‘SNL’ Weekend Update brought on Caitlin Clark to call out Michael Che’s sexist jokes

NCAA women’s basketball phenom Caitlin Clark has three points for SNL Weekend Update host Michael Che: “Be. Funnier. Dumbass.” Even people who don’t watch women’s college basketball know who Caitlin Clark is and how she’s elevated the game. That’s why when Che made a joke about Clark switching her retired jersey number for an apron, … Read more

Netflix’s Avatar Is Making Sokka Less Sexist, But for Bad Reasons

In a new interview, the cast of Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender revealed a crucial change from the animated show, one that makes sense on the surface, but maybe not in context. Zuko and Korra’s Voice Actors Reveal Their Dream Alternate Avatar Roles Netflix’s highly anticipated live-action version of the show will … Read more

Sokka Will Be Less ‘Sexist’ in Netflix’s Live-Action ‘Avatar’ Show

Sokka from Nickelodeon’s ‘Avatar’ show is going to be a lil’ different in Netflix’s live-action version when it debuts next month … and that includes a lot less woman-hating, apparently. Ian Ousely — the actor who’s been tapped to play real Sokka for the streaming giant’s take on the beloved animated series — spilled the … Read more

Women’s World Cup: FIFA finds one in five players sent homophobic, sexist or sexual social media abuse during tournament | Football News

One in five players at this year’s Women’s World Cup were the targets of online abuse, FIFA has found – with more than half of comments sexual, homophobic or sexist. New data published by FIFA, identified by its Social Media Protection Service (SMPS), found 152 players out of 697 whose social media accounts were actively … Read more

Ulku Rowe Is the First Google Employee to Beat the Company in Court Over Sexist Discrimination

In a statement, Google spokesperson Courtenay Mencini focused on the company’s win in beating one of Rowe’s claims. “We are pleased that the jury unanimously found that Ms. Rowe has been paid and leveled fairly from the time she was hired to date, and that she was not subsequently denied any promotions,” she wrote, citing … Read more

Jeremy Clarkson’s column on Meghan dominated sexist by U.Okay. press regulator

Touch upon this storyComment LONDON — Outspoken British tabloid columnist and tv host Jeremy Clarkson has been reprimanded by the nation’s press requirements regulator over a controversial opinion column he wrote about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, during which he described imagining her stripped bare and publicly humiliated earlier than jeering crowds. The article by Clarkson, … Read more

UK press watchdog finds a tabloid column about hate for Prince Harry’s spouse, Meghan, was sexist

LONDON — A column in The Solar tabloid that fantasized about seeing Prince Harry’s spouse, Meghan, being pelted with feces as she was paraded bare by the streets was sexist, Britain’s press watchdog discovered. The column by TV character Jeremy Clarkson in December described how he hated the Duchess of Sussex “on a mobile degree.” … Read more