Bridesmaids’ Actress on Hollywood Gender Inequality: ‘It’s Not Just Good Ol’ Fashioned Misogyny’
Bridesmaids actress Rose Byrne is the latest Hollywood celebrity to speak out against gender discrimination in the entertainment industry.
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Report: Cannes Security ‘Turned Away Amputee in Flat Shoes’
Officials at the Cannes Film Festival denied allegations this week that security had turned women away from red carpet screenings because they were not wearing high heels.
Melissa McCarthy: Hollywood Sexism is an ‘Intense Sickness’
Tammy actress Melissa McCarthy is the latest female Hollywood celebrity to speak out against the industry’s perceived culture of sexism and misogyny.
Spoiler Alert: This Is What Feminism Looks Like
The award winning author Walter Mosley once said: “A man’s bookcase will tell you everything you’ll ever need to know about him.” How very sexist of him. For, as Jessica Valenti has rightly pointed out in the Guardian, sexism isn’t just about
‘Transgender’ Director on Hollywood Sexism: ‘Sue the Motherf*ckers’
Jill Soloway, the showrunner for the transgender-themed Amazon original series Transparent, says the entertainment industry is systematically rigged in favor of white men.
Fiorina: Hillary Believes ‘You Don’t Count As a Woman’ If You’re Not Liberal
GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina argued that Hillary Clinton, and many other liberals believe that “unless you fit their orthodoxy, you don’t count as a woman” on Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. Host Sean Hannity asked Fiorina about
Al Jazeera America Is Imploding … But Who’s Going To Notice?
The not so-slow motion train wreck that is Al Jazeera America (AJA) continues to roll on. The Qatar-owned cable news network is, though, the proverbial tree in a forest that implodes with no one around to hear. The implosion stories
Joss Whedon Deletes Twitter Account After Rabid Feminist ‘Avengers’ Backlash
Director Joss Whedon deleted his Twitter account Monday after a stream of hateful messages directed at him by feminists upset with story elements of Avengers: Age of Ultron, the weekend’s big box-office smash.
Kristen Stewart: ‘Hollywood is Disgustingly Sexist’
Actress Kristen Stewart has joined the growing list of female A-lister’s in denouncing the lack of opportunities offered to women in Hollywood.
Hurt Feelings Update: Wolf-Whistling Builders Reported to Police for ‘Harassment’
Tea-swilling, wolf-whistling builders have long formed a part of the British national character. Now feminists are urging “harassed” women to strike back – with one woman even going so far as to report a team of builders to the police for
David Letterman Tells Failed Sexist Joke to ‘Late Show’ Audience
If only David Letterman would present a top ten list of appropriate times for a talk show host to walk away from comedy. He might have found a perfect candidate for no. 1.
Fordham Prof: Rand Has ‘A Woman Problem’
Fordham University Associate Professor and author Dr. Christina Greer said that Rand Paul has “a woman problem” and “clearly is intimidated by women asking legitimate questions about his past” on Saturday’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” on MSNBC. After host Melissa Harris-Perry referred
Gutfeld: Political Correctness Is Now Beyond Parody
Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld argued that some on the left were sincerely adopting ridiculous parodies of political correctness on Thursday’s broadcast of “The Five.” Gutfeld reacted to a report in McClatchy that some women believe referring to Hillary Clinton
According to Their Male Defenders, Female Interviewers Can’t Handle Rand Paul
Apparently, NBC’s Savannah Guthrie is a little precious snowflake who can’t handle being challenged by a man. That’s not my opinion, but that appears to be the opinion of some in the mainstream media currently warning Republican Senator Rand Paul to take it easy on the ladies.
Mika: I Wonder If Hillary ‘Unfairly Targeted’ Because of Gender
MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Mika Brzezinski wondered if Hillary Clinton is “unfairly targeted for things that men don’t get targeted for” on Tuesday. “I just wonder, because when you think about what bad campaigning is, and you inadvertently mentioned her laugh
Toure: There Is ‘Sexist, Coded Language’ Against Hillary
MSNBC host Toure argued that there is “sexist, coded language” sometimes used to describe Hillary Clinton on Saturday’s “Up with Steve Kornacki.” Toure, in a discussion about a list of sexist code words put out by a pro-Hillary Clinton group
Mexican Mayor Apologizes for Telling Women to ‘Watch Soap Operas, Not the News’
Mexican ruling party PRI Mayor Javier Garfio Pacheco has issued an apology after comments at a rally suggesting that female domestic employees not keep up with current events because “the news is not that good,” and instead to watch Mexican primetime soap operas, known as telenovelas.
Labour MP Accuses Natural History Museum Of Sexism In T-Shirt Row
A Labour frontbencher has attacked the Natural History Museum and M&S after they released a range of dinosaur t-shirts exclusively for boys. Chi Onwurah claimed the two were guilty of sexism because they had not produced alternative versions of the
Polite, Chivalrous Men are Benevolent Sexists – and May Not Even Know It, Claim Researchers
It used to be known as ‘chivalry’. But now behaviour from men such as holding doors open for women or offering their jacket if a woman looks cold has been reclassified as “benevolent sexism” by researchers at Northeastern University in Boston.
Boehlert: There Was ‘Massive Misogyny’ in Media in 2008
Media Matters Senior Fellow Eric Boehlert argued that there was “massive misogyny within the mainstream media” during a discussion of Hillary Clinton on Saturday’s “Up with Steve Kornacki” on MSNBC. Mother Jones DC Editor David Corn remarked “one reason they lost
Report: Hollywood’s Top Execs Are 94% White, 100% Male
The second annual Hollywood Diversity Report, commissioned by UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, has been released and reveals that diversity in the entertainment industry is well behind the demographics, according to its author.
Listen: ESPN’s Cowherd Explains Why Men Succeed in Business More Than Women
During Wednesday’s airing of “The Herd” on ESPNU and ESPN Radio, host Colin Cowherd discussed why men should quit telling women that they look good in things even when they do not. According to Cowherd, men lying to women has
CNN Host Wonders If Female Jurors Will Convict ‘Handsome’ Aaron Hernandez
“CNN Newsroom” anchor Carol Costello wondered whether former New England Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandez would have an advantage in front of a mostly female jury because “he’s a handsome guy” on Thursday. “There has been much made of the
Hollywood Sexism: Actress Says Too Much Emphasis on Female ‘Orgasm Face’
English actress Ruth Wilson suggested this week that actresses are getting screwed by a new type of inequality in Hollywood — one that puts too much emphasis on the female “orgasm face.”
Group Demands Apology from ‘The View’ Producers for ‘Racist, Sexist’ Comments Made About Rosie Perez
ABC’s daytime series The View has become synonymous with controversy. However, recently critics have singled out the show’s executive producers, rather than its hosts, for “racist” and defamatory language used against Hispanic co-host Rosie Perez.
