"This Is How Men Can Become Better Feminist Allies"
Article here. Excerpt:
'4. Support feminist and female media.
Is your iPod comprised of primarily male artists? Diversify, dude! Open yourself up to new perspectives by watching films written and directed by women, read articles written by female writers, listen to music performed by female artists and appreciating the artwork of female artists, like Jeanette Hayes or Grace Miceli.
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6. Believe the victim.
This is pretty straightforward. Instead of assuming the accused is innocent until proven guilty, support the victim. While it’s true that women have falsely accused men of such allegations, these cases are an extreme rarity so make the smart decision and favor the likely truth.
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10. Be responsible for contraception.
When in a relationship with a woman, don’t make contraception something she’s solely responsible for. Wear a damn condom and don’t complain about it. If she prefers a particular method of contraception, let her choose that method.
Female contraception is a lot more complicated than yours, so make sure you support the decisions she makes. Birth control can be expensive, so if you’re in a relationship and that’s her preferred method, offer to split the bill. After all, she’s doing this to keep you both from becoming unexpected parents.'
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Glad to see ppl calling this article what it is: a one-way trip to the Sycophantic Manhole Hall of Douchebaggery.
Gender Genie
Bobby Box?
That's the name of the author?
That sounds like the kind of name a female to male transman would take.
Anyway, there are all sorts of gender genie sites on the web now... you paste in text and it tells you the likelihood it was written by a man or a woman.
As far as formal writing goes, the gap is narrow, but Bobby comes out as FEMALE.
Interesting.
(Same thing goes for the feminist "man" Bobby Finger over on Jezebel.com)
Here is one such site
http://www.hackerfactor.com/GenderGuesser.php#Analyze
(Then again, the moment any man becomes a feminist, his balls fall off. So maybe this is just the case of what happens to men when they embrace feminizm.)