Culture
Oh, the Irony of the Fight over the Immigration Reform Bill
Are you a criminal? Let me be specific: have you committed the civil offense of working in the United States without papers? Have you thwarted our nation of laws through heinous acts of unauthorized fruit picking? How about using ... Read more »
Five Black Female Musicians You Should Love.
Being a Black, female music journalist, I have to admit that I’ve only written and published one article about a Black female musician in my entire career. Being an American journalist in general, it’s very hard to be able to cover Black musicians that are not huge pop stars like... Read more »
New Book "Orleans" Imagines a World Where Blood Type Matters More than Race
“After the storm deaths came other casualties: deaths by debris, cuts, tetanus, or loss of blood; suicide, heart attacks caused by stress or loss, or stress of rebuilding, or just as often from the lack of medicines used to treat common ailments. The list of no-longer-treatable diseases grew:... Read more »
Ms. Opinionated: My Boyfriend Is Still Friends With His Former F*ck Buddies
Welcome to the latest installment of Ms. Opinionated, in which readers have questions about the pesky day-to-day choices we all face, and I give advice about how to make ones that (hopefully) best reflect our shared commitment to feminist... Read more »
How My Little Pony and Barbie Market to Horse-Loving Girls
Many young girls are horse-crazy, and advertisers have tapped into this attraction to sell everything from toys to cartoons to bedroom sets. But how do they manage to appeal to rough and tumble tomboys and girlie-girls alike? And where to these ads fit among the feminine stereotypes being sold to... Read more »
Dystopian Book "Shadows Cast By Stars" Revolves Around Aboriginal Race and Identity
When I started this column on race in dystopian YA literature, a reader recommended I check out ... Read more »
In Praise of Jurassic Park's Dr. Ellie Sattler
So I saw Jurassic Park 3-D last night. I know. It was $17. That’s ridiculous. But if there’s one movie from my childhood worth revisiting on the big, three-dimensional screen, it’s Jurassic Park. This was actually the very first movie I remember... Read more »
My Christian College "Professor of the Year" Just Compared Being Queer to Being Racist
Being queer at a private Christian school, I thought I’d heard homosexuality compared to just about everything. But I was caught off guard by the recent remarks of Dr. Erik Thoennes, a professor at my alma mater, Southern California’s Biola University. At a panel discussion... Read more »
Popaganda Episode: Pulp, Featuring Chelsea Cain and Laura Lippman
The best stories are the juicy ones. This episode of our feminist pop culture podcast is all about pulp (timely, right?). We talk with best-selling thriller writer Chelsea Cain about how her pregnancy inspired her to get started writing gory... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Good morning Bitch readers! Here’s what we’ve been reading today.
In light of the recent Boston Marathon Bombing, there have been countless racist... Read more »
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