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"Maleficent" Succeeds in (Finally!) Creating a Complex Witch
Whether they’re keeping busy as mistresses of all that is evil or simply threatening to get you and your little dog, too, bad witches in film have it rough. Hollywood’s villainous witches are often driven to cruelty by the sheer power they wield. More than that, they’re often portrayed as figures... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
• Drop everything! Orange is the New Black launches its second season today. Victoria Law wrote about the real-life Piper’s prison-reform... Read more »
Can “Orange Is the New Black” Change the Way Congress Thinks About Prisons?
Since the show’s debut, Piper Kerman has been speaking at college campuses, community centers, and social-justice organizations around the country about women’s prison issues.
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On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
• In reaction to recent protests over rapes in Uttar Pradesh, a state minister in India says that rape is “sometimes right and sometimes wrong.” WHAT. [Guardian]
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Don't Be a Dick: How to Sell Comics to People Other than Straight Dudes
Welcome to the last installment of Don’t Be a Dick, The Ladydrawers Comics Collective’s in-depth look at comics and gender diversity, presented in partnership with Bitch Media. Over the past six months, this... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s all the news on our radar today:
• Today is the 25th anniversary of the Chinese government’s bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square—... Read more »
Why Does Our Society Undervalue Domestic Work?
We just assume, in the United States and abroad, that there will be someone to do all of the cooking, all of the cleaning, all of the care work for very little pay or no pay at all.
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A New Report Reveals the Realities of Street Harassment
An anti-street harassment ad on Philadelphia public transit. A new report shows that about 20 percent of street harassment aimed at women happens on public transit. Photo and ad campaign by... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Round-Up
Here’s what’s on our radar today!
• Sit down and get comfortable (and then angry) to read this in-depth piece on how American prisons use those incarcerated for cheap—and unregulated—labor. [The... Read more »
New Feminist Music for June + The World Premiere of a New Song
It’s almost summer around these parts, which means two parts mellow, sunny windows-down tunes and one part Summertime Sadness (thanks Lana). Our mix of new music out this month reflects that balance. We’... Read more »
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