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"Agent Carter" Kicks the Butt of Sexist Villains—But She's All Alone
On Tuesday, ABC premiered Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated television series Agent Carter. The limited series follows Captain America ... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s what’s on our radar today:
• In the wake of the attack on Charlie Hebdo’s offices in Paris, the National Front, France’s far-right political party, is seizing the opportunity to ... Read more »
This is a Huge Week for Marriage Equality in the South
A proud Florida couple at a 2008 protest against Amendment 2, which rewrote the state Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage.Photo by Danny Hammontree (Creative Commons).
This past year was... Read more »
The United States Gets a C Grade on Reproductive Rights
Your rights shouldn’t depend on your zip code.
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The Killers Within: Home Invasion Movies and Violence Behind Closed Doors
They are movies about a kind of sadism and sociopathy that fuels sexual and domestic violence in our actual homes, but which we have no language to address directly.
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On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s all the news we’re reading today:
• People are holding memorials around the world today to mourn the deadly attack on a... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s what we’re reading today:
• Gunmen have attacked the offices of a satirical newspaper in Paris known for publishing... Read more »
Scarlett Johansson is the Wrong Choice for "Ghost in the Shell"
Whitewashing, the practice of casting white actors to play characters that should have been people of color, has been a Hollywood staple since the very beginning of the film industry.
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On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
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• The backlash against “bae” and other words in African American Vernacular English reveals how black culture is treated by mainstream media... Read more »
Real-Life Nuns Are No Joke
Nuns are often portrayed as either evil or a joke—or in the case of this Nunzilla toy, both. Photo by Choking Sun.
Nuns get a bad rap. Until this year, my understanding of what nuns are like didn’... Read more »
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