Comments on: Sexism and Misogyny in Podcasting http://jimmilles.com/2008/02/15/sexism-and-misogyny-in-podcasting/ Law, social technologies, and more Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:40:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sexism and Misogyny #2 « Buffalo Wings and Toasted Ravioli http://jimmilles.com/2008/02/15/sexism-and-misogyny-in-podcasting/#comment-10932 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:33:00 +0000 http://bwtr.wordpress.com/?p=300#comment-10932 [...] February 20, 2008 Posted by Jim Milles in Podcasts, Sexism. trackback (See earlier posting here.)OK, this is getting ridiculous.  Today’s posting at Podcasting News, “iPod Madness, [...]

]]> By: maureen blaseckie http://jimmilles.com/2008/02/15/sexism-and-misogyny-in-podcasting/#comment-10915 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:19:34 +0000 http://bwtr.wordpress.com/?p=300#comment-10915 I have to disagree on one point, Jim, I do think women need to, if not grow a thick skin, at least come to their own defense when it comes to facing down the trolls and bullies. Yes, men do need to speak against sexism and misogyny but it won’t change the dynamic so long as women are perceived as unable to defend themselves.

I’d like to think that as more women take up podcasting and find their own voice to put out on the net, the two-dimensional models of femininity will be replaced with a more realistic picture. Unfortunately right now some of the worst offenders in podcasting, when it comes to reinforcing the idea a woman’s only value is as either a sexual repository or punching bag, are women.

I will stop rambling now, it is very late but I simply had to jump into the discussion. It is a valuable one, Jim, and thank you for getting it started.

]]> By: Jim Milles http://jimmilles.com/2008/02/15/sexism-and-misogyny-in-podcasting/#comment-10911 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:49:18 +0000 http://bwtr.wordpress.com/?p=300#comment-10911 Ninja, you’re absolutely right–it’s not only in the podcasting world. However, I haven’t seen a lot of people speaking out against sexism and misogyny within that community, so I’m going to try to highlight the issue from time to time here and on my podcasts.

]]> By: Ninja http://jimmilles.com/2008/02/15/sexism-and-misogyny-in-podcasting/#comment-10909 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:07:18 +0000 http://bwtr.wordpress.com/?p=300#comment-10909 Thanks Jim for bringing up this issue. I don’t think this is limited to the podcast however – happens at work, at play, everywhere. The vain hopes of the feminist movement have been realized only at a very superficial layer of society. From what I can tell it is veneer and under that thin surface is a world of entitlement, confidence, set of privileges and understandings that women and many minorities can not share in. Not that all men share in it either for there is heirarchy among you too.

I am not sure what the answer is. I have been fighting these odds all my life.

]]> By: JayeL http://jimmilles.com/2008/02/15/sexism-and-misogyny-in-podcasting/#comment-10905 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:46:34 +0000 http://bwtr.wordpress.com/?p=300#comment-10905 We can all say our piece equally as long as we do it anonymously, right?

Kathy should be able to write about technology in safety, but we women have to take precautions that men don’t have to take: no anonymous comments, for starters. And men have to support us, regardless of whether they have to log in or not. Men also have to come to our defense.

]]> By: Jim Milles http://jimmilles.com/2008/02/15/sexism-and-misogyny-in-podcasting/#comment-10904 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:21:45 +0000 http://bwtr.wordpress.com/?p=300#comment-10904 One thing that I’m trying to do here is not let casual misogyny pass unnoticed. We need to call one another out on problems like this.

]]> By: Mitch Silverman http://jimmilles.com/2008/02/15/sexism-and-misogyny-in-podcasting/#comment-10903 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:07:15 +0000 http://bwtr.wordpress.com/?p=300#comment-10903 So what do we do about it, other than decry the threats?

]]>