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Kelly Sue DeConnick Speaks Out On Sexual Predators In The Comics Industry

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 John Marcotte Kelly Sue DeConnick, sexism, Warren Ellis

As the creator of hits like Transmtropolitan, The Authority, Red and Global Frequency; Ellis has been one of comics top

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Gender 

Computers That Consume Our Media Develop Sexist Views of Women

September 7, 2017May 26, 2018 John Marcotte artificial intelligence, learning machines, racism, sexism

Women don’t play sports and belong in the kitchen, according to sophisticated learning machines. In a study that has a

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Real Life Heroes 

Two Female Entrepreneurs Invent Silent Partner “Keith Mann” to Be Taken Seriously

September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 Taylor Whalen diversity, sexism

The sad thing is that it worked. The next time someone tries to say that women and men have the

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Real Life Heroes 

Boys Stand with Girls Against Sexist Dress Code

August 20, 2017August 20, 2017 John Marcotte allies, dress-code, sexism

When more than 20 girls were sent home on the first day of school for violating an outdated dress code,

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Comics Gender 

‘Jem’ Artist Jen Bartel Shows How Comic Book Shops Are Failing Female Fans

August 3, 2017May 26, 2018 John Marcotte discrimination, jen bartel, local comics shop, retail, sexism

She illustrates the Catch-22 that occurs when shops that repel women simultaneously complain that women don’t buy comics in a

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Comics 

UK Retailer Primark Sells Appallingly Sexist Batgirl Nightshirt

October 20, 2016 John Marcotte batgirl, primark, sexism

It seems like every six months like clockwork, a retailer somewhere in the world releases a superhero-themed shirt for women

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Comics 

Sexist Batgirl T-Shirt Pulled from Shelves

September 1, 2016September 1, 2016 John Marcotte australia, batgirl, sexism, target, target australia

Target Australia under fire after offering a shirt suggesting Batgirl’s duties include dry-cleaning and washing the Batmobile. When Facebook user “Ninac Ollins”

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Real Life Heroes Video Games 

Teenage Girl Gamer Shuts Down Sexist Haters

June 24, 2016June 27, 2016 John Marcotte blizzard, gaming, Geguri, overwatch, sexism, zahra

We tip our hats to Geguri, a 17 year old girl who shut down sexism in the most satisfying way possible, by kicking the (virtual) ass of her detractors.

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Toys 

Hasbro changes the gender of all the dinosaurs for Jurassic World toys because girl dinos have cooties

June 25, 2015June 25, 2015 John Marcotte hasbro, jurassic park, jurassic world, sexism

Let’s make one thing clear. All the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park and Jurassic World are female. This is actually a

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Movies 

Marvel CEO Calls Female Superhero Movies a “Disaster” in Leaked Sony Email

May 5, 2015May 5, 2015 John Marcotte Marvel Cinematic Universe, Movies, sexism, Sony, superheroes

By the time Captain Marvel finally makes her debut as the first female superhero to helm her own movie in the

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