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If you’re offended, you can take some relief knowing that the ad was never shown in the United States – Mars (Snickers’ parent company) agreed to pull it after complaints from the HRC.
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Visiting Portland!
I'm up in Portland this week, visiting Debbie and hanging out at the Bitch office. I haven't been here in about a year, and it's amazing to see how bustling the office is—with interns and volunteers and new staffers (hi, Brian!)—while maintaining a relatively unfrenzied vibe, even though it's the... Read more »
A moment of silence, please...
...for Estelle Getty — also known as the Golden Girls' Sophia Petrillo — who died today at age 84. Though her shoes were undoubtedly tiny, has any sitcom actress really filled them... Read more »
Sisterhood of Muslim female MCs and singers
I just happened to stumble upon this inspiring musical project spearheaded by singer, Deeyah (often referred to as the 'Muslim Madonna'), today. She describes it as this:'... Read more »
A collection of random things
Last night I co-hosted a fundraising house party for the kick-ass feminist media organization Women in Media and News. I've been involved in the organization since its planning and launch, and am proud to be its founding board chair.
The room was full of amazing feminist activists, and you could... Read more »
Come work at Bitch!
Please spread as far and wide as you possibly can...
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Here at Bitch, we're in search of a perfect someone to join our tiny but dedicated staff as a program director (full-time) at our office in Portland, Oregon. Someone bright, with a deep talent and love for analyzing media/pop culture... Read more »
Guilty DIY Pleasures
I stumbled upon this little brooch over at Etsy.com. In light of our previous post with Tina Fey's original proclamation: 'Bitches get stuff done!', I couldn't help putting it here on... Read more »
Drinking
Alcohol is a depressant, right? And alcohol use and aggression/violence are related? But isn't it possible to use alcohol as a force of good, as a relaxant, as medicine? Don't we all deserve coping mechanisms?... And who are we to judge?
Warning: Downer alert
I was in Lincoln about a week and... Read more »
Why the love for Oprah?
Okay, so maybe it is the heat of the office making me unusually cranky on this Friday afternoon but I just have to write and ask, what is the deal with the Oprah phenomena, and particularly the magazine?
Now I know these may not be popluar thoughts to have these days, but I've got two questions (... Read more »
Introducing sm[art]
Welcome to the first entry of sm[art]! As a visually-focused
person (I'm the art director here at Bitch), I decided it was
high time to devote a special spot to visual arts. I hope to spotlight
the works of artists of all kinds, who have some feminist, social or
political themes in their work.
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