Culture
Race Card: Hip-Hop Club Unwanted in Park Slope
Brooklyn’s been home to rappers from Foxy Brown to Mos Def to Notorious B.I.G. The New York City borough is such a hotspot for hip hop that the shout-out “Where Brooklyn at?” is a staple in rap songs. Plus, each year Brooklyn hosts an annual hip-hop festival where rap royalty such as Q-Tip,... Read more »
On Our Radar
What a week! Here’s some of what caught our attention in the blogosphere:
At Racialicious, Bitch contributor Latoya Peterson speaks of... Read more »
The Games We Play: The Light is Right
The false dichotomy dividing "good" and "evil" into groups represented by light and dark goes back further than my first memories of seeing The Empire Strikes Back at the drive-in. It is a way of looking at the world around us and packing things into neat little boxes, and it has enveloped... Read more »
No Kidding: Do Women Have the Right to Sterility?
A fairly obvious question that I haven’t addressed during this series is whether women have the right to be sterile. It seems like sort of an obvious one (if not with just one obvious answer) until you consider how we frame other discussions about women’s health.
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Douchebag Decree: "Gentlemen" Hijack Women's History Month
Seeing as it's National Women's History Month I thought we might be short on douchebags this week. No chance. Beyond the heaps of... Read more »
Race Card: John Galliano
The past week has been awful for designer John Galliano. He was arrested, trashed by Natalie Portman, and fired from Dior. By... Read more »
No Kidding: Are You Essure?
Do you think women know that non-invasive procedures like Essure are an option? Do you think childfree women have the same trouble securing any form of permanent birth control, no matter which type they want? Have you encountered resistance from medical professionals about sterilization options?
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The Games We Play: The Default Hero
Despite the fact that, according to the ESA, gamers are about 40% women and girls (to be really general), it doesn't seem that the world of developers and marketers has caught on terribly to these stats. Or to many things, actually.
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B-Sides: Video Dance Party!
As much as I adore music videos at dance parties, watching choreographed dance moves on a giant screen in public typically does one of two things to me: infuses my... Read more »
"Mutant Girls Squad" and the Horrific Adolescent
On Friday, I saw the Noboru Iguchi, Yoshihiro Nishimura, and Tak Sakagucki-helmed Japanese flick ... Read more »
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