iPhone

Revenge of the Feminerd: Feminism? There's an App for That

Social Commentary post by Jarrah Hodge on May 20, 2011 - 9:12am; tagged apps, General nerditry, ihollaback, iPhone, period tracker, revenge of the feminerd, safety siren.

YWCA Safety Siren App: A pink button with a woman symbol shown on an iPhone screen

Part of the reason the iPhone has been getting more buzz than other smartphones seems to be due to the plethora of apps available on the system (over 350,000 compared to just over 25,000 for Blackberry). And given some of the options we’ve seen, including hate-filled, sexist and homophobic propaganda, I thought it would be a good idea to profile some of the more positive options for feminists.

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Douchebag Decree: Betty Crocker

Social Commentary post by Kelsey Wallace on November 11, 2010 - 12:47pm; tagged Betty Crocker, Douchebag Decree, food, iPhone, PMS.

As if being a completely fictional model of unobtainable feminine domesticity weren't enough, Betty Crocker has sealed her fate as a Douchebag Decree recipient with the new PMS SOS iPhone app. Ladies, are you PMS-ing? Betty Crocker can help. By giving you coupons for brownies and tips for "crafting an apology." Oh, and there's a version for guys too!

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Control Womb

Article by Bree Kessler, Illustrated by Dani Crosby, appeared in issue Old; published in 2010; filed under Social commentary; tagged apps, fertility, fertility industry, iPhone, pregnancy, technology.

Want to get pregnant? There’s an app for that. Want to not get pregnant? There’s an app for that, too (and no, it’s not condoms). Want to know why you’re so damn moody? There’s—yep—an app for that. They could be considered the Our Bodies, Ourselves for the tech-savvy women of the 21st century: iPhone applications that inform women about the workings of their bodies without actually engaging with flesh and blood.

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Finally, an AMP iPhone App for the Predatory Douchenozzle Set

Social Commentary post by Kelsey Wallace on October 13, 2009 - 10:48am; tagged AMP, Before You Score, iPhone, Pepsi, sexism, technology, Tucker Max.

Let's say that you're out at a bar, and you meet an attractive girl. You want to talk to her, but you are completely devoid of all redeeming qualities and are literally incapable of striking up a conversation with anyone, let alone someone you hope to have sex with. Before now, you'd probably have to run to the bathroom and consult your Tucker Max paperback for potential date rape tactics, but not anymore. No, now there is an AMP iPhone app that will do all of the dirty work of "~~manipulating~~ ~~degrading~~ figuring women out" for you.