On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

on our radar

• Women are gamers: Adult women are now the largest video-game-playing demographic in the United States, with 48 percent of women playing games on phones or consoles. [PBS] 

• Art and activism group FORCE is traveling the country with a giant memorial to survivors of rape and sexual assault: the Monument Quilt. [Think Progress] 

Lauryn Hill released a new track last week called “Black Rage” that she sings in the style of “My Favorite Things.” [Autostraddle]

• Who on Capitol Hill is taking the time to make transphobic Wikipedia edits? [Feministing] 

• The novel LEGO set of female scientist “minifigs” completely sold out. So will they be making any more? Please? [New York Times] 

• Speaking of science, 26 percent of female scientists say they’ve “experienced unwanted physical contact” while doing fieldwork. [Mother Jones] 

British boxer Ambreen Sadiq talks in this profile about gender, her sport, and religion. [Telegraph]  

• Documentary To Be Takei, about the life of Star Trek star turned LGBT and social justice advocate George Takei, hits theaters this month. [Bitch Flicks] 

• Beyonce did an amazing 15-minute medley at the Video Music Awards last night, including dancing in front of a huge projection of a quote about feminism from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the word “FEMINIST.” [Guardian]  

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Sarah Mirk is the former host of Bitch Media’s podcast Popaganda. She’s interested in gender, history, comics, and talking to strangers. You can follow her on Twitter

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3 Comments Have Been Posted

Trey Songz, anyone?

The VMAs were a great night for Beyonce and female performers in general. But I'm genuinely baffled that no one is talking about Trey Songz assaulting Nina Dobrev on live television. I mean, a guy surprise pressing his dick against a girls ass, in public, without her consent, still counts as assault right?

Undercover Colors

http://www.bustle.com/articles/36938-undercover-color-nail-polish-detect...

It's unfortunate that companies like this exist in order to market a product for potential victims of sexual assault as a way of defending ourselves. We should not be forced to use products to prevent the hateful acts of others. Then again, there's nothing wrong with providing another line of defense. Mega kudos to the young men who started this company (though I admit that using nail polish as the product is a bit selective of the women who would actually use it. hopefully there is a clear option)

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