On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

on our radar

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

• Protests across the country yesterday and over the weekend sought to reclaim MLK’s activist legacy. [Colorlines] 

• A new Indian comic book hero uses her superpowers to fight rape. [NPR] 

• Daily Show correspondent Al Madrigal debuts a special online show this week called Half Life Me—it’s a look at being biracial in the United States. [Huffington Post] 

• In a new Jaguar ad campaign, affluence and luxury trump morality. [Aya de Leon] 

• Here’s a look at “keeping queer spaces queer” by banning large groups of straight people—like bachelorette parties—from gay and lesbian bars. [XO Jane] 

• A powerful documentary about domestic abuse, Private Violence, is now available to buy from Women Make Movies. Watch the trailer below. [WMM] 

 

 

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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