Tag: Twitter

How self-censorship put me back in the closet

Every morning I’m up at seven trying to knock out 2,000 words before noon. Some days I’m more successful than others, but I’m persistent, and focused — because the need to express…

America really, really hates women

I have a laugh like Hillary’s — a loud, open-mouthed, unladylike, boisterous laugh that sometimes makes people stare at me. My laugh is not an attractive laugh. It’s not cute or girlish.…

Reductio ad Phobium: Logical fallacies for today’s feminist

It’s not easy being a feminist in 2016. Your Twitter mentions are blown up regularly with the same arguments over and over again: “You’re whorephobic!” “Stop erasing me!” “Well, I’m happy in…

Interview: Meghan Murphy on the liberal backlash against feminism

This interview was conducted and translated into French by Francine Sporenda for the website, Révolution Féministe. It has been edited for clarity and length. Francine Sporenda: What are your thoughts on French Parliament’s…

Non-men of the world unite to mock #GreenPartyFeminism

Anyone who ever said feminists weren’t funny has clearly never referred to them as “non-men” in an effort to be politically correct. Jokes aside, non-men are pissed as all hell to have…

Dear Nora, Prostitution is more than a ‘tech’ problem

I am full of sighs today, as one of my very fav radio hosts, Nora Young, has fallen prey to sex industry propagandists. Young, for those who don’t know (or aren’t Canadian)…

The trouble with Twitter feminism

I love the internet. I really do. And I can’t stand the luddites who romanticize the days where people talked. Face to face. Or called each other. The phone? Really? Please. Fuck the…