Culture
The H-Word: What the H?
Welcome to the H-Word, a series dedicated to evaluating, challenging, and re-presenting sex worker portrayals in the media from a feminist, pro-sex worker (though not necessarily pro-sex work) stance. If that seems contradictory or impossible, keep tuning in. Besides my perspective, this column... Read more »
Bringing Up Baby: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Infant Care in TVLand
Hello, fellow Bitch readers! I’m a freelance journalist, editor, writer, and blogger, and I warmly welcome you to the first post of my guest blog series, Bringing Up Baby, which will explore pregnancy, childbirth, and infant care as represented on television (and,... Read more »
Isn't He Lovely: Fear and Loathing of Asian American Male Sexuality
This is the first of two related posts.
When I decided to write about the Western stereotype of the emasculated Asian American male, I understood going into the topic that this would be an exercise in... Read more »
Preacher's Daughter: American Civil Religion and Masculinity in Country Music
Toby Keith is back with a brand new ode to God and country called “Made in America” (lyrics):
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Isn't He Lovely: For Boys and Their Bodies, Average Is the New Ripped
Talk to a group of teen boys, and they’ll probably tell you that, sure, they’d like to have the swoon-inducing sex appeal of Justin Bieber, Taylor Lautner, or whomever is playing the newest iteration of the... Read more »
Preacher's Daughter: Willow, Xander, and the Prayer of St. Francis
Season six is my favorite season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I like the dark themes, and I like seeing Willow grow up and mature as a result of her grief. (I also like the musical episode.) Recently, I was talking over Buffy when my friend, Bitch contributor... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Reebok EasyTone's Butt Claims Are Full of Shit
Remember Reebok’s line of EasyTone shoes? The ones with the dry-heave-inducing commercials that claim to “make your boobs jealous” by toning your... Read more »
Isn't He Lovely: Hypermasculinity Behind Bars
If there was ever a marginalized male group directly and powerfully affected by the masculinity construct, it’s jail and prison inmates. No, I didn’t just finish up an Oz marathon (honestly, I haven’t seen a single episode of the prison drama, so there will be no show... Read more »
Preacher's Daughter: Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, Homage or Cultural Appropriation?
Don’t Explain, a collaborative effort between blues revivalists Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, hit stores yesterday. It features a range of... Read more »
CNN's "Gender Identity: A Change in Childhood"
Yesterday, CNN did a story on the Gender Spectrum Family Conference, a “unique gathering dedicated solely to the... Read more »
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