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This is why I’d still vote for the guy (and why I think he got a bad rap). If more of our presidents last century had Mr. Carter’s ethic of service to humanity, our current world might have been a very different place. The words of God do not justify cruelty to women

Posted by Deb in Community & Activism, Feminism, Religion on August 3rd, 2009 | Comments Off

So I’m still looking for a sci-fi or fantasy film I’ve seen that passes the Bechdel Test. While I’m searching, let’s move on to something that seems easier at first glance: TV shows. It’s almost trivial for a long-running show to pass the test; just have two women talk to each other about something other [...]

Posted by Chris in Feminism, Science fiction, Television on July 10th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I’ve been having some fun thinking about the Bechdel test lately, specifically how many of my favorite sci-fi and fantasy films would pass it. To pass the test a movie must (a) have two women in it who (b) talk to each other (c) about something other than a man.

Posted by Chris in Feminism, Film, Science fiction on June 25th, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a celebration of women in tech. Ada was a mathematician and the world’s first programmer; in the mid-19th Century she wrote technical documentation and programs for Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine. This year, Suw Charman-Anderson made a pledge: “I will publish a blog post on Tuesday 24th March about a woman [...]

Posted by Chris in Feminism, Space, Technology on March 24th, 2009 | Comments Off

This is a cute article about how Hollywood gets it wrong yet again. This time with the world of insects and how, well, the social ones are really all female. I mean, must we anthropomorphize even our sexist gender assumptions? via Feministing

Posted by Deb in Animals, Culture, Feminism, Film, Science, Sexuality on November 20th, 2007 | Comments Off