sexism

The episode of Xena: Warrior Princess that set women, TV and comedy back 20 years

Xena: Warrior Princess isn’t just a cult TV success, but a feminist icon. The tough warrior fought for the good of the realm in the show, but the show itself helped pave the way for a new generation of female action stars and entertainment. Which makes the show’s decision to chuck Xena to put Gabrielle…

io9 Rob Bricken Apr 11

Family Man Made Great Chili, Discovered Relativity

This weekend, The New York Times published an obituary for Yvonne Brill that began with praise for the acclaimed rocket scientist’s “mean beef stroganoff.” (An intro that was later removed, without mention.) Today at Last Word on Nothing, Jennie Dusheck responds by imagining how Einstein’s obit might have read had it received a similar treatment.…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Apr 1

Objectify This Tech Writer: Kyle Wagner (Updated)

Here at Gizmodo, we celebrate Objectify a Male Tech Writer Day. Join in on the festivities by PhotoShopping our sexiest writer, Kyle Wagner, into the most compromising positions. Think slutty schoolgirl. Sweaty fireman. Sexy Subway sandwich artist. Download this blank Wagner head and objectify the hell out of him. And on Friday, February 1, we…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 23

How the First Laptop Was Held Back by Its Humongous Price… And Sexism

History remembers technology progressing at the speed of Moore’s Law, galloping between semiconductors and clock speeds. But the real challenge has always been getting people to accept it into their lives. And as Alexis Madrigal at the Atlantic reminds us, that has, from time to time, meant overcoming ingrained prejudices. Here’s the story: The GRiD…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Oct 12

The Great Geek Sexism Debate

Over the past few months, three of the most influential conventions in geekdom — Readercon (for science fiction writers), The Amazing Meeting (for skeptics), and DefCon (for hackers) — have been at the center of very public discussions about sexism and sexual harassment in their communities. After all three conventions in 2012, women spoke out…

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 8

Your Nasty, Nerdy Sexism Isn’t Cute

There are now two female staffers writing for Gizmodo, myself and Leslie Horn, and neither of us blew anyone for our job. Some of you seem to be under the misguided impression that sexual favors are the only way a woman could possibly end up writing for a tech blog—wrong. And you know what? It’s…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Aug 16

Why both men and women’s eyes are drawn to women’s bodies

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is suggesting that both men and women are guilty of objectifying females. Because your brain perceives an object as being either a coherent entity or a collection of parts, you rely on two different cognitive processes — global and local scanning. And it appears…

io9 George Dvorsky Jul 26

Toshiba Would Like to Sell You These Boobs Gadgets

Hello there, shopper! You seem like the type who would be interested in some breasts tablets. Can we interest you in our latest Windows 8 breasts tablet, with the revolutionary Breasto Metro UI? It feels great in a sultry paid actress’s crotch the hand, and we think the message that women, yoga, anything to do…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 6

An Anti-Catcalling App Is a Silly Way to Waste $20,000 of Government Money

Nobody likes sexism or the obnoxious jerks who jeer women walking down the street. But there’s a pretty good chance that New York’s new $20,000 “research” investment in an app to report offending males might not be the best way to do something about it. According to the Daily News, New York politicians just greenlighted…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Apr 24

Read Joss Whedon’s hilarious skit about gender equality and evil robots

In between promoting The Avengers, finishing up Much Ado About Nothing, and working on his next projects, Joss Whedon took time out to write a handful of comedic skits for the 20th anniversary celebration of Equality Now, including one that asks: are time-traveling robots responsible for sexism? Sadly, no video of the sketches has appeared…

io9 Lauren Davis Apr 21

Sexist sixties ads claim women will clean everything, even on the moon

When I picture life on Newt Gingrich’s moon colony, I picture women and men long nights spent hunched over a microscope, or working in the oxygen processing center, where they’ll convert moon water to breathable air. But one Madison Avenue firm had a very different view of life in space, one where women’s key contribution…

io9 Lauren Davis Jan 28

Please Keep Your Ass Out Of My Email

CES is just around the corner, which means junk like this is showing up in my inbox. Hey, [REDACTED], did you put a butt in your email to remind me how shitty your products are? Because that’s what I’m thinking. And sadly, there are way more butts to come over the next few days. CES,…

