Hello hags, harpies and bimbos,
Here at Hex HQ we were horrified to learn our choices in décor could be putting off potential romantic suitors. All based on this gem from 2019 that resurfaced on Twitter:
We felt the chandelier wrought from the bones of men who wronged us made a stunning focal point for the dining room. But perhaps the tampons we have strung up as bunting don't give the jaunty ambience we were hoping for.
We managed to suppress the urge to scuttle off to IKEA and choose some non-threatening pillows and instead brought you a helping of ‘soft science’ and a tasty but vacuous, snack for Ms K…
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Soft sexism
In a result that should shock absolutely nobody (but certainly enraged us), some recent research details how women’s participation in STEM subjects influences whether they are perceived as “hard” or “soft” science. Worse, the “soft” label leads to views that the discipline is less rigorous and less worthy of funding. Those pesky women ruining things for everyone with their love of science, amiright? We’ve got bad news for the patriarchy though….
…women were here all along! (Psych!)
We bet you know your Rosalind Franklin from your Marie Curie, dear reader – but what about all the groundbreaking women whose contributions to science were buried under a shedload of sexism and didn’t get the recognition they rightly deserved? Check out the Lost Women of Science podcast and bask in the glory of women STEMing it up all over the place, gender bias be damned.
TO THE KRAKEN 🦑
Ms K is NOT “just here to vibe”...she’s here to imbibe
Are you a hyperfeminine woman? Are you really hot?
Frankly, our beloved kraken doesn't give a shit. However, she DOES get her tentacles tangled about people undermining decades of feminist thought and action in the name of ‘empowerment’.
Our ferocious deep-sea behemoth was interested to read this borderline-parodic piece on 'Bimboification', which claims that pretending to have an empty head is a step forward for feminism. Quick, someone tell Malala that she’s been doing it wrong!
If her mouth were capable of forming speech as well as tearing flesh from bones, Ms K would be saying, “OH, FUCK OFF.”
In short: same individualistic bollocks, different medium. The whole concept of bimboification is dripping with privilege, just as our kraken’s fangs are dripping with BS-dissolving acid. Have your blonde hair. Wear your pink latex if that's your bag. But when it comes to your brain? Use it, or lose it…to the gaping maw of a ravenous sea monster.
More things filling our pretty little heads this week:
Still wearing a mask? Horrify your fellow commuters with this beaut | The badass Ukrainian woman handing out sunflower seeds | The animals that may exist in a million years, imagined by biologists | The Yellowjackets theme is still creeping us out/enthralling us
The HEX Science team
🧬Jean Splicer | ☢ Marie Fury | 🧠 Rorschach Tess | 🔬 Rosalind Frankly