

On Sally Ride: “To be first is to relinquish the complicated specifics of your story and become a caricature, a stand-in for the ideals of a movement or for the hope and pain of a moment in history.”

Who has the right to self-defense?

On the decriminalization of condoms as evidence of prostitution in NYC, and why it really matters.

Lupita Nyong’o is only the 9th black woman to be on ...

By Courtney Baxter • 10 years ago

Weekly Feminist Reader

Afghan Cycles- the first women to ride bikes in the country.

Chronicling what it’s like to be hungry in America.

Who is Black? What is Blackness?

What works for (non-rich, non-white) women at work.

On Hillary’s future: “women’s worth has never been assessed based on easily calculable, publicly available statistics, like innings pitched or bills passed.”

A small victory for native women: updates on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act.

Afghan Cycles- the first women to ride bikes in the country.

Chronicling what it’s like to be hungry in America.

Who is Black? What is Blackness?

What works for (non-rich, non-white) women ...

By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 10 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Compiled by Juliana and Alexandra

We’re excited for this upcoming film about the life of Wilma Mankiller, the first modern woman chief of the Cherokee Nation.

When talking about the gendered wage gap, why do we always phrase it as “women are paid less than men” rather than “men are paid more than women?”

Colorlines has a guide for you about new developments on prison reform.

Forget about State of the Union, what was said in the State of Indian Nations Address?

Confessions of an ex-TSA agent.

“Science” vs. “Mom logic” in the NFL.

New Yorkers: welcome to your February.

Compiled by Juliana and Alexandra

We’re excited for this upcoming film about the life of Wilma Mankiller, the first modern woman chief of the Cherokee Nation.

When talking about the gendered wage gap, why do we always phrase ...

By Courtney Baxter • 10 years ago

Weekly Feminist Reader

bell hooks and Melissa Harris Perry sat down for a chit chat and it was amazing.

Hollywood’s use of LGBT characters to make a point.

Living up to a code of masculinity in the NFL.

On behalf of women whose thighs touch.

Fuck yeah tomboy flower girls: no tights, no dresses, no ruffles.

Most of the sellers on Etsy are women and many make less than $100 a year.

bell hooks and Melissa Harris Perry sat down for a chit chat and it was amazing.

Hollywood’s use of LGBT characters to make a point.

Living up to a code of masculinity in the NFL.

On behalf ...