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One typical victim-blaming justification of street harassment goes something like this, “What did she think would happen when she went out wearing that?!” The logic underlying such a comment seems to be that the only women who are groped, ogled, or verbally accosted on the street are ones... Read more »
SXSW Film: <em>Fly Away</em> Depicts Autism with Honesty, Tenderness
Fly Away, opens on Jeanne, a single mother, as she is awoken by her teenage daughter’s cries. “Bad girl! I hate myself!” It might not be a surprising sentiment for a teenager in the throes of an angst-ridden moment, but Mandy is severe on the spectrum of autism, and the middle of the night... Read more »
I Am, in Fact, Saying No to WWYMD?'s Abstinence-Promoting Underwear
What Would Your Mother Do? Conversation Underwear sells panties and t-shirts in stereotypically girly colors such as white, “pale mint” and “lavender pink,” adorned with the phrases “Not tonight,” “Zip it!” and “... Read more »
The Wedding March: And Baby Makes Trouble
It’s a problem faced by most straight couples—you haven’t even tied the knot yet, and everyone is wondering whether you’ll have children. Or in this case, whether your eldest child will inherit the crown if it’s a girl. Like the nursery rhyme... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Dorothy Allison
I am in awe of feminist author and activist Dorothy Allison.
Born in South Carolina in 1949 and now living in California, Allison has attracted numerous accolades in the last thirty years for her six published books. (They include Lambda Literary Awards, ALA Awards for Lesbian and Gay Writing and... Read more »
The Shondes Talk Heartache, Activism, And What It Means To Be A Disgrace
Not many bands mix post-punk with feminism, with Jewish heritage. At least, no one does it like the Brooklyn-based four piece the Shondes.
Alyx Vesey, who’s a Bitch contributor and runs the blog Feminist Music Geek spoke with the Shondes—Louisa, Temim, Eli,... Read more »
On Our Radar
Time for a link exchange! Here’s a glimpse into what we’ve been reading:
Hopping mad about the misleadingly-named Independent Women’s Forum’s... Read more »
The Wedding March: The Princess Problem
At a time when young graduates struggle to find work, one former art history student’s patchy résumé shouldn’t be headline news. Unless of course, you happen to be Kate Middleton.
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The Paul Reiser Show: A Somewhat Gender-Progressive Sausage/Snoozefest
If you, like me, were counting down the days until the next episode of Parks and Recreation on your Leslie+Ben=Love4EVA calendar, you may have ended up watching all of NBC’s programming last night by default (except for Outsourced. Does anyone actually watch that?). This means you saw the new... Read more »
Feminism in Focus: Women Filmmakers on Film
This past March, Women, Action, & the Media held several “WAM!-It-Yourself” satellite conferences in various cities exploring feminism and media. One component of this decentralized conferencing was spreading the conference ideas via the internet. Nist.tv (which... Read more »
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