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Revenge of the Feminerd: Board Game Colonialism

May 23, 2011 at 10:28am

Unfortunately there are a significant number of boardgames themed around European colonialism, and they really rub me the wrong way. The legacy of colonialism still underpins social inequalities in North America and around the world, so I want to take a closer look at the games I play that deal with this theme.

Grand Rounds: Dissecting Grey's Anatomy: Unaccompanied Minor

by Greys Bloggers

May 20, 2011 at 4:38pm

Shonda Rhimes promised us a ‘mellow’ season finale and didn’t keep her word! ‘Unaccompanied Finale’ contained a series of fireworks and revelations to set us up for the eighth season of Grey’s Anatomy. Relationships exploded (or imploded, or flowered), truths were told, and our characters got down to doing what they do best: Being completely dysfunctional. Along the way we...

Electro Feminisms: Ellen Allien

by Emily McAvan

May 20, 2011 at 1:27pm

Ellen Allien is a German producer, DJ, singer and label owner, familiar to anyone who follows the worlds of house and techno. She was resident at famed Berlin techno club Tresor in 1992, and has started two labels (Braincandy and BPitch Control) as well as releasing some acclaimed experimental music. With over two decades of work, she’s quite an inspiration.

Read on for more...

On Our Radar

by Deb Jannerson

May 20, 2011 at 12:49pm

Links, links, links!

Salon explores the implications of the fate of the Wonder Woman show described in Jennifer K. Stuller’s podcast. (Spoiler alert: It’s not going to air.)
Muslimah Media Watch writes of Arab women and democracy.
ColorLines speaks of CNN anchor Don Lemon’s coming-out (good for him!) and their hopes that analysis of the...

BitchTapes: Worldly Ladies

by Emily Perkins

May 20, 2011 at 12:44pm

Overheard at the bar last week: “The thing is, I'm just REALLY not into female singers.” Well, here are 13 tracks including music by Bebel Gilberto, Césaria Évora, and France Gall, that show how much you're REALLY missing out. These international ladies really know how to, ¿cómo se dice? ROCK.

Track list after the jump!

Bitch Popaganda: It's the Water Edition

by Kelsey Wallace

May 20, 2011 at 12:09pm

It’s time for another episode of Bitch Popaganda! Tune in this week as Kristin, Ashley, and Kelsey discuss Roseanne’s recent article on sexism and TV from New York Magazine and Jane Pratt’s new website xoJane—complete with drinking game!

(click here for a .doc transcript)

The Bitch High-Five: Who's Your Dream Vacation Partner?

by Deb Jannerson

May 20, 2011 at 9:19am

Each month in our newsletter (sign up right here on the homepage if you haven’t already!), we poll Bitch staffers and readers on their top five in different categories and posting the polls and results here on the Bitch blog. So c’mon, give us five!

poll by twiigs.com

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

by Jarrah E Hodge

May 20, 2011 at 9:12am

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...

Pop Pedestal: Penny Gadget

by Nicole Morales

May 19, 2011 at 1:21pm

We’re going kid-cartoony for our fourth week of Pop Pedestal, where we give a shout out to pop culture personalities we admire. This week is all about the force behind Inspector Gadget… Can we get a Go-Go Penny!?

Tropes vs. Women: #4 The Evil Demon Seductress

by Anita Sarkeesian

May 19, 2011 at 12:57pm

Tropes vs. Women is a six-part video series by Feminist Frequency that explores the reoccurring stories, themes and representations of women in Hollywood films and TV shows.

The Evil Demon Seductress is a supernatural creature usually a demon, alien, robot, vampire etc. who is most often disguised as a sexy human female. She uses her sexuality and sexual wiles to manipulate,...