The razor brand Gillette released a new ad last weekend to address toxic masculinity. Some believe this was a feminist lecture and supporters feel it was a healthy discussion of the “Boys Will Be Boys” and #MeToo attitudes. Right wing circles were upset at the ad. The Daily Wire featured some of the Twitter backlash yesterday. Breitbart…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A feminist is holding a California workshop Sunday to teach women how to combat the “hyper-masculinized” approach to journalism. Sarah Burke, a feminist writer, is hosting the San Francisco event in conjunction with Heavy Breathing, an experimental seminar group, reports the College Fix. The event, “Heavy Breathing: Martial Arts…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A famous feminist pointed out that liberals aren’t concerned with scientific facts when it comes to the debate about transgenderism in a Thursday interview. Camille Paglia, author of Sexual Personae, discussed a contradiction in liberals’ obsession with science with The Weekly Standard. The left will call themselves…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A New York Times article published Friday received a torrent of ridicule as it trended on Twitter, with users bashing the concept of raising feminist sons. Titled “How to Raise a Feminist Son,” the article, authored by Claire Cain Miller, argues against gender stereotypes, urging parents to teach…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie refused to back down from her comments on the experiences of transgender women Monday night. Adichie defended herself at an event by the bookstore Politics & Prose in Washington for comments she made last week about the differences between trans women and women, reports…
By Kitty Testa It’s Valentine’s Day, and you don’t have a particular lady friend to share the romance of the occasion, so you head out to the bar, or the gym, or the coffee shop—anything to avoid being alone tonight. You hope you’ll run into your single friends. You’ll make snide remarks about Hallmark Holidays…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson The Swedish government, which calls itself the world’s first “feminist government,” has defended its decision to wear hijabs Saturday during a state visit to Iran. Trade Minister Ann Linde got slammed by Swedish politicians for her decision to wear a hijab during meetings in Iran. The government said it…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Author and Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg recently spoke out about President Trump’s “abortion policy” (what she actually means is the defunding of foreign Planned Parenthoods) and how she feels it negatively impacts women and takes away their “rights.” According to the report: Facebook executive and Lean In author…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield (Editor’s note: Some of the topics discussed may not be suitable for all audiences) The transgender community has spoken out about their frustrations following the Women’s March in Washington DC, calling the protesters’ fixation on female genitalia “oppressive.” While the common consensus to outsiders would seem to be…
By Amber Randall A feminist fled Twitter after declaring it had become a place that legitimized neo-Nazis and other groups. Lindy West, a feminist and body image activist, announced that she was leaving Twitter in an op-ed for The Guardian. West complained about the amount of “unpaid work” she did on Twitter only to be…