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Aussies Ban Calvin Klein 'Rape' Ad

Troubling scene is 'suggestive of violence and rape,' says advertising board

(Newser) - A Calvin Klein ad showing an agitated woman held down by her hair apparently set upon by three bare-chested men behind a chain-link fence has been banned in Australia for promoting rape. The black-and-white ad features Calvin Klein model Lara Stone in a bra or bustier shirt with one strap...

Glee Pics Pathetic, Not Pedodphilic
 Glee Pics 
 Pathetic, Not 
 Pedophilic 


Opinion
Oct 22, 2010 6:18 AM CDT

Glee Pics Pathetic, Not Pedophilic

The girls look blank-eyed and childish - is that sexy?

(Newser) - The parents group that blasted the Glee GQ cover shoot missed the point: The provocative pictorial isn't pedophilic ... it's "depressing" and "disheartening," writes Linda Holmes for NPR . Lea Michele and Dianna Argon are adult woman, and they don't magically morph into children, even if they play high...

More Fallout for Yale Frat's Rape Chant

National board suspends pledge activities, outcry continues

(Newser) - A Yale fraternity is coming under further scrutiny after pledges were heard chanting "No means yes! Yes means anal!" among other gems last week. The executive director of Delta Kappa Epsilon has told the chapter to suspend all pledging activities, and is due to drop by campus for...

Yale Frat's Rape Chant Caught on Tape

'No means yes, yes means anal!' boys yelled as they marched

(Newser) - A major Yale fraternity was forced to apologize yesterday, after its members marched past the college’s Old Campus—where most first-year women are housed—chanting “No means yes, yes means anal,” and “F---ing sluts,” among other sexist comments. Several were blindfolded. The incident, part of...

Jerry Brown Is Right That 'Whore' Isn't the Female Equivalent of the N-Word
 Why 'Whore' Isn't the N-Word 
OPINION
Oct 14, 2010 11:20 AM CDT

Why 'Whore' Isn't the N-Word

Jerry Brown is right: Slur isn't the female equivalent of the N-word

(Newser) - Was Tom Brokaw right when he told California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown that calling someone a “whore” is "to many women the same as calling an African American the 'N' word”? Not quite, Joan Walsh writes in Salon . “Whore” is a “crude and loaded word...

Jerry Brown Aide: Let's Call Meg Whitman a Whore

Pension strategy talk caught on tape

(Newser) - Sensitivity is apparently not the strong suit of Jerry Brown’s inner circle. The California Democrat was recently caught on tape chatting with aides about the possibility of referring to Meg Whitman as a “whore” because of her willingness to cut a deal on law enforcement pensions. According to...

How Frat Boy Hijinks Helped Screw the Tribune Co.

Boss Randy Michaels 'offered $100 to waitress to flash her breasts'

(Newser) - The shockingly sexist frat boy hijinks of top managers of the Tribune Company created an alienating workplace and "bankrupt culture" that helped send the financially troubled media firm into a tailspin, reports the New York Times . Just after radio exec Randy Michaels was hired by billionaire owner Sam Zell...

No Joke: Blondes Building Blonde Resort

Lithuanian firm wants fair-haired mecca in Maldives

(Newser) - Blonde ambition or blatant racism? That's the question surrounding a Lithuanian firm's plans to build a blonde resort in the Maldives. The property will be staffed, of course, by blondes—leaving locals to wonder if non-whites will be excluded, notes the BBC , "This is racist and should not be...

Ines Sainz Controversy Shouldn't Be One
 Ines Sainz Controversy 
 Shouldn't Be One 
Sally Jenkins
Sep 16, 2010 9:57 AM CDT

Ines Sainz Controversy Shouldn't Be One

And shame on you, Rush Limbaugh and Keith Olbermann

(Newser) - The dumb controversy over Mexican reporter Ines Sainz being subjected to the "juvenile conduct" of some New York Jets should have ended when the team owner apologized, writes veteran sports columnist Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post . It didn't, and Sainz—who deserves part of the blame for keeping...

'Macho' Goldman Sued for Sex Discrimination

Firm's a raunchy boys' club, plaintiffs charge

(Newser) - Three former employees who say the macho culture at Goldman Sachs scuttled their careers have launched a lawsuit against the bank and urged others to join them. The women's suit describes a testosterone-driven corporate culture of strip clubs, groping, boys-only golf outings, and macho displays like push-up contests on the...

