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Guy Trouble

September 28, 2010 at 3:19pm

These days, most men's movie roles feature hard-talking, heavy-hitting leads. Or self-conscious, awkward types bumbling through social relations. Or there are the sweet-hearted slacker dudes glued to the couch--and maybe their bongs--allergic to steady jobs but true to their friends. Sometimes the men are a combination of two of these types, as in the new bromance comedy I Love You, Man.

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Mad World: Trojan Vibrator Goes Primetime, Kind of

by Kelsey Wallace

September 28, 2010 at 12:55pm

Those of you who have cable may have seen a new product advertised recently: the Trojan Tri-Phoria. Now, TV ads for vibrators aren’t exactly headline news (in fact, we ran a charticle on vibrator commercials in our Buzz issue last year), but this new sex toy ad is airing during cable primetime shows like The Daily Show, and some networks (VH1, Spike) are running it during the day...

Tube Tied: The Comeback and the Radical Notion that Women are Human

by Michelle Dean

September 28, 2010 at 12:00pm

One of the weird things about writing about television these days is that very few people watch it "live" anymore, which is to say follow it from week to week while it airs. So if you haven't already seen it, allow me to suggest that you Netflix a 2005 HBO series called The Comeback. This was Lisa Kudrow's first post-Friends foray, and it only lasted a year—apparently HBO would rather forget...

Size Matters: It's So Hard to Say Goodbye

by Tasha Fierce

September 27, 2010 at 3:52pm

Well, fats and nonfats, it's time for me to get my fat ass on a horse somehow and ride into the sunset. I hope you enjoyed this blog, or at least learned something from it. It would be great if you now have a better understanding of fat acceptance/size acceptance and how to treat fat people (as humans, of course). I'd love if the fats reading this feel more empowered now than before this blog...

Feministory: Luisa Capetillo

by Erica Steckl

September 27, 2010 at 3:28pm

What do you know about Puerto Rican feminists? Not enough, right? Me either, which is why this week's Feministory features a crucial feminist of the United States' often overlooked Commonwealth, Puerto Rico.

Tube Tied: 30 Rock and the Problem with Rape Jokes

by Michelle Dean

September 27, 2010 at 11:26am

I imagine you've heard by now that last week's fifth season premiere of 30 Rock contained a rape joke. The particular scene people are talking about is one in which Pete (Scott Adsit) is telling Liz about how relaxed he's become since Jenna (Jane Krakowski) became a producer: "This morning I made love to my wife. And she was still asleep, so I didn't have to be gentle." We are provided with...

Size Matters: The Thing About Average

by Tasha Fierce

September 24, 2010 at 1:16pm

Sorry, y'all, but this blog has got two posts left! So you're not rid of me yet. I wanted to explore a subject related to FA that Alyx brought up in the comments on the last post—how do we determine what isn't fat? Where do we draw the line? And what exactly does “average” mean?

Grand Rounds: Dissecting Grey's Anatomy: With You I'm Born Again

by Greys Bloggers

September 24, 2010 at 12:24pm

Welcome to Grand Rounds: Dissecting Grey’s Anatomy, a roundtable on Grey’s Anatomy featuring Snarky’s Machine, Tasha Fierce, Everett Maroon, Redlami, and s.e. smith. This week’s Grand Rounds is hosted by Snarky’s Machine, so, without further ado, let’s begin!

On Our Radar

by Katie Presley

September 24, 2010 at 10:06am

Covert missive from Bitch HQ, bringing you the best and brightest from our travels on the interwebs this week.

Size Matters: Breaking it Down to Basics

by Tasha Fierce

September 23, 2010 at 2:36pm

Since we're nearing the end of this blog, I thought now would be a good time to answer a question several readers have asked and basically summarize some of the lessons I hope you've taken away from our time together here. These are just starting points—I would suggest you do some further reading about thin privilege as well as how to practice FA.