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Do Gay TV Shows Have to Appeal to Straight Audiences to Survive?
The BBC announced last week that Lip Service—its L Word knockoff drama about the lives and loves of a group of lesbians in Glasgow—would not be returning for a third season. The cancellation was almost certainly due to Lip Service’s flagging ratings—its audience declined... Read more »
Do We Still Need Women's Colleges? Yes and No.
Women’s colleges were born out of institutionalized sexism. So, do we still need women’s colleges?
In mid-December the Huffington Post published a guest editorial by Elizabeth Pfeiffer titled, “... Read more »
What The Newsroom’s Incompetent Female Characters Could Learn From The West Wing
Aaron Sorkin, I love you, but we need to talk.
As many of the West Wing faithful have gleefully discovered, all seven seasons were recently added to Netflix Instant, which means... Read more »
Everything’s About Money and Love: Q&A with Mystery Author Laura Lippman
I’m a lifelong fan of bestselling mystery writer Laura Lippman, whose character Tess Monaghan stars in stories that are often critical of pop culture. Bitch last talked to Lippman—who’s on our... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Happy Friday! Here’s all the feminist news I found interesting this morning. Anything else catch your eye? Add it to the comments!
• Next week, the Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the Voting Right Act. Here’s... Read more »
Fed Up With Boy Scout's Bigotry, Portland Parents Start Alternative LGBT-Friendly Troop
Portlander Ethan Jewett has fond memories of growing up as a Boy Scout. But as his son Jackson neared Cub Scout age, Jewett felt that, like many parents, he did not want to enroll his son in an organization that continues to exclude LGBT folks and atheists.
So instead of just joining the campaign... Read more »
The Office and The Feminine Mystique
On the sitcom The Office, as in real life, middle class working mothers are stuck between a rock and a hard place.
They often face the choice of either compromising their career—working part-time or quitting altogether—or feeling like an absent mother. Men, on the other hand,... Read more »
Exploring Gender in Cowgirl Narratives
Cowgirl narratives—films, shows, and books featuring women and horses—often show women who are at home in their bodies, connected with nature, and many times, disrupting traditional gender roles. As cowgirls, women are shown in acts of blissful physicality. They follow their dreams. They are... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Happy Thursday everyone! Here’s some news to start your day:
Do you want to “change the world” and “save women?” You might want to read this article first. On the hubris of... Read more »
Food, Family, and Identity: Q&A with Author of New Memoir Licking the Spoon
There’s a difficult scene in toward the beginning of Candace Walsh’s memoir, Licking The Spoon, where five-year-old Walsh is essentially force-fed her dinner amidst tears, gagging, and vomit. This particularly heartbreaking image... Read more »
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