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Adventures in Feministory: Georgia O'Keeffe
Many feminists have praised praised Georgia O’Keeffe for her use of “female iconography” in her art (a.k.a. her vagtastic flower paintings). But O’Keeffe always denied this association as a conscious choice and instead claimed her art revealed the sensuality of nature… which... Read more »
The Five Least (and Most) Princess-y Things About Brave
Though Merida is indeed a teenage princess whose parents want her to live a traditional life and get married, through knowledge, determination, and honest communication with her mother (and some magic—this is a Disney princess movie, after all), she subverts the princess paradigm. Well, sort of.
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True Blood: You Made Me
If you were in the market for some Eric+Bill slash fiction fodder or some nudie pics of Frank Sobotka, last night’s True Blood did not disappoint.
You really can’t blame her for being pissed off.
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Thinking Kink: The Female Dominant in Pop Culture
The female dominant (domme, dominatrix, domina, mistress, etc.) may appear to be a more defendable BDSM stereotype than that of the female submissive. On the surface, fem-doms invert negative stereotypes about female sexuality and the “female” personality. They are women who take control, who... Read more »
Lady Business: Why Isn't There More Feminist Business Writing?
Author and entrepreneur Doreen Bloch wrote in a Feministing guest post, “If women make up 46.8% of the workplace in America (Source: Department of Labor) and 58% of college classrooms (Source: The New York Times), where are the female voices in our business thought-leadership?”
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Seven Islands and a Metro and Manipur: Be Whoever You Want to Be, As Long As You Look Like Us
What does it mean when brands of liberal feminism erase the histories of labor, caste, and communal segregation in their re-tellings of the city? And are still considered feminist texts?
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Thinking Kink: Did Sex and the City Get BDSM Right?
Sex and the City broke serious ground in the late ’90s when it was lauded for its frank and open discussions of sex—by women, no less!—without taking itself too seriously. But did it ever manage to move beyond the media’s often cartoonish portrayals of BDSM?
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Lady Business: The Three Types of Businesswomen in Pop Culture
It’s only been a little while and I’m already missing Joan and Peggy from Mad Men. I can tell because their roles this season made me think about the... Read more »
Anne-Marie Slaughter in the Atlantic: "Women Still Can't Have It All." Can Anyone?
Anne-Marie Slaughter’s new cover story for the Atlantic is out today. In it, she discusses how “women still can’t have it all” and... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Adam Carolla & His Broken Record Routine
Let’s make this Decree short and sweet. Adam Carolla, a washed-up douche with some seriously skewed views of gender and sexuality, decided to squawk about unfunny women in a... Read more »
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