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Adventures in Feministory: the Women's World Cup
Don't pack up your jerseys yet folks! Don't you put that vuvuvuvuzazula on eBay! The next World Cup is just one year away! In fact, it'll be the twentieth anniversary of the first FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Bitchtapes: World Cup 2010
The 2010 FIFA World Cup final is this Sunday! Soccer/football and music have a long and wonderful history—championships have official songs and teams have unofficial anthems and chants, from the obvious (Queen's "We Are the Champions") to the unexpected (Rodgers and Hammerstein's "You'll Never Walk... Read more »
Mad World: We Got Game, But Our Ads Don't
When it comes to women and sports, we’ve got a long way to go before we reach the promised land of gender equity. Still, when you consider that Title IX just passed in 1972 and that we’ve got some seriously... Read more »
Need another reason to love Johnny Weir?
A recent PR scuffle proved that ice-skating champ Johnny Weir is the bigger man when it comes to commentary…not that he gives a sh** what a man should or shouldn’t be.
In response to two Quebecois commentators who... Read more »
Ice Dancing Queen: Tanith Belbin
If Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso’s performances in the Women’s Downhill weren’t to make your feminist heart swell with Olympic pride (what are you, a robot?),... Read more »
I Can Has Feminizm?
Oh hai. So it’s been a while since the last installment of I Can Has Feminizm?, but fear not: Feminizt LOLz r bak. And just in time for the sporting event of the season! (You knew that cats love... Read more »
So... How 'bout that Tebow ad?
If you are among the record numbers of people who tuned in to yesterday’s Super Bowl, then you had the chance to see the controversial... Read more »
Going Pro: Anti-Choice Super Bowl Ad Responses
CBS’s decision to air a Focus on the Family ad during this year’s Super Bowl, while frustrating for pro-choice advocates, has a silver lining: It has inspired some pretty, well, inspiring, responses.
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Pro Football, Anti-Choice
The Super Bowl, with its male posturing, scantily-clad cheerleaders, and rampant corporate sponsorships, has never been exactly a feminist’s dream come true. This year, however, there is one more reason to throw your remote at the screen and run... Read more »
Top Ten Reasons Why This Feminist is a Sports Fan: #1
This is it. The #1, above-all reason why this feminist is a sports fan is ...
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