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Bed, Bitch & Beyond: Revenge is Ours
We have an endless fascination with tales of women and revenge, from cheating husbands forced to grovel in public to a little well-executed arson in an evil ex's home. But while schadenfreude makes for fun reading, does the media's rush to cover stories of public payback help perpetuate stereotypes... Read more »
On the Map: Fashion and Fundraising with The Uniform Project
In Mumbai and Delhi, several fashion designers are making their radical politics known on the runway, and in fashion capital New York City, one Indian woman is drawing attention to the need... Read more »
Women, Film, and Food
Having spent the weekend filling my freezer with late summer goodness from my local farmer’s market and finding out about Lisa Jervis’s new book... Read more »
Hateraid: People of WalMart Edition
One swift glance at the People of WalMart blog and I’ve got all the fodder I need to write this post. It’s almost too easy to critique it. This site is an example of what happens when people fail to have class consciousness, folks.
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Bitch Popaganda: Superwomen (or Lack Thereof) Edition
Welcome back to another episode of Bitch Popaganda! (It’s like The View but with less makeup.) Tune in to this episode to hear Andi, Briar, and Kelsey weigh in on Disney’s... Read more »
So This Feminist Walks into a Bar... And Enters a Joke Contest!
Calling all funny feminists! We are in possession of not one but FIVE copies of Randa Jarrar’s fabulous book A Map of Home (reviewed in the Buzz issue) and we’re jonesin’ to give them... Read more »
Of Queers and Cowboys
Out in the Country: Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility in Rural America is a wake up call for the queer rights movement. Y’all... Read more »
The Deal With Disability: "For god's sake, treat adults like adults"
Last month, a 26-year-old woman known only on her site as Eva began posting video blogs about the way people treat her. Her reactions are displayed in the writing that accompanies the videos, there is barely any dialogue to the videos and rarely is Eva herself shown in them. Eva has Cerebral... Read more »
Grrl on Film-Princess Synergy: Disney
The big pop culture news this week – and other than the death of Michael Jackson, likely some of the biggest pop culture news of the year so far – is that
the Walt Disney Company has purchased comic book, film, and video game... Read more »
Bed, Bitch & Beyond-Ex Sex: The Ultimate Recycling
In which I ponder the pleasures and perils of having sex with your ex. Does familiarity--or a breakup--breed contempt? Or are your exes a valuable resource in what my friends and I call women's "anti-celibacy campaign?"
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