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On The Map: Something Special for the Ladies
The New York Times and BBC report that eight women-only trains were recently introduced in urban Indian cities. Some may question this form of sex-... Read more »
Bed, Bitch & Beyond: Bitch? Yes. Cougar? No.
A while back when a girlfriend and I were walking by a billboard for
the Vivica Fox-hosted reality show, "The Cougar." I made some snarky
comment about this not exactly being the equality feminists dream of, and the friend gave me a cheeky grin and said, "You know, that
older woman is only 39... Read more »
How did you celebrate Pro-Life Cupcake Day?
Here's how I spent mine:
- Being disappointed upon discovering it wasn't Pro-Cupcake Life Day
- Eating leftover cupcakes from Bitch's clothing swap/supporting a woman's right to choose
- WONDERING WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE
The Cupcakes for Life... Read more »
She Pop: Taylor Swift Wants To Ban Access To Your Lady Bits
Ladies, gentlemen: it is time to discuss the pernicious influence of Taylor Swift on our society today.
Oh, I know. I’ve heard all the pro-Taylor propaganda—about how she’s a “good role model,” and an antidote to your Lohans or your Hiltons or your Gagas or whatever other female... Read more »
Marge Simpson is on the cover of Playboy. Yes, you read that right.
So yeah, um, this is happening:
Believe your eyes, folks. Marge Simpson is on the cover of Playboy’s November Issue. W.T.F?
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On The Map: Capitalism + Feminism = True Luv 4Eva
Is capitalism helping feminism or is feminism helping capitalism–or both?
Photo credit: Glamour
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The Body Electric: Why Kurt From "Glee" Is My TV Hero
My girlfriend and I often discuss how "Glee" is the campiest show on television--and much like its subject--its rosy perspective on the empowering potential of "show choir" is simultaneously refreshingly earnest and completely fantastic. In fact, "Glee" feels like a queer, television version of... Read more »
Flowers for Feminism
Bitch is lucky enough to get special things in the mail from readers, makers
and doers from time-to-time. Recently, one of these packages arrived
for me from Kelly Abeln, Editor and Art Director of the publication, 'Cult of Flowers'.
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Don Draper: The Most Influential Fake Man of 2009
Yesterday, my bf emailed me an article from the consistently obnoxious and terrible men’s site askmen.com. Apparently, the hard-hitting journalists working over there were interested in determining the... Read more »
The Body Electric-Disembodied Voices: An Argument for Reading (and Radio)!
I love the meditations on science done by the folks at Radiolab about as much, if not more, as I love the magical, everyday brand of storytelling of This American Life (if you are not a listener of both, I highly suggest you download every episode possible as soon as you're done reading). Recently... Read more »
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