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Cannes Ripped for Shutting Out Women Directors

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:32:00 CDT

The Cannes Film Festival is battling charges of sexism after officials failed to chose a single female-directed movie among its 22 competition films. In a scathing open letter printed in the French media , a group of prominent female directors accuse organizers of failing to recognize the achievement of women in...

Catholic School Boycotts Title Game Over Girl Player

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:21:55 CDT

An Arizona Catholic high school has ditched a shot at a state baseball title to shun a rival team with a female second-baseman. Our Lady of Sorrows, a fundamentalist Catholic school in Phoenix, refused to participate in the Arizona Charter Athletic Association state championship game against Mesa Prep because Paige...

Cher Rips Romney's 'Racist Tea Bagger Masters'

Rob Quinn — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:30:00 CDT

Don't expect Cher to sing a duet with Ted Nugent any time soon. If Mitt Romney "gets elected I don't know if I can breathe same air as Him & his Right Wing Racist Homophobic Women-Hating Tea Bagger Masters," she wrote in one of several tweets yesterday that were later...

Are Today's Dads the New 'Second Sex'?

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:19:31 CDT

One father in London is feeling rather "invisible"—especially when doctors, nurses, and babysitters start talking. "Some of them have cut me off midsentence, and they often speak directly to my wife, even though I’m standing right there," writes Gary Moskowitz in the New York Times ' Motherlode blog . "No...

Anheuser-Busch to UFC: Enough With the Homophobia

Matt Cantor — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:36:16 CDT

After a series of sexist and homophobic comments from Ultimate Fighting Championship competitors, sponsor Anheuser-Busch has had it. The company issued a warning to the UFC over "certain remarks made by some of its fighters," says a spokesman. "If the incidents continue, we will act." Advocacy groups have slammed the...

Teed-Off Ladies Still Barred at Augusta

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:56:00 CDT

The prestigious Augusta National Golf Club, host of the Masters, seems to be sticking to its maddening policy of banning female members. Augusta National Chairman William Porter Payne won't even deign to publicly discuss the issue. Some critics believe it's long past time to extend an invitation to Virginia Rometty,...

Two and a Half Men Creator Kinda Sorry for Sexist Digs

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:02:00 CDT

Has Two and a Half Men creator Lee Aronsohn been taking bad-boy lessons from Charlie Sheen? He went on a testosterone-fueled tirade about female comics and TV comedies, saying he was sick of all the estrogen-laden routines on the air, referring particularly to shows like Whitney and 2 Broke Girls...

Rush Limbaugh: 'I'm God's Gift to Women'

Kevin Spak — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:12:59 CDT

Rush Limbaugh giddily chided the National Organization for Women—or, as the ever-sensitive shock jock routinely refers to it, the "NAGs," meaning "National Association of Gals"—yesterday for a statement president Terry O'Neill made rejoicing in the political conflict surrounding the conservative radio host. "Right now it really seems like...

Steinem, Fonda to Clear Channel, FCC: Dump Rush

Mark Russell — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:37:31 CDT

Three of the biggest names in American feminism—Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem—are calling on the FCC to yank the licenses of channels that air Rush Limbaugh, saying his "degrading" and "dehumanizing" language is not in the public interest. "Spectrum is a scarce government resource. Radio broadcasters...