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Daddy Issues: The Unexpected Parenting Insights of What to Expect When You
(Contains spoilers.)
I’d read conflicting accounts of What to Expect When You’re Expecting: while Bitch’s own Andi and Kelsey previously pointed out many of its flaws, Bitchflicks called it an... Read more »
On Our Radar: Jenni Rivera, Trolls, and Mental Illness
This week has unfortunately been filled with tragedy. When we weren’t reading the news, we were reading up on some of this week’s other big issues. Here’s what we found:
Jenni Rivera died in a plane crash in Mexico this past weekend. Here’s an excellent... Read more »
Daddy Issues: What Happens When Stay-at-Home-Dads Have Had Enough?
There are lots of different dads on Parenthood: single dads, married dads, almost-stepdads, mostly absent dads, and of course, stay-at-home dad Joel Graham (Sam Jaeger). Married to high-powered attorney Julia (Erika... Read more »
10 Reasons: Our Douchebag Decree Delivers Weekly Excoriation of What to Avoid—and How to Push Back.
Over the past four years, the Douchebag Decree has become one of the most popular features on the Bitch blogs. Not because Bitch readers love douching—we know you don’t!—but because smart, savvy, feminist Bitch readers want to know when someone in the media steps out of line. Whether it... Read more »
Ms. Opinionated: All the Advice You Asked For, and Some You Didn't
Welcome to the latest installment of Ms. Opinionated, in which readers have questions about the pesky day-to-day choices we all face, and I give advice about how to make ones that (hopefully) best reflect our shared commitment to feminist values—as well as advice on what to do when they don’... Read more »
Changing the World, One Old Mother at a Time
Myself and many women like me, who’ve grown up privileged, educated, single, childless, career-oriented, and feminist, have also figured that we’d get around to having kids eventually. Unlike generations of women who came before us, we have the option of delaying the babymaking process... Read more »
Lady Liquor: Gender Behind the Bar
So far in this series I’ve talked about women making and marketing beer, the gender politics projected onto drinks themselves and women visiting bars. But I haven’t yet talked about women behind the bar.
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak to Mindy Kucan, the lead bartender... Read more »
Lady Liquor: The Racial Implications of the “Disease” Model of Alcoholism
Genetic explanations for alcoholism tend to reinforce preexisting stereotypes about race.
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Daddy Issues: Modern Family's Old-Fashioned Values
It’s not that I don’t enjoy Modern Family, exactly. It’s a slick sitcom that showcases some great acting and witty writing. But despite including characters who... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Don't Apologize for Your Metabolism, Lady. No, Really. It's Cool.
“I think this book will probably upset a few people, i think it will be looked at wrong by some people.”
Ladies and gents, Britton Delizia, master of understatement.
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