Culture
Genderlicious: Sympathy Grifting: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Fraud
I am living in Toronto for the summer, where the press is going wild over a local case of sympathy-fraud:
Ashley Anne Kirilow, a 23-year-old Burlington native, admits she faked cancer, ran a bogus charity and collected thousands of... Read more »
Size Matters: The Bigger the Ass, the More the Sass
When it comes to roles on television and in movies, fat actresses have few options. Instead of portraying diverse, multifaceted characters, they are usually relegated to either sassy fat sidekick or supportive fat best friend. Of course, as Marissa Audia-Raymo illustrates in her BUST Magazine... Read more »
Push(back) at the Intersections: Fat. So?
The fat acceptance movement has been active for a long time. The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance has been around since 1969, challenging social attitudes about fat and fighting for fat equality. There are clear intersections between fat acceptance and feminism, as writers... Read more »
Genderlicious: Zack Snyder and Sucker Punch
You know, I would really like to enjoy Snyder’s films. Because they look nice. And also, I enjoy going to the theatre, turning my brain off, and being dazzled. But he keeps on having to throw these wrenches in my brainless enjoyment…
…My heart just cannot take any more films or... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Bessie Coleman, Queen of the Skies
What’s that in the sky? It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Bessie Coleman, the first black woman in history to hold an international pilot’s license!
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The Dating Game: Sluts Don't Get to Be Happy
If you haven't heard, there's only one possible result when you're a "slut"—particularly if you have the audacity to do it without shame and—clutch your pearl, ladies—talk about it in a public forum.
NO RING FOR YOU!
Who would want the cow when he can have the milk for free, we're told (because,... Read more »
BitchTapes: Prop 8 Ruling Celebratory Wedding Mix!
Hooray for the Prop 8 ruling! Sure, we have to wait to see what the Supreme Court says, but in the meantime I thought we could celebrate with a... Read more »
Genderlicious: Video Weekend
Jessica MacCormack explains this video on her website:
During the summer of 2007, while on a residency with Modern Fuel Artist Run Centre/The Artel, I worked on an art project with the women in The Isabel MacNeil... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Dallas Police Chief David Brown
In the past year, rapes in the city of Dallas have increased 25.3%. Seriously. Such a huge increase of reported rapes would be shocking anywhere, but in a city where crime of all sorts is down 6.3... Read more »
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