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Strong Ladies in Fiction Shouldn't Be Novelties
Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, and many more) was once asked “Why do you write such strong female characters?”
His reply?
“Because you’re still asking me that question.”
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Rebekah Delgado
Rebekah Delgado is a solo musician from London, United Kingdom. After previously fronting two successful bands, Rebekah embarked on a solo career in 2010 when her previous band, The Last Army broke up...
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March 18, 2012 | Callie B |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media
Why the Jersey Shore is No Longer On My DVR List
When I first saw Miss Representation it stunned me—in the best of ways. I didn’t immediately take the time to reflect on it, but then a few nights ago I was unlucky enough to witness the newest Carl’s...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Laura Gibson
Laura Gibson grew up in a small town in southern Oregon called Coquille. Her family lived in the middle of the woods, as her father was a forest ranger and her mother a teacher.
Her introduction to m...
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Why I Seriously Dig Katniss Everdeen
WARNING: Spoilers for the entire Hunger Games series ahead!
For months, three of my friends were begging me to get into the Hunger Games. “You’ll LOVE Katniss,” they all told me. “She’s such a strong...
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Oscar and the Usual Suspects
Women's absence from Best Director nominees only reflects the industry's dismal hiring statistics, as demonstrated in the author's annual Celluloid Ceiling study.
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female ...
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February 12, 2012 | Colleen L |
Arts and culture,
Education,
Feminism,
LGBTQIA,
Media,
Misogyny,
Violence against women
I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours
In its formative days (in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and then in the 1960s and ‘70s), feminism was, above all, about promoting equal social and political citizenship for women. Contempora...
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February 11, 2012 | Brian C |
Arts and culture,
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Katie Costello
As musicians and music-listeners alike venture into a creative climate in which technological elements often define an artist’s sonic and visual identity, Katie Costello emerges as a unique and timele...
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Saturday Vids: Brave
HOW PUMPED ARE YOU FOR BRAVE?
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A Feminist Film Festival With a Different Take
The Athena Film Festival, opening in its second year this week at Barnard College, is designed to advance a national conversation on women and leadership, as its cofounder Melissa Silverstein explains.
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Beauty Chase
society told her she was ugly and she bought into the lie
she dissected every bit of herself for judgmental inspection
and tried to feel beautiful all in vain
comparing herself to photoshopped figures...
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A Plead To Hollywood: I Hate Romance Movies
Have you seen the trailer for "The Vow"? If you haven't, go watch it. But, be warned, you may vomit.
In the film, a loving couple's lives are destroyed after a car accident gives the wife amnesia the...
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January 28, 2012 | Brian C |
Arts and culture,
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Seeker Lover Keeper
There an awful lot of acoustic bands that come around these days. Oftentimes it's hard to differentiate between them (largely because there's a factory somewhere that makes most of them). But don'...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Ani DiFranco
After 20 years in the music biz, self-described “Little Folksinger” Ani DiFranco is still technically little, although her influence on fellow musicians, activists, and indie-minded peopl...
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January 13, 2012 | Julie Zeilinger |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media
Saturday Vids: Fotoshop by Adobé
"This commercial isn't real, neither are society's standards of beauty." - Jesse Rosten
Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo....
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January 13, 2012 | Kathleen Sweeney |
Arts and culture
Kicking It on Kickstarter!
The powerful coming-of-age film “Pariah” is currently playing to critical acclaim. Its post-production story demonstrates the crowdfunding potential of Kickstarter for women filmmakers.
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January 12, 2012 | Quin R |
Arts and culture,
Misogyny
You See A Body
You see a body; not a person,
Mind you, that’s above your comprehension
But a body-strike that-an object, a plaything
A dish to be sampled to satisfy some sick craving
Never mind that you don’t ev...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Joy Askew
"When writing about myself I would always start by saying that I was 'originally from the North of England'… in fact that's not true but I grew up there from age 5 in Newcastle, famous for its coa...
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Saturday Vids: Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
So chances are if you have a pulse and an internet connection, you've seen the viral video "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On." But what you may not know is that it's the brainchild of Jenny Slate - form...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Vera Chytilová
Vera Chytilová was born on February 2, 1929, in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). She studied philosophy and architecture in Brno for two years, then worked as a technical draftsman, a des...
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Winner of FemFlash 2011: Male Privilege
I recently had the honor of co-judging a Feminist Flash Poetry and Fiction contest (called FemFlash) for the website MookyChick. The winner of the contest was recently announced and I'm proud to cross...
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Pride and Prejudice: A Firsthand Account of Literary Sexism
Flashback: It is the first week of 11th Grade. Having gone to the same school since kindergarten, I have no need for first day back-jitters or thinking what to wear to impress my peers. I wear what I ...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Joan Mitchell
Joan Mitchell (February 12, 1925 – October 30, 1992) was a "second generation" abstract expressionist painter. She was an essential member of the American Abstract expressionist movement, even though ...
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Saturday Vids: Dr. Pepper 10 is NOT FOR WOMEN
It's not sexism if they REALLY FUCKING MEAN IT.
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