Tag: misogyny
El anarquista y el egoísta enamorados
Kelly Vee. Artículo original: The Anarchist and the Egoist in Love, del 6 de mayo de 2022. Traducción al español por Camila Figueroa. Este ensayo es parte de un Simposio de Intercambio Mutuo del C4SS sobre Anarquismo y Egoísmo ¿Cómo puede reconciliarse el compromiso del anarquista con el bienestar de todos con el compromiso del…
Mentir hasta que se demuestre la veracidad
De Andrew Kemle. Artículo original: Lying Until Proven Truthful, del 28 de abril de 2022. Traducción al español por Camila Figueroa. CW: Discusiones sobre agresiones sexuales. Cada vez que una figura pública es acusada de agresión sexual o alega que otra figura pública la ha agredido sexualmente, los sitios web y los foros y todo…
Anarchismo, Egotismo e Amore
Di Kelly Vee. Originale: The Anarchist and the Egoist in Love, pubblicato il 6 maggio 2022. Traduzione di Enrico Sanna. Come si può conciliare l’impegno anarchico per il benessere collettivo con l’impegno egotistico per il benessere di se stesso? Io credo che una conciliazione possa venire non dalla politica, non dalla religione, né dai mercati….
The Anarchist and the Egoist in Love
How can the anarchist’s commitment to the wellbeing of all be reconciled with the egoist’s commitment to the wellbeing of oneself? I suggest reconciliation comes not from politics, nor from religion, nor from markets. The anarchist and the egoist find reconciliation in Love. Love is a big term. It is no wonder the ancient Greeks…
Lying Until Proven Truthful
Whenever a public figure is accused of sexual assault or alleges that another public figure has sexually assaulted them, websites and forums and everything else under the sun will inevitably be flooded by some derivation of: “I thought people were innocent until proven guilty in this country!” Leaving aside the long and sordid history of…
La masculinidad brahmánica-savarna causa la privación de vacunas en la crisis de la India
Narmada P & Jyoti B. Título original: Brahmin-Savarna Masculinity causing Vaccine Deprivation in India’s COVID Crisis del 22 de julio de 2021. Traducido al español por Camila Figueroa. Las dudas sobre las vacunas son un problema común en todo el mundo en relación con la vacuna COVID-19. Ha habido todo tipo de información errónea, rumores…
Brahmani, Mascolinità e Esitazione Vaccinale nell’India del Covid
Di Narmada P. Titolo originale: Brahmin-Savarna Masculinity causing Vaccine Deprivation in India’s COVID Crisis, del 22 luglio 2021. Traduzione di Enrico Sanna. Articolo scritto a quattro mani con Jyoti B. L’esitazione è un problema che in tutto il mondo accompagna il vaccino anti covid. Da quando i vaccini sono disponibili al pubblico, sono sorti disinformazione,…
Brahmin-Savarna Masculinity causing Vaccine Deprivation in India’s COVID Crisis
Vaccine hesitancy is a common issue across the world concerning the COVID-19 vaccine.  There have been all kinds of misinformation, rumors, and conspiracy theories regarding the efficacy and the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines, ever since the vaccines were made available to the public. Vaccine hesitancy is a historically well-documented phenomenon. Several factors concerning vaccine…
Statement on #YALtoo Campaign
While many in our network have likely already heard the news, in the interest of notifying those who haven’t, we’ve decided to share the following information on the ongoing #YALtoo campaign against sexual assault and misogyny in the libertarian movement.  So far, most of the recent revelations have centered on Young Americans for Liberty staff,…
Положим конец насилию над женщинами: декриминализуем секс-работу
В прошлое воскресенье проходил Международный женский день, посвященный чествованию и празднованию экономических, культурных, научных и политических достижений женщин, а также просто женский день. В этот день уделяется особое внимание вопросам, которые касаются женщин. Существуют две таких проблемы: принудительная секс-работа и торговля людьми. Хотя это не единственные преступления по отношению к женщинам, они являются одними из…
Even Cops Should Have the Right to Make an Honest Living
The attacks on sex workers by paternalistic politicians and their armed enforcers at the local, state, and federal levels grow worse by the year. As of 2008, only two states — Nevada and Rhode Island — allowed individuals to buy and sell sex. In 2009, Rhode Island closed its legal loophole which allowed for paid…
Rihanna’s New Video Demonstrates the Need for Anarcha-Feminism
Hanging upside-down, swinging like a pendulum and naked, the grimacing face of the female victim from Rihanna’s new (NSFW) “Bitch Better Have My Money” music video seems to be the face that has launched a thousand think-pieces. In seven disturbing minutes, Rihanna takes revenge on her dodgy (white) accountant by kidnapping his (white) wife, stripping her,…
Free Speech: Endgame (Batgirl and Beyond)
Origin Story  Those who are not familiar with comic books and the history surrounding them may be confused about the recent kerfuffle over the Batgirl cover and it being pulled. Never fear! For I have in my Utility Belt of Knowledge, the proper gadgets to give some context and offer critique. Batgirl, or Barbara Gordon as she is better…
“Gamergate” and Media Ethics in Trade Writing
It is occasionally, when I’m not having to defend colleagues from “anti-PC” crusaders terrified that they’re losing “muh libertarianism” or when I’m not writing joke articles making fun of Mark Ames, the mission of this blog series to engage in media criticism. Truth be told, there’s a lot to criticize about the media these days….
When It Comes to Misogyny, Facebook Learned from the US Government
Lately, feminist activists are organizing against a litany of misogynist Facebook pages that glorify violence against women or treat it as a joke, pages with names like “Raping Your Girlfriend” and “Fly Kicking Sluts in the Uterus.”  The activists’ primary tactics include making specific demands for changes to Facebook’s moderation policy and “calling on Facebook users…
“If it’s a legitimate rape …” Let’s stop you there.
It can be easy to dismiss or mock Akin as “just another misogynist Republican”, but it is more productive to approach this with the intent of opening a frank discussion about patriarchy and oppression.
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