Here’s a fun little exercise: try to think of female movie and TV characters whose gender is an afterthought. Characters who matter-of-factly defy gender boundaries, whose sexuality is not a focus, who will be praised as “strong” rather than “strong for a female character.”
It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be. We spent […]

I found this picture on Flickr and was fascinated. How does it make you feel to look at this? Can you stare at the bottom right one long enough to convince yourself you are looking at a man? Then look back to the top left. Staring at this picture offers a small way to help […]

It was a lot more innocent than in this picture. He was telling a story about an old restaurant job and how people would always grab his butt. And then he demonstrated on my female coworker. It wasn’t aggressive or predatory, he just cupped her cheek to enhance his story.
He walked away and I said, […]