Aram Zucker-Scharff

10 Stupid Arguments People Use To Defend Comic Book Sexism:

Every time someone brings up the problem of sexism of the comics industry, there are always a few people who are oddly incensed. “It’s bullshit! A double standard! You’re the one with the issues!” they yell. They’re wrong on all counts. Here’s some helpful logic that proves why.

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“In fact, propagating the idea that Hannah was “asking for it” because she drank or walked alone places blame on entirely the wrong party. Who is ever “asking” to be abducted or assaulted? I would consider myself a fairly responsible student, but I have gotten drunk before, I’ve walked home alone before, and I’ve been assaulted while 100 percent sober.”

– UVa student Hannah Graham didn’t disappear because she was drunk.

“My dad’s an old-school biker dude who types with two fingers and has me fix the settings on his cellphone every time I see him — I still don’t think he quite understands what all this has been about. He just knows now to hang up when someone calls and screams “YOUR DAUGHTER’S A WHORE” into the receiver.”

– 5 things I learned as the Internet’s Most Hated Person.

““We’re slipping, as [the journalism] industry and maybe as a society, back to a place where women didn’t get the same opportunities and didn’t have the same influence.””

– Where are the women?