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End of Gender: Public (Trans)portation

Social Commentary post by Malic White on April 19, 2012 - 11:12am; tagged federal documentation, terrorism, transgender, travel, truth out, TSA.

When the TSA announced a new line of body scanners that were supposedly less-invasive, gender-nonconforming folks excitedly packed their bags.

But when a traveler prepares to be scanned, security staff must press one of two buttons: "blue" for "men" and "pink" for "women."

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Douchebag Decree: FalseFlesh

Douchebag Decree post by Katie Presley on March 18, 2011 - 8:16am; tagged Douchebag Decree, Facebook, privacy, TSA.

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Have you ever thought about Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, naked? Well, he might be thinking about you naked, and FalseFlesh wants to help him with his dreams. If his dreams are to look at your naked body without your permission. There's an app for that! (Links after the jump are potentially NSFW)

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I'd Rather Go Naked... Than See More of These PETA TSA Ads

Social Commentary post by Kelsey Wallace on December 1, 2010 - 1:37pm; tagged Pamela Anderson, PETA, sexism, TSA, veganism.
PETA has long been known for offensive, weirdly sexist, and lazy advertising. Their sexism-is-OK-because-it's-for-animals tactics are tired as can be, yet they seem determined to stay the course. Case in point: Their latest campaign revolves around the much-reported-on new TSA screenings, and it is chocked full of sexism, misinformation, and size discrimination (surprise! but not really). First, the video, which apparently PETA is lobbying to play at airports during the holiday travel season:

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