misogyny

I don't want to harp about Hillary Clinton, but really, the treatment she is getting from all corners for her work as Secretary of State in general and her interest in global human rights for women is unpleasant at best and totally misogynistic (as I've written before) at worst.

Is there such thing as lesbian misogyny?

Skyler White, beleaguered wife of meth kingpin Walter White on AMC's Breaking Bad, is one the most reviled characters on TV. Why is that?

Quick. How many female video game characters can you name? Ms. Pac Man? Princess Toadstool from Super Mario Brothers? Samus Aran from Metroid? Maybe Lara Croft from Tomb Raider?

The media has created a circus around Secretary of State Hilary Clinton being queried about her husband Bill Clinton's opinion.

Despite its focus on sex crimes SVU has a knack for often blaming women.

Welcome to SheWired's weekly round-up of the most infuriating bits of news from the past seven days. Each Monday, we'll be providing a retrospective on the most heinous, crazy-making bits of anti-LGBT news that came across our radar last week. Our hope in doing this isn't only to darken the skies, but also to sound the alarm about the kind of idiocy that passes for "legitimate commentary" these days. Expect a healthy dose of snark in the following paragraphs — sometimes it's the only way we can get through the day.

We all know that Fox News is not exactly a haven progressive feminist thought. But while we've perhaps come to expect some phallo-centric douchebaggery from the right-leaning "news" organization, a discussion on host Lou Dobbs's show Wednesday truly illuminated the misogyny characteristic of the network's talking heads.

Juggernaut songstress Lady Gaga's not afraid to speak her mind, especially when it comes to her gays, and in a taped recording with On the Record with Fuse, which airs Nov. 23, Gaga tackled homophobia and misogyny in hip hop. The openly bisexual singer appealed to her lesbian and gay fans yet again, speaking out against hate. 

Residing a stone's throw from Salem, Massachusetts, as I celebrate Women's History Month, I am reminded of one of this nation's earliest examples of home-grown domestic terrorism - the Salem Witch Trails of 1692. This haunting history of the Puritan's execution of innocent women, and certain men too, is a window into how their religious fanaticism, misogyny, and homophobia destroyed not only the moral fiber of their town, but how it also decimated its own Christian zeal all to become a "city on the hill."

While the Third Wave feminist movement fades away and nobody is sure who is going to claim the Fourth Wave (Mama grizzlies fighting for rigid heteronormative lifestyles or women fighting for equal rights), the Paycheck Fairness Act for Women finally makes its way to the Senate after passing in the House two years ago. It’s not a surprise that the Republicans blocked its passage. What has grabbed my attention regarding this political battle is the underlying psychological implications this issue has for all women.