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The Likability Trap: We Like to Root for the Antihero, But Not the Antiheroine
On TV, there’s a new guard of heroines calling the shots. From chipper Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation to fractured Carrie Mathison on Homeland to narcissistic Amy Jellicoe on ... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Good morning! Here’s all the feminist news on our radar today.
• Before South African Reeva Steenkamp died—allegedly shot by Olympian Oscar Pistorius—she... Read more »
RuPaul's Drag Race Comic Recap: The Six Best Moments from Episode Six
I’ve been illustrating the best moments of RuPaul’s Drag Race all season long. In this week’s episode, inspired by Live Aid, the remaining queens sing for their lives. The stage shrinks as dead weight becomes painfully obvious, teetering off... Read more »
The Five Best Genderqueer Characters in Comics
Xavin explaining not fitting in to male-female gender roles in Runaways. via
Both print comics and webcomics seem to be paying more attention to being inclusive these days,... Read more »
What Happens When Your Son Falls in Love with a "Girly" Book Series?
It doesn’t take a skilled gender detective to deduce the target audience of the Rainbow Magic books for early readers. These wildly popular books feature covers that literally... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Here’s the latest of what we’re reading up on.
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Why Black Dolls Matter
As a little girl, Samantha Knowles didn't stop to consider why most of her dolls—her American Girl dolls, her Cabbage Patch Kids, her Barbie dolls—were black like her. But black dolls were not common in her upstate New York hometown, whose population remains overwhelmingly... Read more »
New Hannah Arendt Film is a Gem
I can often gauge the quality of a film by the length of time I sit at its closure reading the credits. When a film is great, I want to make sure that every person with a hand in the film was rightfully recognized. After ... Read more »
National Velvet: Is This Feminist Film Still Relevant?
Classic film National Velvet (1944), tells the story of horse-obsessed Velvet Brown (played by a 12-year old Elizabeth Taylor) winning the Grand National on an “untamable” horse with the help of drifter Mi Taylor (played by... Read more »
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