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"Self Esteem Excuse"
“I have fake boobs because when random guys stare at my chest on the street, it gives me higher self esteem.”
“I take an exercise class that is essentially basic training for strippers because it mak...
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July 04, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Laura Marling
In honor of 4th of July weekend...I'm going for a Brit. Good.
Laura Marling, a 19 year old from Hampshire, England, released her first album, Alas, I Cannot Swim, in February 2008. Her unique sound...
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Revolutionary
So today I watched a movie called Revolutionary Road. I was on a plane coming home from Italy and I had 3 hours left so I figured I might as well fill it with an insightful film that would relax me an...
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"Serena Williams cruises to Wimbledon victory"
says the nytimes.
all i'm gonna say after writing this is you can take your "pretty" and shove it, Wimbledon....
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Growing up too fast
It scares me that things have changed so vastly in the 2 years since I've been in middle school. It seems to me that there is a very different standard for popularity nowadays then there was when I wa...
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July 02, 2009 | Sahar Driver |
International
Movement or Revolution? Learning From Developments in Iran
Yesterday in Iran, presidential challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi called the government illegitimate and asked for protests to continue. Iranian-American commentator Sahar Driver tells us that, whatever happens in the near future, the reform movement has already achieved significant gains.
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Bridezillas 24/7
The New York Post reported yesterday that Cablevision is launching a 24/7 wedding channel sometime in the near future.
To which I responded: WTF?
Why are we so obssessed with weddings? Do we enjoy w...
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Appointed: a White House advisor on violence against women
Obama just appointed Lynn Rosenthal, a former executive director of the National Netowrk to End Domestic Violence, to the position of "White House adviser on violence against women." Apparently this i...
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The Undiagnosed Problem: The Twilight “Saga”
Harmless fantasy-romance? Or influential prototype of a controlling lover? The author asks her (somewhat) younger sister-readers to take a deeper look at the popular series.
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Oh Wimbledon
Wimbledon. I had respect for you. With your penchant for serving tea and strawberries with cream while watching non contact sports instead of artery-blocking glorified fat while watching supposedly he...
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June 29, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
Megan Fox is cool
"If your idea of a role model is somebody who’s gonna preach to your kids that sex before marriage is wrong and cursing is wrong and women should be this and be that, then I’m not a role model. But if...
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Women's Sports Leagues
It was right around 4th or 5th grade that I, an intramural basketball champ at just under five feet tall, decided that I was going to be a point guard for the "NBA" as I told my parents. "But Julie," ...
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Support Woman Artists Sundays: Bat for Lashes
This week I'm going for Bat for Lashes. She's relatively new on the scene but I totally dig her.
According to her website Bat for Lashes is "the work of British singer/ songwriter, multi- instrument...
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Responsible Solidarity: An Appeal to the Public on the Matter of Iran
The author urges us to stand against the violence threatening the masses of protesters in Iran, but to insist that our leaders not infringe on Iranian sovereignty—as has happened in the past. Her commentary is based on a speech she delivered on Tuesday at San Francisco City Hall.
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why am I battling a bathing suit?
It's bathing suit season. Actually, it's been bathing suit season for kind of a while now, but I still on turn on the T.V. and am being forced to wonder, "This swimsuit season, whose going to win: you...
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June 24, 2009 | Latoya Peterson |
International
The Iranian Election and the Global Politics of “Pretty”
With reporting opportunities strictly limited in Iran, images carry the narrative, many of them focusing on young, attractive women. The author wonders about complexities hidden behind the emerging icons.
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NCRW Conference & Blog
With things being so crazy with my internship at the National Council for Research on Women (NCRW) I've decided to fill y'all in on the great work I've been doing there.
Almost 2 weeks ago, the NCRW...
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“Supa”: A Report from Kenya
The author, a medical doctor and writer, learned in an African village the truth behind the alarming worldwide maternal health statistics—when she was asked to treat a patient whose only resource was her mother, frantically urging her to “push.”
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June 22, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
10 Things I Hate About You...abc fam version
If they screw this up I will send a multitude of strongly worded letters on my wild horse stationary my grandma thought I would love for my 6th birthday (I did ah-bviously) to the execs over at ABC ...
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Father's Day: Obama Style
Okay, I know Father's Day has come and gone, but I just gotta add this one thing that would really be relevant at any time.
President Obama wrote an article for Parade Magazine in honor of Fa...
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June 20, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism
The History of Father's Day
This is history from the history channel's website, so you know it's legit:
The first known celebration of Father's Day was on July 5, 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia, where it was commemorated at Wi...
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Celebrating Women's Media Successes
WMC’s first awards event honored the best work by women in news and entertainment. The recipients, however, cautioned those assembled to pay tribute: many barriers remain.
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Boarding School: Chauvinist As Ever?
So, I came across this post on feministing. Although feministing is normally a site concerned with women’s rights issues from the perspectives of 20 and 30 something feminists, this post by a high sch...
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QWOC Film Festival Focuses on the Immigrant Experience
Produced by filmmaker Madeleine Lim, herself an immigrant from Singapore, the San Francisco festival gives newly trained queer women of color a showcase for their short films—and also feeds into the...
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The Invisible Glass Ceiling
It was only since Twilight – which was directed by Catherine Hardwick- was released, and the box office totals clearly spelled out success, that I’ve realized what little presence women have in the fi...
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