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Popaganda Episode: Toys — Featuring Samantha Knowles and Erika Moen
Legos, ponies, American Girl—how do toys shape who we are? On this show, we talk with filmmaker Samantha Knowles about why black dolls matter, grill a... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Good morning! Here’s all the news we have for you today.
• To draw attention to the Kickstarter campaign funding his new movie, director Spike Lee ... Read more »
Every Street Should Be a Safe Space
Whether it’s getting catcalled or being told to smile, almost every woman deals with street harassment.
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In Video Games, Women Are the Voice of Artificial Intelligence
Pacific Rim hit theaters last month and for a movie about large robots fighting off hulking monsters, it has a surprising amount of story.
The blockbuster has a woman of color as a main character but, sadly, the... Read more »
Immigration is a Feminist Issue—We Need to Treat it That Way
“What woman here is so enamored of her own oppression that she cannot see her heel print upon another woman’s face?”
– Audre Lorde
As I write this, two undocumented activists have spent 104 out of the last 108 hours in total isolation. Twenty-four-year-old ... Read more »
Six Annoying Women Character Tropes in Black Romantic Comedies.
There’s been a recent awakening in the film business. Studio executives seem to have realized–again!–that people of color, specifically black Americans, want to see movies that reflect our cultural and individual experiences with love.
Film bigwigs are investing dollars in movies like the... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Jackie Ormes, the Quietly Political Cartoonist
This post originally appeared on the Bitch blogs in March of 2010, but we're reposting it because August 1st is Jackie Ormes' birthday. In honor of her birthday, our Jackie Ormes coffee mugs are 25% off! Order yours... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Media Misconstruing Muslims
Anthony Weiner definitely has some problems. But his wife Huma Abedin came under fire this week as commentators speculated on why she had stuck by her sext-addict husband.
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Midwestern, Genderqueer, and Proud: Exploring Gender in a Middle-America Comics Project
What gender do you consider yourself to be? How do you feel about terms and labels? How do you feel about your body in relation to your gender identity? These are some of the questions Rhea Ewing has been asking people all over the... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s all the news on our feminist radar this morning!
• Tampon and pad delivery service HelloFlo released what might be ... Read more »
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