Category Archives: feminism

Mar
08
2010

She’s The King of The World!

(There are no The Hurt Locker spoilers here, no worries, since about 15 of you have seen it.)
It took 82 years, but there’s finally a woman who holds the title of Academy Award-winning “Best Director” .
But it’s about more than just a woman taking home the big prize.
As a writer, I saw something incredible happen [...]

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Dec
06
2009

6 Decembre 1989: Remembering a Formative Tragedy

I was 16 on December 6th, 1989, when gunman Marc Lepine stormed into Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique, an engineering school.
When the blood had spilled and screams for the 14 dead women faded into muffled tears, it was found that the gunman had left a note explaining his actions — he’d wanted to kill feminists for making [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Dimestore Philosophy, History, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Politics, Sexism, Society, Specifically Steff, Women's Department, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (4)
May
04
2009

Miss California: The Boobs Are on the Job

I had to doublecheck my old-school calendar just now. Holy fuck, it really is 2009. Who knew?
Clearly not the folks running the Miss California Pageant.
Yeah, Miss California. You remember her? Perez Hilton went all “oh, no you didn’t [SNAP]” as a result of the ass-backward beauty’s anti-gay marriage stance she posited while she grinned and [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, How To Guides, Loving and Knowing Yourself, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Politics, Society, Steff Rants | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (5)
Apr
24
2009

RANT: You Think You’re A Feminist?

I can’t stand elitism. I can’t stand the “we’re better than you” mentality. And I sure as fuck can’t stand when someone’s got to get their hate on just to get ahead.
A particular blog post from someone in the sex blogging community is ridiculously sexist and moronic in its simplicity, in my opinion. Because I [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, Ethics, General, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Sexism, Society, Specifically Steff, Steff Rants, Women's Department | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (3)