Noah Berlatsky

The cover for A-Force is a combination of tired trope and deodorant ad. Female empowerment can do so much better.

Their sexuality traps and destroys male innocence, as they grad hold, by the penis- the better to lead him to castration. Make no mistake that castration is greeted with fear, terror, and disgust—but also with glee. Women as super villains allow their characters to be super powerful; a force for evil is at least a force. In a media landscape where women are often rendered secondary, invisible, and passive, the femme fatale, in her icy violence, seizes female agency along with the phallus that she so efficiently cuts off.

A recent controversy at the Calgary Expo suggests MRAs care more about making opponents look bad than they do about discrimination.

Rather than seeing Beyoncé's sexual performance as linked to destruction, we can consider whether eroticism might be an alternative to violence.

Hating sex workers—and treating them as things—can get you money.

Did the classic Adam West Batman show strike a blow (Kerwhap!) for feminism?

Fifth Harmony is nobody's idea of a roots band.

Lower your standards, live in moderate amounts of filth, and go to bed early. The cat will thank you.

A Ghostbusters with a female cast is a thorough violation of the spirit of the original. And that's a good thing.

Is the gender of the philosopher a marginal curiosity—or is it more central?