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July 31, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Laura Jansen
Laura Jansen (born 4 March 1977) is a Dutch singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. Jansen established herself as a regular at the Los Angeles live music venue the Hotel Cafe before gaining fame in he...
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July 30, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Media
Saturday Vids: Modern Lady & Beer Ads
When Sarah Haskins and Target Women left Current TV, a little part of me died. But then they found Erin Gibson and I'm slowly learning to love again! Enjoy! Oh, by the way, this whole "Saturday Vid...
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July 29, 2010 | Emily B | Arts and culture
Labeled It Love
I'm sick of the way you labeled it love with emotions manufactured out of flesh and contrition you can try to hide lust in the vat of a fairytale but saying you love me isn't a fucking baptism I'm si...
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July 28, 2010 | Carmen R | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Media
Huge and Feminist Stereotypes
Yet again, the media continues to fail with another horribly unrealistic feminist character. I was interested in the new series "Huge" and how this show would portray body image issues. However, when ...
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July 27, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Economy, Education, Feminism, Media, Science and tech
Boys: Second Class Citizens in the Classroom
Apparently, when it comes to education in New York City, boys are "second class citizens." Or at least that’s what Christina Hoff Sommers, author of The War Against Boys and the recent article Are The...
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July 26, 2010 | Kate T | Feminism, Media, Race/Ethnicity
Free to Be You and Me
On my last procrastination streak, in addition to watching dozens of videos of young children singing pop songs on YouTube, I stumbled upon a gem from my childhood – all 44 minutes of ‘Free to Be… You...
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July 25, 2010 | Natalia K | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Female Chauvinist (Caramel Colored) Pig
I'll admit it. The first time I watched the video for California Gurls, I thought it was pretty cool. Until Katy Perry went crazy with the whipped cream on her boobs. Of course, from the beginning of ...
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July 24, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Metric
Metric is a Canadian indie rock band, formed in Toronto in 1998 and based at various times in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles. The band members are Emily Haines (vocals, keyboards)...
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July 22, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Education, Feminism, Girls, Gloria Steinem
Why Don't Teen Girls Identify as Feminists?
I’ll just get it out of the way: Barnard’s Young Women’s Leadership Institute was an amazing program, and one of the best experiences of my life. We had some really awesome speakers/workshops (includi...
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July 21, 2010 | Elinor K | Body image and body standards, Economy, Environment, Feminism, Health, Media
Femme Toxic: How To Be a Healthy & Environmentally Friendly Consumer
My name is Elinor Keshet and I’ve been an intern at FemmeToxic over the past several months. What’s FemmeToxic? Well, it’s a project that was started by Breast Cancer Montreal in partnership with Girl...
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July 20, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Health, Media
Forever 21's Materntiy Line and the Normalization of Teen Pregnancy
I am 17, and when I close my eyes and think of what my life would be like if I were to become pregnant in the near future, my cynical mind goes here: I am holding a tiny child that is crying and spitt...
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July 20, 2010 | Sally Kohn | Economy, Feminism, LGBTQIA, Politics
Letter from a Mama Grizzly to Sarah Palin
Commentator Sally Kohn, somewhat confused about Sarah Palin's recent outreach video, asks here for a bit of clarification.
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July 19, 2010 | Danielle B | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Media
"Phat" Girl in a Skinny World
When you're the only fat girl in your 2nd grade class, kids can be pretty mercilous. As someone who's been overweight their entire life I've heard every joke and jab imaginable: ugly, fat-ass, puffer ...
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July 18, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Pat Benatar
In 1971, Pat married her High School sweetheart, GI Dennis Benatar, and they moved to Virginia where he was stationed. Working as a bank clerk and a waitress, Pat began to sing in a Roaring Twenties t...
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July 16, 2010 | Jodi Magee | Health, Politics
Standing with Abortion Providers
Doctors who provide women with abortion services often don't have the luxury of privacy and security. Here, the leader of a group organized to represent those front-line physicians tells how each of us who believe in a woman's right to safe reproductive health care can support their work.
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