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NEWS ABOUT: misogyny

misogyny stories: 7 news summaries
OPINION

 HuffPo's New Faves: 
 Nip Slips, Nude Pics 

Once a political site, the Huffington Post turns NSFW for traffic

Nov 25, 09 8:17 AM CST

HuffPo's New Faves: Nip Slips, Nude Pics

Once a political site, the Huffington Post turns NSFW for traffic

(Newser) - Though the Huffington Post is run by a liberal, feminist woman, it’s taken a misogynistic, traffic-grabbing turn of late. Take, for example, the gratuitous use of the word “whore” (headline count: three instances) and equally gratuitous shot of Spitzer call girl Ashley Dupre in a recent story about... More »

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tabloids • nude photo • misogyny • Huffington Post

US Ignores Rising Danger of Misogyny

(Newser) - The gunman in this week's Pittsburgh shooting hated women, but the nation seems not to care much about the rising number of such cases fueled by misogyny, Bob Herbert writes in the New York Times. He recalls the similarly motivated 2006 slayings in an Amish schoolhouse: “There would... More »

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women • United States • domestic violence • Pittsburgh • mass shootings • misogyny • George Sodini

Dem Feud Sparks Split at Liberal Blogs

Ex-allies MyDD and Daily Kos battle over Hillary Clinton

Jun 2, 08 7:23 PM CDT

Dem Feud Sparks Split at Liberal Blogs

Ex-allies MyDD and Daily Kos battle over Hillary Clinton

(Newser) - The Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama rift has divided a once-unified world of liberal bloggers, The New Republic reports. MyDD founder Jerome Armstrong shocked Cyber-lefties 4 months ago by backing Clinton, calling her the "practical choice." Obama fans quickly rallied at Daily Kos, one blasting MyDD as "a toxic... More »

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netroots • Daily Kos • misogyny • MyDD

opinion

 Clinton's
 Sexism
 Charges
 'Insulting' 


Past women icons wouldn't make such claims: Noonan

May 23, 08 10:50 AM CDT

Clinton's Sexism Charges 'Insulting'

Past women icons wouldn't make such claims: Noonan

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s claims of misogyny this week were cheap shots that history’s greatest women never would have uttered, Peggy Noonan writes in the Wall Street Journal . Suggesting that sexism is costing her the nomination is “insulting” and “manipulative”—it paints other candidates’ supporters as biased—... More »

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Hillary Clinton • sexism • Peggy Noonan • women in office • misogyny

 UK Balks at Hooters' Expansion 

Opponents say chain will encourage broader sex industry

Apr 11, 08 7:21 PM CDT

UK Balks at Hooters' Expansion

Opponents say chain will encourage broader sex industry

(Newser) - Some Britons are choking on Hooters' plan to serve up another 35 locations in the UK, the Guardian reports. Britain has one so far, but feminists are already accusing the chain of importing misogyny and sexist entertainment with its chicken wings. "Without the sexualised waiters and the soft porn... More »

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stag parties • sexism • restaurant • strip club • Hooters • Britain • misogyny • sex trade • sex industry

 Elton Gives Hillary $2.5M Boost 

Brit rocker blames misogynistic attitudes for his girl's fall

Apr 10, 08 7:11 AM CDT

Elton Gives Hillary $2.5M Boost

Brit rocker blames misogynistic attitudes for his girl's fall

(Newser) - Elton John may not be able to help out with his vote, but the aging British rocker was happy to boost Hillary Clinton's campaign by playing a fundraiser, the AP reports. "I've always been a Clinton supporter," John told the audience. "There is no one more qualified... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Elton John • rock stars • fundraiser • campaign fundraising • misogyny

OPINION

Wright Sermons Weren't 'Black Equivalent of
a Klan Rally'

Parishioner decries focus on Obama pastor

Mar 19, 08 8:38 PM CDT

Wright Sermons Weren't 'Black Equivalent of a Klan Rally'

Parishioner decries focus on Obama pastor

(Newser) - Barack Obama’s pastor is a good man, says a fellow churchgoer, and though his “going off on white America” kept T. Shawn Taylor—a black woman—from inviting white friends to worship, it didn’t stop her from marrying a white man. Taylor writes in the Chicago Tribune... More »

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Barack Obama • race • homophobia • Ku Klux Klan • Jeremiah Wright • Trinity United Church of Christ • misogyny

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