Tech News Mat Honan Jan 6

Google Doesn’t Like Mature Women Looking for Toy Boys

I don’t know if Google’s motives are pure or not, but this is wrong: They are refusing to advertise CougarLife, a dating site for mature women looking for younger men. However, they accept sites for mature men seeking young women. http://gawker.com/5539717/steve-jobs-offers-world-freedom-from-porn According to the New York Times, CougarLife.com was paying Google $100,000 a month since…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 17

SGU Gets Another Season And Takes Responsibility For Sexism-Gate

Just as Stargate Universe started to get better, so did its future. Syfy has decided that SGU should stay around for another season, along with Sanctuary. But will this next season hold a better future for the women of SGU? Right now, SGU is on a break after its midseason finale two weeks ago, and…

Television Meredith Woerner Dec 14

SGU’s Female Lieutenant Responds To Sexism-Gate

Actress Julia Benson just started blogging and Twittering, and she addresses the uproar surrounding Stargate Universe’s last episode, which many claim went a little nuts with the breast happy camera angles, “for all the talk about my natural (and believe me they are 100%) assets I promise you that there is much more to my…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 20

Is Science Fiction Feminized Or Is It Sexist? Both.

Is science fiction “feminized”? Do women exist to destroy all that is cool and inspiring about space opera? That’s what one blogger argues in a post that’s stirred up controversy this week. But is his opinion really the problem? The hullabaloo is over an anonymous essay about the “feminization of science fiction” published on a…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 14

Best Buy Thinks Girlier Stores Will Make Womenfolk Buy More Gadgets

Best Buy is remodeling some of its newer stores to make them “girlier,” using input from female customers to redesign locations with flourishes like skylights and earth tones, hoping it’ll bring in more of the ladies—presumably to buy more easy-to-use, pink gadgets. I’m all for nicer stores that are less like industrial warehouses packed with…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Oct 7

It’s the Far Future of 1992 and Hot, Dominant Women Rule the World!

He must escape or die. . . . Almost instantly the shrill sound of a whistle broke to his right and a street guard stepped from a doorway, struggling to free her rifle from her garments. “Male Pig!” she screamed. “Halt!” Welcome to the world of The Feminists, a pulp novel published in 1971. It’s…

io9 Peril Jan 7

Stop Oppressing Men in Virtual Worlds With Unrealistic Body Expectations

Is the virtual universe ready for Men’s Lib? In World of Warcraft they are. Fans are getting irked about how the male characters in WOW are so muscle-bound and macho-bulky that they are practically unable to move. While female characters are lithe and flexible, the men hobble around in so much armor that it’s as…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 16

DNA Warlord James Watson Finally Spanked for a Lifetime of Racism, Sexism

James Watson, who won the Nobel Prize for helping to discover the double-helix shape of DNA, has been suspended from his administrative duties at Cold Spring Harbor Labs over comments he made to the London Times about how blacks are genetically hardwired with lower intelligence than other races. This should come as no surprise to…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 19

The episode of Xena: Warrior Princess that set women, TV and comedy back 20 years

Family Man Made Great Chili, Discovered Relativity

Objectify This Tech Writer: Kyle Wagner (Updated)

How the First Laptop Was Held Back by Its Humongous Price… And Sexism

The Great Geek Sexism Debate

Your Nasty, Nerdy Sexism Isn’t Cute

Why both men and women’s eyes are drawn to women’s bodies

Toshiba Would Like to Sell You These Boobs Gadgets

An Anti-Catcalling App Is a Silly Way to Waste $20,000 of Government Money

Read Joss Whedon’s hilarious skit about gender equality and evil robots

Sexist sixties ads claim women will clean everything, even on the moon

Please Keep Your Ass Out Of My Email

Google Doesn’t Like Mature Women Looking for Toy Boys

SGU Gets Another Season And Takes Responsibility For Sexism-Gate

SGU’s Female Lieutenant Responds To Sexism-Gate

Is Science Fiction Feminized Or Is It Sexist? Both.

Best Buy Thinks Girlier Stores Will Make Womenfolk Buy More Gadgets

It’s the Far Future of 1992 and Hot, Dominant Women Rule the World!

Stop Oppressing Men in Virtual Worlds With Unrealistic Body Expectations

DNA Warlord James Watson Finally Spanked for a Lifetime of Racism, Sexism

Anker’s 10,000mAh MagGo Power Bank Restocks at Record Low After Selling Out 10K+ Units on Amazon, MagSafe Compatible Portable Charger for Less

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