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Urban Outfitters Pulls Support Tee
Urban outfitters recently yanked a t-shirt from their shelves, citing "bad press" as the reason. Was it one of their infamous "Voting Is For Old People" shirts? Or possibly the one with money signs encircling the phrase "Everyone Loves A Jewish Girl?" Or maybe one of the many shirt images that... Read more »
Insulting the Intellect, Agnes Scott College Opens Its Doors to Road Trip II: Beer Pong
In a recent post at The Bilerico Project, senior Louisa Hill, writes about the events that unfolded on her campus, Anges Scott College, when it became the background for the upcoming... Read more »
Sex Positive and Hyper Sexualization in Sports: Is there a way to negotiate?
One of the biggest issues for women athletes these days is the extreme hyper-sexualization many sports require women to participate in while competing at a highly advanced level. For example, car racer Danica Patrick has been very straightforward (and quite successful) about embracing her more '... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Balls Out Edition
Let's saddle up the wayback machine, kids, and travel to the year 1866. It was this very year, when baseball was deemed too difficult and violent a sport for ladies to play, when the Vassar Resolutes hiked up their giant, heavy skirts to run the base paths anyway.
I found this photo of the... Read more »
Rethinking "sports"
One of the big reasons so many women make the choice to not participate in sports is because “sports” is defined as a thing that very specifically and consciously denies women a place in. For example, I was discussing Sean Avery with my partner earlier in the week and he expressed the belief that... Read more »
Sean Avery and Jon Favreau: Comparing the NHL and the Obama Administration
NHL player Sean Avery was recently suspended for six games for making disrespectful comments about his former girlfriends while Jon Favreau, the chief... Read more »
The Sean Avery Post (aka an introduction to sexism in sports)
The breakdown: Sean Avery is a hockey player who is in a bit of trouble these days. He recently pulled the press together in the locker room right before a game and made the announcement,
“I’m just going to say one thing. I’m really happy to be back in Calgary, I love Canada. I just... Read more »
Health and Empowerment
Quit grabbing your loopy straps and wearing the wrong fit bra. There may be more at stake than you think.
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Pucked Up
Hear ye, hear ye!
It is hereby declared that:
1) If you have been known to refer to yourself as "A-dog";
2) If you are such a jerk that even hockey players are embarrassed by your behavior;
3) If you spent the off-season interning at Vogue;
4) And, most importantly, if you publicly refer to... Read more »
Introductions!
Hello! My name is La Macha, and I'll be guest blogging at Bitch for the next bit! Usually I post at Vivir Latino with the unrivaled mami blogger; Maegan "la Mamita Mala" Ortiz. I thank the amazing Debbie for allowing me this opportunity to post here!
While I'm at Bitch, I'll be blogging about... Read more »
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