Lawyers Forced to Ditch Bras in Jail Screenings

Bras of 'prettiest' Belgians somehow set off metal detectors, they complain

(Newser) - Female attorneys became suspicious when their bras—particularly those worn by young, attractive women—suddenly set off metal alarms at a Belgian prison and had to be removed. Now they're angry. "Metal detection checks seem very difficult to carry out when a pretty, young lawyer or visitor reports to...

Women of the Daily Show: No Boys' Club Here

Staffers defend Jon Stewart from 'sexist' charges

(Newser) - The female staff members of the Daily Show have released a message on the program's website rejecting the allegations that Jon Stewart is a sexist who runs the show with "joyless rage." In their message (addressed to "Dear People Who Don't Work Here") they point out...

Why I'm Done With American Apparel
 Why I'm Done With 
 American Apparel 
OPINION
Jun 25, 2010 1:40 PM CDT

Why I'm Done With American Apparel

One longtime fan has had enough of the skeevy sexism

(Newser) - Emma Silvers has had “a conflicted, guilt-ridden love affair” with American Apparel since the first time she encountered its “baffling dresses that claimed to be 14 styles in one” and its “endearing insistence that gold lamé was an appropriate material for a swimsuit.” The company's “...

'Joyless' Stewart Running Boys' Club
 'Joyless' Stewart 
 Running Boys' Club 
daily show exposed
Jun 24, 2010 10:23 AM CDT

'Joyless' Stewart Running Boys' Club

The Daily Show isn't too women-friendly

(Newser) - The Daily Show is a “progressive darling” and almost universally beloved, but it’s no different from other late night television in one way: It’s an all-boys' club. On Jezebel , Irin Carmon talks to a host of former female correspondents and writers, most of whom agree finding their...

Another Bank Has Problem With Too-Hot Banker

Debrahlee Lorenzana in hot water with JPMorgan Chase, too

(Newser) - Too-sexy-for-Citibank Debrahlee Lorenzana is now in hot water with a second bank…but not for looking too hot at work. Lorenzana claims current employer JPMorgan Chase isn’t happy she spoke out against her last employer—who she says fired her for being too attractive . “They're circling the wagons...

Banker: I Was Fired for Being 'Too Hot'

Debrahlee 'distracted' male workers, she's suing

(Newser) - A former banker is suing Citibank for firing her because she's "too hot" and was distracting male workers, she argues in court documents. Citibank managers officially cited Debrahlee Lorenzana's poor work performance when she got the ax. But the 33-year-ol single Queens mom says she was told repeatedly she...

Bret Easton Ellis: Women Can't Direct

Female directors lack 'male gaze,' author says

(Newser) - Bret Easton Ellis is likely to find himself scratched from a few Christmas card lists over a MovieLine interview in which he insists women aren't made to be good movie directors. "There’s something about the medium of film itself that I think requires the male gaze," said...

NY Gov Hopeful's Emails Feature Racism, Porn, Bestiality

Tea party candidate Carl Paladino blames Democrats for 'smear'

(Newser) - One week after announcing his candidacy for governor of New York, Carl Paladino was on the hot seat today after an upstate political blog released racist, sexist, and pornographic emails the wealthy developer allegedly sent. The tea partier issued a statement today saying the messages were "just another liberal...

Best Actress Oscar Is Sexist
 Best Actress Oscar Is Sexist 
OPINION
Mar 4, 2010 12:51 PM CST

Best Actress Oscar Is Sexist

Why can't men and women just be actors together? Kim Elsesser asks

(Newser) - Hey, Academy! Kim Elsesser shouts—acting ain’t the Olympics, so why are you still giving out awards for Best Actress? Female actors consider themselves actors, as the name would imply, and “in the 21st century women contend with men for titles ranging from the American president to the...

Probe Into Sudsy Celebration Is IOC at Its Sexist Worst
Probe Into Sudsy Celebration Is IOC at Its Sexist Worst
VANCOUVER OPINION
Feb 26, 2010 6:35 PM CST

Probe Into Sudsy Celebration Is IOC at Its Sexist Worst

Canadian women, even underage hero, well within rights

(Newser) - The huffing castigation of the Canadian women’s hockey team for last night’s sudsy celebration of its Vancouver gold medal shows the International Olympic Committee at its paternalistic, sexist worst, says Rachel Bachman, whose initial reaction to the on-ice Molsons was to turn to a colleague and say, “...

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