misogyny | Watching America

Germany: Dildo-Throwing at Female Basketball Players: Hideously Green

Fiona Garratt - August 19, 2025. Published in Die Tageszeitung

The throws may boost cryptocurrency sales, but they’re also an attempt to deny female athletes their hard-earned place — and proof of the ongoing misogyny in sports.

OPD 13 Aug 2025, edited by Michelle Bisson

Switzerland: America Will Get a Female President Someday

Fiona Garratt - November 24, 2024. Published in Luzerner Zeitung

The promise of simple solutions to complex questions, commingled with misogyny and an impressive hoax of lies, made Trump the 47th U.S. president.

Ireland: ‘Your Body. My Choice.’ A Phrase that Chills Women to the Bone

Rejeanne Lacroix - November 13, 2024. Published in Irish Times

U.K.: I’ve Seen behind the Curtain of Men Like Andrew Tate – and I Believe I Know How To Beat Him

Lalatendu Das - January 3, 2023. Published in Independent

Without urgent intervention we may end up with a lost generation of young men.

Argentina: Simone Biles: Neofascism, Sexuality and the FBI

Robin Koerner - July 11, 2022. Published in Página 12

U.K.: The Guardian View on Depp v. Heard: An Abusive Spectacle

Lalatendu Das - June 2, 2022. Published in The Guardian

Even before the jury decided in Johnny Depp’s favor, the publicity surrounding this case was troubling.

Canada: Disrespect of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at Confirmation Hearing Was a Window into the Mistreatment of Women Everywhere

Rejeanne Lacroix - April 4, 2022. Published in Toronto Star

Canada: #FreeBritney: A Question of Individual Rights

Robin Koerner - August 12, 2021. Published in Le Devoir

#FreeBritney thus represents much more than a hashtag in support of a miserable rich pop star.

Canada: The Myth of the ‘Model’ Minority

Robin Koerner - March 26, 2021. Published in La Presse

'What remains a constant throughout the generations is the refusal ... to treat people of Asian descent as real Americans.'

Australia: Ocasio-Cortez’s Masterclass Speech Busted a Myth We Should All Reject

Rejeanne Lacroix - July 27, 2020. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

New Zealand: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Powerful Speech Is Mandatory Viewing for Everyone — Especially Men

Rejeanne Lacroix - July 24, 2020. Published in New Zealand Herald

Netherlands: How Warren Became the Victim of Undiluted Misogyny

Robin Koerner - February 27, 2020. Published in Het Parool

The only thing that Liz forgot, the importance of which can by no means be underestimated, was that she was a woman.

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