A fascinating TedEd lesson exploring the bizarre and gruesome history of European and American witch hunts (essentially the victimisation, torture and murder of innocent women by religious zealots) from the 15th to the 18th century.
Written by Brian A. Pavlak, narrated by Adrian Dannatt and animated by Lisa LaBracio.
Syrian artist Saint Hoax (who marked last year’s International Women’s Day with shots of Syrian refugee girls dressed as Disney princesses) illustrates misogynistic 1950s print ads with actual lady-hatin’ quotes from Donald Trump.
More here.
Jaysus.
Ciaran Murray writes:
Taken from the [Irish Daily] Mirror “funnies” page yesterday. Is it just me or whaaaaaaaaaa’?!
Anyone?
Um so there’s a rebuttal. A fake-tanned straw man of a rebuttal. http://t.co/yvlGmVxcda
— Roisin Kiberd (@RoisinTheMirror) July 31, 2014
Sad Inevitable rebuttal.
FIGHT!
Georgia Salpa, Catholic Guilt and Ireland’s Weird Misogyny Problem (Roisin Kiberd, Vice)
Via: Banti Singh
