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October 22, 2011 | Brian C |
Arts and culture,
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Austra
If you've ever heard an Austra song, you would know it. Few bands in my repertoire have such a unique and distinctive style. Even their covers of rock out songs like The Strokes's Alone Together are s...
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Saturday Vids: Patrick Henry Hughes
Your daily dose of inspiration.
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FBomb Talks Sex: First, Do You
When I was fourteen, my dad told me that the most important thing I would ever learn was how to be alone. Granted, he said this as he took away my cell phone, Facebook and cut off all ties I had to t...
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"Miss Representation"—Poised to Advance a Media Movement
The documentary shown on Oprah's OWN network takes on the disparagement of women and girls in the media in a comprehensive way. Marianne Schnall talks to "Miss Representation" filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
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What Are Your Favorite Feminist Resources?
So, as I have mentioned before, I'm writing a book and I want to include the FBomb community in any way I can in accomplishing that task. In fact, you guys already helped me title it and everything.
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October 16, 2011 | Angela G |
Education,
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Violence against women
FBomb Review: "Girls Like Us"
New book from Rachel Lloyd, “Girls Like Us”, is more than a memoir—it’s a life-changing experience. Lloyd, Founder/Executive Director of Girls Education and Mentoring Network (GEMS), tells the story o...
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Saturday Vids: Homecoming Queen Kicks Winning Field Goal
This shit's as awesome as it is unreal - like, seriously, it belongs in a Lifetime made-for-TV movie. It would be even more awesome if the local anchor didn't make an ADORABLE joke at the end about ki...
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Sluts and Whores
You know that scene in Mean Girls where Tina Fey's character tells all the girls that they need to stop calling each other sluts and whores because it only makes it okay for guys to call them sluts an...
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London Calling: Feminism Across The Pond
The political terrain of Britain is shifting beneath our feet. Children of the ‘80s and ‘90s will have no memory of anything comparable to the dramatic, fundamental transformation of our nation that’s...
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October 09, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger |
Education,
Feminism,
Media,
Politics,
Science and tech,
Violence against women
Sexual Harassment and the Legacy of Anita Hill: Where Are We Now
This Saturday (October 15th) I will be speaking at the conference "Sex, Power and Speaking Truth: Anita Hill 20 Years Later". I'm going to be representing our generation and speaking about our relatio...
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October 08, 2011 | Brian C |
Arts and culture,
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Blair
Alright time for super indie. The near impossible to find, but incredibly talented Blair!
You know how when you go to a concert you kind of roll your eyes when the warm up band comes out that you've n...
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Saturday Vids: A Soldier Comes Out Live
If you haven't seen this video in which a soldier films his experience coming out to his father, you have to. All I have to say is thank God DADT was repealed.
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Clare Maguire
Clare Maguire (born 1987 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom) is an English singer, songwriter signed to Polydor Records.
Maguire comes from a large musical Irish family and started singing and wr...
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Saturday Vids: SlutWalk NYC
SlutWalk NYC is today. I'll be there in my "This Is What A Feminist Looks Like" shirt (that's what's up). Hopefully all you NYC-area FBomber's will be, too!
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The Art of the Text
In our world of technology and instant communication, sentiments often get lost in cyberspace. In fact, there's a whole website devoted to some of the crazy mishaps that can occur during texting. But ...
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September 27, 2011 | Francheska De La Cruz |
Body image and body standards,
Environment,
Feminism,
Media
When History Repeats Itself
You know the saying that history can repeat itself? It sounds cliche, but it’s kind of shocking when it happens to you in real life.
Before I was a proud feminist/atheist/vegetarian I was unfortunate...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Jane Lui
Listening to singer-songwriter Jane Lui’s music is like watching a Michel Gondry film. There's a whimsical, homemade feel that's inventive, magical, & intimate. Handmade music boxes, found obj...
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Saturday Vids: Cup U.
I just wanted to share with you guys a short video piece I did as part of my Masters thesis for The New School in early 2011. It is a short discussion among young women about the use of the menstrual ...
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Hold On. Are The Kardashians Feminists?
I’m the first to admit it: I’ve got a soft spot for Keeping up with the Kardashians and all their spinoffs. Who can resist them? That’s right, you can’t. They’re irresistible. I was chatting on the ph...
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The Deep Black Hole of Women's History
"History Detectives" on PBS will feature a "Votes for Women" segment in which author Louise Bernikow helps the crew unearth the origins of an early 20th century purple and gold banner. Her experience provoked the following thoughts about women's history, the media and where we are now.
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Youth and Feminism: Ignorance Is Bliss
Today's youth culture encourages females and males alike to embrace their sexuality and allows a freedom of expression. But it seems this freedom of sexual expression has ended up glamorising the idea...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: The Go-Go's
The Go-Go's were the most popular all-female band to emerge from the punk/new wave explosion of the late '70s and early '80s, becoming one of the first commercially successful female groups that w...
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Saturday Vids: Secret Girl Language
Why? Because Pretty Little Liars is my guilty pleasure, because this made me laugh out loud and because we're GURLZ (duh).
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College Confidential: Disorientation
The bottom line of college orientation is that it’s a paradox: feeling simultaneously deeply comforted and entirely thrown off your axis, spinning rapidly towards the unknown. Or at least, that’s what...
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Observations in Target: Mass Marketing and Young Females
"Mom, look! That's Rocky and CeCe, from 'Shake it Up'! Can I pleeeeease get one of their clothes?" She stands on her tiptoes to reach the highest shelf and points to a t-shirt with an attached pinstri...