Sports & Our Woman Hating Culture

by | Dec 6, 2012 | Blog

The tragic murder of Kasandra Perkins at the hands of her boyfriend and professional football player Jovan Belcher was more than preventable, it was the product of a culture that refuses to treat domestic violence as the public health emergency that it is, choosing...

First Time Not Required to Play in Bikinis

by | Aug 9, 2012 | Blog

While You Were Staring at Their Butts, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings Just Won Their Third Gold Medal By Justin Peters | Posted Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, at 7:38 PM ET Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings celebrate at the end of the women beach...

Ann J. Simonton & Activism Archive

by | Apr 11, 2011 | Blog, Media

Sports Illustrated Retrospective of Swimsuit Covers Woman Warrior 25th Anniversary Issue Women of the Year Simonton shaves Hair Ms. Magazine Using Consumer Boycott for Social Change Throwing in the Towel by Bruce Horovitz Los Angeles Times, Business San Francisco...

Are Video Game Makers Becoming Responsible?

by | Apr 7, 2011 | Blog

If the game has to do with the seriousness of head concussions during sports play; the answer is, “Yes.”  If it has to do with rewarding youth when they murder, steal and abuse women; the answer is, “No.”   Schwarz wrote in the NY Times recently that the...

Sport’s Figures: Above The Law?

by | Feb 3, 2011 | Blog

What To Say to Boys and Young Men About Big Ben By Jackson Katz This coming Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has the chance to win his third Super Bowl and join a truly elite group of NFL quarterbacks. This historic opportunity comes at the...