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Douchebag Decree: Sarah “Human Barbie” Burge, Mother and Plastic Surgery Voucher-Giver

by Kelsey Wallace
January 5, 2012 at 11:40am

What do you get the seven-year-old girl who has everything? Well, if you’re Sarah Burge, self-proclaimed “Human Barbie,” and the girl in question is your daughter Poppy, you give her a voucher for breast implants for her birthday, and you follow it up with a Christmas voucher for liposuction. Happy Holidays!

The gift that keeps on giving (you a complex about your body)....

Double Rainbow: On Lisbeth Salander

by Caroline Narby
January 5, 2012 at 10:49am

 When I first conceived the idea for this blog, I knew that I had to write a post about Lisbeth Salander. For the most part, any discussion of queer autistic sexuality in fiction must focus on lack, on the absence of representations, but Stieg Larsson’s lurid Millenium novels and the films based on them feature an antiheroine who is both...

The 99%: Class Warfare and the Privileged Politics of Mitt Romney

by Gretchen Sisson
January 5, 2012 at 10:23am

The bigger farce, though, is Mitt Romney—the richest candidate in a decade, and the richest plausible candidate in far longer—claiming the President’s policies are class warfare.  It’s almost as laughable as Romney referring to Newt Gingrich as “a wealthy man… not a middle-class American” as a criticism. Sure, Newt isn’t a middle-class American. None of the...

Bibliobitch: Do You Have a Literary New Year's Resolution?

by Kelsey Wallace
January 4, 2012 at 1:09pm

One of my 2012 resolutions is to get back in the books game. I’m resolving to read two new(ish) books a month, even if it means cutting down on the number of TV episode recaps I read online. What about you? Do you have any literary resolutions (or suggestions for contemporary books to add to my growing list)?

Bechdel Test Canon: Made in Dagenham

by Alyx Vesey
January 4, 2012 at 11:15am

Set in 1968, Made in Dagenham fictionalizes a true story about a group of female sewing machinists employed by Ford who were tired of being classified as unskilled labor and went on strike for equal pay. Their efforts ultimately led to the Equal Pay Act of 1970. The women are led by Rita O’Grady (Sally Hawkins), a modest working-class woman who continues to surprise herself...

Tampon Company Faux-pologizes For Transphobic Ad

by Kjerstin Johnson
January 3, 2012 at 2:44pm

Here’s your weekly does of bad-vertising: Libra, a company who markets feminine hygiene products in Australia and New Zealand, recently released an ad that trades in transphobia and sexism:

The 99%: Money Can't Buy You Love (and it Might Get in the Way)

by Gretchen Sisson
January 3, 2012 at 11:06am

Shows like The Bachelor and Millionaire Matchmaker not only reduce romance to opulent displays of consumerism and gender conformity, but they distract us from actual consideration of the role of class in relationships and the need to negotiate those differences on a real, ongoing, interpersonal level.

Double Rainbow: Navigating Autism, Gender, and Sexuality

by Caroline Narby
January 3, 2012 at 9:47am

Welcome to my guest blog series, Double Rainbow. I am very excited to be blogging for Bitch and for the opportunity to lend my voice to discussion about representations of autistic sexuality (and lack thereof) in popular media. I chose the title of my blog both as a playful reference to the “Double Rainbow” meme and as a reference to the fact that I am a lesbian on the autism ...

Bitch Radio: Behind the Scenes of Portlandia

by Kelsey Wallace
December 30, 2011 at 1:50pm

Portlandia season two premieres next week on IFC. To tide you over until then, today’s episode of Bitch Radio features Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, show creator Jonathan Krisel, and show producer Andrew Singer answering pressing Portlandia questions. Wondering which scenes were the hardest to shoot, or what to expect from season two? Tune in and find out! (Be warned...

On Our Radar

by Mac Pogue
December 30, 2011 at 12:29pm
Blog time!
  • Portland-based plus-size boutique Fat Fancy needs your help with their fundraising campaign–donate now!
  • Kate Harding writes about the Internet’s sexist response to the sexism on Reddit’s atheist community.
  • According to Slate’s L.V. Anderson, the new movie about Margaret Thatcher doesn’t try to dig into the woman’s deeper...

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