-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- (Le côté technique)> The Nymwars + les identités numériques on "Check my what?" On privilege and what we can do about it
- Rosy on Think women have achieved equality? Think again.
- Google+ and my “real” name: Yes, I’m Identity Woman – Identity Woman on "Check my what?" On privilege and what we can do about it
- Steuard on "Check my what?" On privilege and what we can do about it
- tekanji on "Check my what?" On privilege and what we can do about it
Categories
- Abuse, rape, and domestic violence
- Anti-oppression activism
- BDSM, fetishes, etc.
- Books, magazines, etc.
- Carnivals, Blog Against -ism Days, etc.
- Censorship
- Childfree Issues
- Companies Behaving Badly
- Discrimination
- Features
- Feminism
- Gender essentialism
- Gender issues
- Just plain cool
- Link Blogging
- Media and journalism
- Multiculturalism
- Personal
- Politics
- Popular Culture
- Privilege
- Queer Issues
- Religion
- Science
- Series
- Sex, sexuality, and sexual politics
- Sex, sexuality, and sexual politics
- Shrub.com Related
- Technology
- Teh Funnay
- The Evil -ism's
- The Gaming Beauty Myth
- Video Games
Archives
Category Archives: Companies Behaving Badly
Update on AmazonFail
First off, it has been noted that the de-ranking wasn’t limited to GLBT issues and erotica, but also notably affected books on disability and sexuality as well as feminist books, books on sexuality, and books on topics such as suicide … Continue reading
Posted in Books, magazines, etc., Companies Behaving Badly, Discrimination, Feminism, Sex, sexuality, and sexual politics, The Evil -ism's
Comments Off
Amazon censors women and queer people
So, I’m sure everyone has heard by now, but Amazon has recently made the decision to remove the sales rankings of so-called “adult” books in order to ensure that they don’t show up in some searches (like the default search) … Continue reading
The New Yorker gets a 0 on the Swift-o-Meter
Racism is satire when “progressives” do it! I am not a regular reader of The New Yorker, but I have never been a huge fan of their cartoons. Some of them have made me chuckle, some of them have made … Continue reading
Posted in Books, magazines, etc., Companies Behaving Badly, Liberal, Politics, Racism, USA
9 Comments
Debunking the "profits come first" myth
If you have ever criticized an ad campaign, commercial, or anything that’s even remotely related to marketing for pushing a bigoted viewpoint, you will undoubtedly have come up against the argument that of course the reason the product is being … Continue reading
At this rate, there won't be any games left for me to play
I have been feeling rather unhappy with Capcom for a while, but this takes the cake: Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi tells Kotaku that calls of racial insensitivity haven’t affected the game’s design. Takeuchi tells the site that the … Continue reading
Posted in Companies Behaving Badly, Japan, Privilege, Racism, Video Games
16 Comments
Give that man a cookie, er, Klondike!
Wow, a man refrains from violating the terms of his relationship agreement with his wife? Totally worthy of a reward. Give that man a cookie Klondike! <insert massive eyeroll here> Actual analysis of Klondike’s latest series of commercials can be … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Companies Behaving Badly, Masculinities, Privilege
10 Comments
Shame on you, BBC
The BBC has chosen to defend some transphobic comments made by a gay comedian whose show they sponsor. In this clip where he’s talking about Thomas Beatie, he says: “If he hasn’t had genital surgery surely that just makes him … Continue reading
I may have to stop buying PC games…
After one Starforce scare with Dreamfall (which worked out in my favor because Ubisoft dropped the malware due to consumer outcry), and two wastes of money (one due to SecuROM with Sims 2: Bon Voyage, which I’m going to see … Continue reading
Posted in Companies Behaving Badly, Video Games
9 Comments
Crecente fights the boy's club of gaming… ORLY?
Now, I’ll be honest here. I think that Brian Crecente is an unprofessional misogynist who doesn’t have the writing skills to match his journalism education. Given his track record, I don’t think he’s fit to write articles, much less be … Continue reading
Exposing the hypocrisy of Unilever's targeted marketing
Dove and Axe — which send diametrically opposed messages about women to their target audiences — are both made by Unilever. This video juxtaposes the two campaigns in order to raise awareness of the connection between the two. Via The … Continue reading