feminism – Techcitement*

#MockingAsSocialCommentary

Justin Davis — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:53:23 +0000

Thanks to hair-brained Twitter schemes by those who thankfully don’t know any better than to offend, an angry feminist can also be a funny feminist when making pointed social commentary. Back in February, those who lead the MRA (men’s rights activists) movement created the hashtag #Ineedmasculism as a way to show solidarity in the idea […]

SXSW 2013: The Highlights

Justin Davis — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:00:03 +0000

South by Southwest lasts 10 days during the month of March. The festival takes place in Austin, TX. SXSW is broken up into three sections: Interactive, Film, and Music. Throughout the festival, many innovations come to light and old ideas are reinvented. Most days’ events begin with panels at 9:30 or 11 AM and end […]

SXSW: Technology, Thy Name Is Woman

Megan Moten — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:10:15 +0000

Every year, the Interactive portion of SXSW exhibits new technologies and introduces the people behind them. Pop culture would have you believe that women are uninterested in science and technology, with depictions of the people in those fields being distinctly male. This could not be farther from the truth if the impressive lineup of women […]

ePad Femme, Because Tablets Were Too Manly

Mordechai Osdoby — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:53:42 +0000

ArsTechnica has brought back up the favorite topic of tech and gender roles due to the Eurostar ePad Femme, an Android tablet marketed to women. This tablet has been out since October, was promoted circa Valentine’s Day, and is for some reason, just now causing a media firestorm. The Femme is a fairly unremarkable […]

Oh No! My Shoes Don’t Match My She’s!

Kacey Samiee — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:15:50 +0000

Laaaaaadies, I know you think you don’t care about cars, but Honda is forcing the subject by making one just for you! Yes, ma’am, you girls (and the most stereotypically effeminate gay boys and poor unfortunate dudes who get handed the keys by Hurtz) finally get the car of your dreams. Honda has made the […]

Google’s Employee #20 Is Now CEO Of Yahoo

Mordechai Osdoby — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:58:37 +0000

Yahoo, the chosen web portal of the 50+ set (alongside AOL) and once a giant of the industry, has seen itself marginalized in recent years. While the search engine still generates an insane amount of traffic, the company just announced a second quarter earnings statement that was, at best, passable. Revenues of $1.08 billion fell […]