On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

on our radar

Here’s all the news we’re reading today: 

• People are holding memorials around the world today to mourn the deadly attack on a satirical newspaper in Paris, Charlie Hebdo. [AlJazeera]

• The bombing of an NAACP building in Colorado could be a hate crime—luckily no one was hurt, but the incident hasn’t been getting much media attention at all. [USA Today] 

• Viola Davis accepted the award for Favorite Actress at the Peoples’ Choice Awards last night and her speech made reference to a critic’s diss that she’s not “classically beautiful.” [Colorlines] 

• How would Claire Huxtable react to the recent defense of Bill Cosby? [The Grio] 

• Ava Duvernay’s Martin Luther King Jr. biopic Selma opens across the country today—junior-high school students in New York and residents of Selma, Alabama can see the movie for free. [The Root] 

Amy Adams talks about Big Eyes and how she deals with criticism. [Guardian] 

• And here’s a meme for the day: Clarissa Explains it All Explains White Supremacy. [Feministing] 

What did I miss? Add what you’re reading to the comments. 


by Sarah Mirk
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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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2 Comments Have Been Posted

Off topic BUT!....

The BAFTA nominations were announced and I'm extremely disappointed that no women at all were nominated for Best Director, I haven't seen any other technical categories to see if women were nominated for those, but I'm not holding my breath. x-(

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