Activism
The 99%: Money Can't Buy You Love (and it Might Get in the Way)
Shows like The Bachelor and Millionaire Matchmaker not only reduce romance to opulent displays of consumerism and gender conformity, but they distract us from actual consideration of the role of class in relationships and the need to negotiate those differences on a real, ongoing... Read more »
Double Rainbow: Navigating Autism, Gender, and Sexuality
Welcome to my guest blog series, Double Rainbow. I am very excited to be blogging for Bitch and for the opportunity to lend my voice to discussion about representations of autistic sexuality (and lack thereof) in popular media. I chose the title of my blog both as a playful reference to... Read more »
Vote for Douchebag of the Year
It’s been a real week of accolades for me, Sweetie the Panda. First, the BBC names me one of its top 12 Female Faces of 2011! Now, some of you might be saying, “Wait, Sweetie…why are you on this list, you’re just a panda... Read more »
Mom & Pop Culture: Now it
My goal in writing this series was to delve into the intersections of feminism, parenting and pop culture, and I did my best to tackle as many topics as possible in my eight weeks here. (Although of course, I’m still left staring at a laundry list of things I wanted to write about…... Read more »
Mom & Pop Culture: Lessons Learned From Free to Be... You and Me
The lessons shared in Free to Be… You and Me are not only timeless, they are also incredibly essential to remember in today’s world. When we have young boys being targeted by... Read more »
Send Holiday Hope to an Incarcerated Survivor of Rape
This holiday season, take some time to go to Just Detention International and send a message to an incarcerated survivor of prison rape. From justdetention.org As... Read more »
Mom & Pop Culture: Viral Videos
We’re (not so) slowly creating a new social contract where oversharing has become de rigueur. Blame it on the popularity of reality TV or the easy access the Internet provides—either way, we’re currently at a place where a video... Read more »
Mom & Pop Culture: Gender is NOT a Genre
With gender stereotypes pervading our TVs, movies, toys, clothes, etc., can’t we just have kids’ books without adding more labels?
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Shit Girls Say: I Seriously Don't Get It
Help me out here, blogosphere. The Internet (OK, my tiny corner of it) has been blowing up since yesterday with people LOLing at this Shit Girls Say video (inspired by... Read more »
The 99%: Fixing the 2 Broke Girls
In the past few years, being broke has become something of a communal experience in America, to the point that television can no longer just air constant streaming coverage of millionaires and their matchmakers, their real housewives, their stylists, their babies, and their real estate, without... Read more »
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