Category: Gender

Why I am a feminist: A reading list

by Dominik Lukeš · 2021-03-08

I became a feminist because a woman once told me not to be an idiot and I decided that it was good advice. That was in 1998. But I was all ready to be a feminist long before that, so it really just took a small push to get me over the hump. I was…

What does it mean when words 'really' mean something: Dismiss the Miss

by Dominik Lukeš · 2014-05-17

A few days ago, I tweeted a link to an article in TES : What Miss really means < It's always worthwhile re-examining ingrained inequalities http://t.co/GKhjc4VgUP #edchat #ukedchat #feminism — Dominik Lukes (@techczech) May 17, 2014 Today, I got the following response back: @techczech 'really means' talks about origins. It doesn't mean that to me…

I object: A male feminist's view on the Duchess of Cambridge's Wedding dress

by Dominik Lukeš · 2011-04-29

Maybe I should be watching more TV but I honestly had no idea what Kate Middleton looked like. There must have been times I would have heard references to her and thought she was some kind of actress or model. And frankly, I still don't care. But I do care about her dress. I am…