Scotland is developing some of the most authoritarian laws in the Western world. Having already made saying offensive things in the comfort of your own home a potential hate crime, the Scottish government now looks set to make sexism a criminal offence. An independent Working Group on Misogyny was set …
Read More »Mel Gibson’s survived charges of sexism, racism and anti-Semitism… but saluting Trump could finally get him canceled
Mel Gibson, the movie star and Academy Award-winning director, has long been a lightning rod for his problematic behavior and beliefs. But, over the weekend, he finally crossed the line and committed the most egregious of mortal sins in the New Hollywood: he saluted Donald Trump. For those of you …
Read More »Pressure mounts on Charles Michel in ‘Sofagate’ sexism row as Ursula von der Leyen speaks of ‘hurt’ following Turkey trip snub
When someone falls victim to a lapse in manners, the matter is often settled with a quick apology and life goes on. But not, it seems, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is still fuming nearly a month after the ‘Sofagate’ affair that left her humiliated in Ankara. …
Read More »Voice assistants Apple and Amazon accused of sexism
Companies are advised to stop using female voices by default. UNESCO has published a new report in which he accused digital aides in the strengthening of gender stereotypes. Researchers believe that such assistants, like Siri (Apple) and Alexa (Amazon), contribute to the spread of sexism. In the publication called I’d …
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