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Women of Color Activism: Buy the Speak! Album
via Ms. Crip Chick
I had the honor of joining radical women of color (many of who are your
favorite bloggers, BrownFemiPower, Black Amazon, Little Light, Mamita
Mala, Sudy, Nadia, and sooo many more) in putting together an amazing
album that chronicles experiences around struggle, love, motherhood... Read more »
Power Pack: Beyonce Knowles
OK, first things first. I love Beyonce. There is no point in me pretending otherwise. I think she is an amazing performer and I totally heart her catchy dance jams. But there is more to Beyonce than a solid hook and a hot ass, and it's time we all took a moment to recognize.
Though her name may... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: The Monie's in the Middle
Climb aboard our little time-traveling contraption and set the dial to the year 1990, friends, because we are going on a little ride to the past. Of course, 1990 isn’t all that long ago—one could barely consider it history in most cases—but keep in mind that in hip-hop years, two decades is... Read more »
Responding to, "Can You Love God AND Feminism?"
An interesting question came across the feminist blogosphere, "Can you love God and feminism?" Touching on the most sensitive intersection of feminism - religion - here are some thoughts.
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Bite Me! (Or Don’t): “Twilight” Has Created a New YA Genre: Abstinence Porn
Edward and Bella are deeply in love and working hard to keep their pants on, a story line that has captured the attention of a devoted group of fans who obsess over the relationship and delight in Edward’s superhuman strength to just say no.
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None of the above, actually.
Today in the lovely land down under of Australia, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission is considering adding a third gender option to... Read more »
Americorp the Beautiful
B-word / Bitch Magazine is currently accepting applications for an Americorp
employee to work here in our office in NE Portland. The stellar
individual who takes on this job of "B-Word Outreach Coordinator" will
be responsible for ramping up our connectons with individuals in
Portland and around... Read more »
Versace: You got served!
Turns out Versace is not just weird and sexually creepy in their print ads (see above), they're also weird and sexually creepy toward their employees! Or one in particular, anyway. Former Versace aide Fay Rodriguez sued the... Read more »
Supporting Movement Friday
Because it’s Friday and I’m so sure none of us want to get all deep and “think-y” on a Friday–I’m gonna declare today “Support Movement Friday,” which basically boils down to, I’m going to scour the internets for the coolest video/pics of women ‘doing movement’ and... Read more »
Friday's Health and Feminism
The power of Yoga for health...and creative judicial sentencing? I'm hopeful, but a little skeptical.
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