Word: genderism
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...spirit of springtime renewal, a Harvard student group recently got a facelift. Harvard Men Against Rape re-launched itself last month as MenSpeakUp.org, a media campaign seeking to raise awareness about gender-inequality issues. Unfortunately, far from being a refreshing alternative to the tired rhetoric of more established campaigns against sexual violence, MenSpeakUp is not only uninspired, but it also serves as yet another reminder of a movement that ultimately harms women more than it helps them...
...effecting positive change, but such a vision also embodies the elitist idealism and lackluster social theory that characterizes the campaign. In this affair, the old adage rings true: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Van Vuuren and his colleagues have fashioned themselves as warriors of gender equality while failing to consider what they’re promoting—essentially, a program that misrepresents the reality of modern sexual violence and reduces women to passive victims...
...These problems are neither new nor uncommon. What has happened at Harvard—and to the gender equality movement in general—is something that is as dangerous as it is strange. In our post-sexual liberation society, a woman is now encouraged to embrace her sexual autonomy until an unspoken, invisible line dictated and measured only within her own head is crossed, at which point she is catapulted into decorated victim status. In advocating this philosophy, the movement reduces women to passive victims and, worse still, takes away from the women who are victims of truly egregious...
...only surnames that are subject to regulation in Germany - first names are too. According to German law, parents can choose any name for their child as long as it does not go against order and decency. The name must be in accordance with the child's gender and must not expose the child to ridicule or discrimination. The number of first names generally should not exceed five...
...turnout and the audience participation, but was disappointed with Locker’s focus on heterosexual sex and the lack of information for gay, transgender, and other queer individuals. “I thought it was a little heteronormative,” Rosenberg said. Locker did bring up gender identity, advising students who felt uncomfortable with their gender to explore while in college. Attendees of both genders were well represented in the audience, and Locker directly addressed the men as well, giving them advice on how to last longer during sex. “I think it?...