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Douchebag Decree: Sepp Blatter
Today's Douchebag Decree goes to (drum-roll please)... Sepp Blatter! The FIFA President has earned this distinction thanks to his cavalier and massively insulting response to the serious question of...
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Douchebag Decree: Douche Coach Distributes Douchey Survey
After witnessing some of the ugliest effects of sports culture play out this past week, it's good to see that some douchebags are being held (somewhat) accountable for their actions. In Buffalo,...
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Adventures in Feministory: Althea Gibson, the First Black Tennis Player to...
In honor of the French Open this week, it felt appropriate to highlight the achievements of the female singles winner from 56 years ago: Althea Gibson. Long before Venus and Serena started making waves...
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Douchebag Decree: Sexist Olympic Advertising
The Olympics started as an über-macho, male-only competition in ancient Greece. While a lot has changed since then, women are still facing sexism when it comes to the Games.Much of the hype surrounding...
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Pre-Olympics Reading: Top 89 Books About Girls & Women in Sports
Handy reading resource website A Mighty Girl, "the world's largest collection of books and movies for smart, confident, and courageous girls," has a list up just in time for the Olympics! Their top 89...
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Games On! The London 2012 Olympics: So Far, So Feminist?
A celebration of the suffragettes, two women kissing and an old lady jumping from a helicopter above a screaming crowd—after Friday’s spectacular opening ceremony, the Olympics are well and truly upon...
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Games On! Going the Distance
Following Tiki Gelena’s record-breaking win for Ethiopia in the women’s marathon on Sunday, it’s easy to forget that women’s distance running has a relatively short history in the Olympics.Ethiopia's...
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Games On! Fight Like a Girl
In the aftermath of the Olympics, ending as it did with a whimper rather than a bang thanks to Friday’s disappointing closing ceremonies, the impact of the past two weeks is only just starting to sink...
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Games On! Raise Your Voice (Unless You're a Female Sports Commentator)
The media’s been full of new women role models lately. Gone are the typical Hollywood "It" Girls, replaced by strong women who could probably knock you out if you tried to catch them getting out of a...
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Feminist Fistbump: World's Oldest Gymnast Johanna Quaas Kicks Ass at 86
The 57th Guinness Book of World Records is out today, and among the parrot who can slam dunk a basketball and Archie the world's shortest bull is Johanna Quaas, the world's oldest gymnast.Boomin'...
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Popaganda Episode: Intersections
In this historic week of Supreme Court decisions on marriage equality and the Voting Rights Act, we're thinking a lot about intersections. More than ever, it's clear that making America a more equal...
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Douchebag Decree: The NHL Doesn't Care About Domestic Violence
If you don’t pay attention to the thrilling world of ice hockey, you likely haven’t heard about Semyon Varlamov (above), the star goalie for the Colorado Avalanche hockey team. Last Wednesday, Varlamov...
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On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s what’s on our radar today!• Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a common sense but incredibly vital bill that would prevent employers from using credit checks in the hiring process, a practice that...
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On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here's what's on our radar today!• A good round-up of the status of reproductive rights in the US and what to expect in 2014. [ColorLines]• The first gay wedding performed during the Rose Parade,...
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Sex Workers Stage Protests Against Police Crackdowns at the World Cup
Sex workers and their political allies marched in Niterói, Brazil leading up the World Cup. Photo from Daspu's Facebook.While a FIFA fan fest raged in Rio de Janeiro’s ritzy Copacabana neighborhood...
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Confessions of a Lifelong Football Fan
It shouldn’t be controversial to say that the only thing that the NFL cares about is money. Those guys on the field—the men beneath the bulky shoulder pads and inside plastic...
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The History of Manless Climbing
Climber Miriam Underhill detailed her climb up the Grepon in a 1934 National Geographic article.On July 26th 2014, Maya Sherpa, Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, and Pasang Lhamu Sherpa became the first all-female...
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Katy Perry's Extremely Straight Performance of "I Kissed a Girl" at the Super...
Katy Perry in an ad for her Super Bowl halftime performance. Listen, I don’t expect much from Super Bowl halftime shows. It’s the National Football League after all—a male-dominated organization that...
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