Culture
The H-Word: "The Pricetag is High."
The H-Word presents first person experiences from sex workers across the country. Here, Liv compares her job as a sugar baby to her perceptions of other forms of sex work.
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Douchebag Decree: Douche Roundup! Herman Cain Edition
The Republican party can’t catch a break, what with all this Herman Cain business. They’re sad that everyone’s got them figured all wrong. They’re... Read more »
The H-Word: Who You Calling a Hooker?
As important as it is for activists to establish sex work as work, it is equally important we acknowledge that not everybody who sells sex calls themselves a sex worker. As the current feminist debates about the Slutwalk march make all too clear, there is power and privilege in reclaiming a word... Read more »
Mom & Pop Culture: Dealing With The Halloween Hangover
Halloween is a time to bust out that creativity, play into the fantasy, and eat a ton of candy. It’s not a time to push adult sexuality or hyped up ideas of ideal bodies onto young kids. I’d rather by scared on Halloween by ghosts and goblins than by thoughts of little kids running amok... Read more »
In the Frame: Great Artists Always Male? I Demand a Recount!
Feminism and art aren’t as closely linked as they should be, but I want to change that. Too many women are excluded from being called “the great artists,” as if we require a separate category. Well, I want to give Bitch readers and art lovers everywhere a reason to celebrate strong females in... Read more »
Mom & Pop Culture: Serving Up a Feminist Parenting Perspective
Whether in the form of advertisements, cartoons, books, food, or toys, pop culture is out there and is feeding a host of tropes and stereotypes that can heavily impact a developing mind. This series will take a look at where pop culture, parenting and feminism meet, as we explore the affects (... Read more »
Happy Halloween from the H-Word!
What does a sex worker look like? Not like “Captain Hooker” here. (Well, maybe sometimes, but not always.)
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Preacher's Daughter: A Goodbye and a Word About "the Shadow Between"
Well, we have reached the end of this series. This has been such a rich topic for me that, of course, there are many things I’d hoped to cover but didn’t. For this last post, I thought I’d briefly discuss a woman whose music about the loss—or absence—of god has resonated with me... Read more »
Isn't He Lovely: Farewell and Further Reading
Alas, it’s time for the “Isn’t He Lovely” guest blogging series to come to an end, and I hope you’ve enjoyed the past eight weeks as much as I have.
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Adventures in Feministory: Five Halloween Costume Ideas From History!
Halloween has arrived! If you’re still scrambling for a last-minute costume to wear out tonight, put down the “sexy cat” getup—Adventures in Feministory is here to help! Here are five costume ideas from the past year in Feministories, all guaranteed to make for great Halloweenwear (and you... Read more »
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