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An Interview with Jessica Valenti
A few months ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Jessica Valenti - founder of Feministing, author of Full Frontal Feminism and awesome person all around.
For those not in the know, Jessica is th...
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Saturday Vids: Women, War and Peace
Starting on October 11th, PBS launched a fascinating 5-part mini-series entitled "Women, War and Peace." As they describe it: "Women, War & Peace challenges the conventional wisdom that war and pe...
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The First Time: Glee or Not
There’s a first time for everything. Last night was the first time I watched a full episode of Glee from start to finish by myself. The fifth episode of Season 3 is all about first times. For those of...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Maria Bamford
So, I'm breaking the musician mold this week with something a little different...a female comedian! And not just any female comedian but one of my favorite comedians of all time. I present to you Mari...
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Saturday Vids: Really, Tide?
Props to my English professor for sending our class this video with the commentary: "(This) definitely got a "really?" from me...I find it hard to believe that they can get away with these kinds of ge...
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October 28, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger |
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Saturday Vids: Fifty People, One Question
Warm fuzzies abound.
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Saturday Vids: Patrick Henry Hughes
Your daily dose of inspiration.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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Saturday Vids: K-Y Intense Features A Lesbian Couple
There's been a lot of talk recently in the feminist blogosphere about K-Y Intense's new commercial. K-Y has been airing commercials that feature "real" couples who use their product for some time now,...
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Saturday Vids: Male Feminist FTW
I saw this video popping up all over my Facebook newsfeed this week. Does re-posting it make me clever, or pretentious? Either way, this gem from video blogger RitchandFamous (Ritchard Ludlow), speaks...
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Saturday Vids: Empowered Girls
Most of my friends know me as the “YouTube Aficionado” because I’m obsessed with funny YouTube videos. I’ve noticed that there has been a recent wave of videos of empowered little girls. The way I loo...
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"Gloria: In Her Own Words"—Notes from a Young Feminist
Our twenty-something commentator appreciates the HBO documentary, but also wishes for a deeper treatment of WMC Cofounder Gloria Steinem's philosophy and activism.
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Why I'm Glad Daria Didn't Lose Her Virginity
In 1997, MTV launched a new show called Daria. The show aimed to capture high school through the eyes of a teenage girl, mirroring other popular shows of the decade (My So Called Life, Buffy etc.) whi...
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Saturday Vids: Magazines, Media and Myself
I used to have a little tradition of buying a cheesy teen magazine during the first week of summer and lying on the beach reading about the perfect nail polish color, or how to make your skin appear f...
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Saturday Vids: Zappos - More Than Sexist?
Two young women, Bree and Molly, making change by walking the streets, opposing Zappos' new advertising campaign. AWESOME. Sign their petition here.
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Saturday Vids: Jenna Marbles
My friend is obsessed with the YouTube star Jenna Marbles, and forced me to watch about fifteen of her videos in one sitting. At first, I was skeptical. I usually don't find YouTube performers all tha...
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Saturday Vids: Marry Me
This video was the winner of the 2008 Tropfest short film contest in Australia (kind of random, I know). I came across it a while ago thanks to a post on the fabulous (and yes, Australian) Feministing...
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Saturday Vids: An FBomber's Persuasive Speech
Rhiannon W. sent me this video, writing:
My English final was a persuasive speech. I did why you should boycott Abercrombie and their ilk. I used The FBomb as a resource, so I hope you like it!
This...