http://www.bitchmagazine.org/tag/media-sexism The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.bitchmagazine.org/article/mad-science <p>British scientists have uncovered the truth behind one of modern culture’s greatest mysteries: why little girls play with pink toys. Is it because toy companies flood whole store aisles with the color? Or because well-meaning relatives shower girl babies with pink blankets and clothing? Nope. According to the men in lab coats, it’s purely biological.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bitchmagazine.org/article/mad-science">read more</a></p> http://www.bitchmagazine.org/article/mad-science#comments biological determinism Feature gender gender roles mainstream media media media critique media sexism science Social commentary stereotypes Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:22:47 -0400 Kyla 301 at http://www.bitchmagazine.org http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/wapo-to-ladies-dumb-swoony-and-you-can039t-take-a-joke <p>Sigh. One day after the <i>Washington Post</i> published the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/29/AR2008022902992.html">op-ed</a><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/29/AR2008022902992.html"> </a>by Charlotte Allen titled &quot;We Scream, We Swoon. How Dumb Can We Get?&quot;, the paper has responded to the massive public outcry against the piece by stating — what else? — that the piece was meant to be</p> <p><a href="http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/wapo-to-ladies-dumb-swoony-and-you-can039t-take-a-joke">read more</a></p> http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/wapo-to-ladies-dumb-swoony-and-you-can039t-take-a-joke#comments fun with stereotypes Love / Shove media sexism WTF? Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:08:04 -0500 Andi Zeisler 289 at http://www.bitchmagazine.org