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On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Happy Friday! Why not start your weekend off with a sampling of feminist news from around the web?
• Domestic and intimate-partner violence has led to 90 women’s deaths since the massacre in Newtown, CT... Read more »
I'm Tired of Explaining Why I'm Offended by a Racist Drag Queen
On the first of February, I awoke to quite the stir on Facebook. A popular local gay bar in my town, Eagle Portland, had booked a drag performance by Shirley Q. Liquor for March. The people... Read more »
Mama: Ghoulish Horror Meets Maternal Self-Sacrifice
I believe this movie stirred something in me. Perhaps the feelings I had for my ‘97 sea foam Geo Metro? That was a similarly creaky and stressful thing that I’d have preferred to chop up for parts.
For good or for bad, Mama opens with a far more chilling scene than any of the film... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Good morning Bitch readers! Here’s your daily feminist news, fresh off the press.
• The Pakistani schoolgirl activist attacked by the Taliban speaks out and announces the creation... Read more »
RuPaul's Drag Race: Episode Two Illustrated Recap
RuPaul’s Drag Race! I watch every episode! Project Runway meets drag queens creates a weekly spectacle so hilarious that I’m unable tear my eyeballs away from the TV screen! Last week, I illustrated my... Read more »
How to Check if Your Syllabus Reinforces Patriarchy
When I received the course guidelines for the first year of my Master’s here in Denmark and Germany, I immediately Googled my future professors. I was disappointed to learn that all except for one were white men (this has since changed – we have a woman and another non-white man, rejoice!).... Read more »
Interview With Liz Bauman, Gaming Community Builder
Liz Bauman is the creator and moderator of the Twitter community #rpgchat, and co-writer of the blog Character Generation, with Lyndsay Peters. She’s also... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Super Bowl Commercials
Before each Super Bowl, we see media obsess over two things: commercials and halftime performances. And this year was no different, especially with her majesty Beyonce giving what was arguably the best halftime show in the history of the human race.
As for the commercials, many will... Read more »
Why We Need More Geek Girls Like Willow
On TV and in real life, there’s a dearth of young women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and... Read more »
Interview With Manda Collis, Multiclassing Gamer
Manda Collis is a manager of the Roleplay Hub Network, where she spends her time helping build a community of online roleplaying gamers. She’s also an ISBN Manager for Evil Hat... Read more »
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