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November 14, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Ida Maria
Like the Norse warrior maiden Freya, 24-year-old Norwegian rocker Ida (eee-da) Maria is a force of nature, a goddess of love, fertility and sexual desire who led the Valkyries into battle, a fearless ...
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"Hir"
Thanks to feministing and reader Ashley S for the tip - if you haven't seen this yet...well you just have to.
Maybe with more and more content out there in the world like this, more people will beg...
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Youth Activist Scholarship
One of the coolest things about running the FBomb is when people email me about really awesome stuff they want me to pass on specifically to teenage girls.
I recently got this notice about the ACLU ...
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Do It For The Teens
When my peers find out that I am a feminist blogger, I am generally faced with a few questions. “So you’re a lesbian?” is a pretty common one. “What’s a feminist?” is another. I have honed answering t...
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November 07, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Ingrid Michaelson
The other day I was listening to a radio interview with Ingrid Michaelson and it occurred to me that she is the perfect candidate for SWAS. She's funny, intelligent, real and an amazing artist. So thi...
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Billboard of aborted fetuses outside Phoenix high school
A few weeks ago, this 22-foot billboard truck, showing a first trimester aborted fetus, circled a Phoenix area high school. The billboards were sponsored by The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR) [Wa...
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October 31, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Alice Ripley
Alice Ripley is one of my favorite singers of all time. I got the chance to see Next to Normal this past summer, and the entire show was insanely incredible - from the way they handled the topic o...
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The Disney Princesses and Sexism
I found this picture on feministing yesterday. Considering the response to my last post about Disney, I thought you guys might find this pic interesting.
I think the sexism they point out in the pi...
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October 26, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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Gender-based violence,
Media,
Online harassment,
Science and tech
That's Not Cool
It seems to me like our parents, and other various adults, are freaking out about the technology we have available to us today. I've always thought that if you're responsible --- you put up all the pr...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Kissing Cousins
Kissing Cousins front-tress Heather B. Heywood grew up in the ghetto-rural outskirts of Birmingham, Alabama in the home of her step-father, a charismatic Pentecostal preacher. Most of the congrega...
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Artificial Virginity?
In this nation so full of blatantly sexualized imagery, it's hard not to feel numb when talking about sex. From the pretty graphic jokes that circulate through my high school (and, of this I'm sure, e...
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October 18, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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Support Women Artists Sunday (On Monday!): Chix 6
Okay, I keep dropping the ball on Sundays. It's mostly because that's when I get more than 4 hours of sleep and do work for SCHOOL (not the fbomb...school...weird).
Anyway, I've been following this ...
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Julie Z on Feminist Magazine Radio
Wednesday night, I was a guest on Feminist Magazine Radio! Feminist Magazine Radio is "on the air to educate, advocate, inform, and entertain through a variety of feminist lenses. We provide the tool...
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Ralph Lauren...WTF?
Ralph Lauren has created some seriously disturbingly photoshopped ads lately:
Ralph Lauren's defense? They released this statement:
For over 42 years we have built a brand based on quality and inte...
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Gwen: The Homeless Doll
I'm not kidding. The same people who brought you Rebecca Rubin, Jewish doll by day, eco terrorist by night, are now introducing Gwen, the Homeless Doll.
Now, I've had my problems with the American G...
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Why I Want to be Swedish
Lemondrop.com is reporting that Swedish-based consumer advocacy group Reklamombudsmannen (love the name...) made a claim against Toys 'R' Us for featuring "outdated gender roles" in their 2008 Christm...
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October 03, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Karen O
It was as I was waiting in line at Starbucks this weekend (coffee is life), that I picked up a copy of the "Where The Wild Things Are" soundtrack. Considering that the song in the trailer was Wake Up ...
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Bust Magazine: Ellen, Alia and Teens oh my!
Every so often, a magical thing happens. I open the mailbox and buried beneath bills that have no relevance to me and the catalogues that try to sell me more useless crap, there is Bust Magazine. Toda...
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September 19, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Mary Travers
On September 16th, Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary passed away. This Support Women Artists Sunday goes out to her. I respect her not only because Peter, Paul and Mary had some bangin tunes (serio...
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The Girl Effect
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I Love My Pole Dancing Doll!
Oh lawd. There is some debate over whether or not this product is real, according to ParentDish. I really hope it's not, and yet I can sort of believe that it is, considering that British store Tesco ...
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"Sexism, Strength and Dominance: Masculinity in Disney Films"
Here are a few videos I found about sexism and racism in Disney films.
I do want to acknowledge that YESSSS a lot of these movies were made a "long time ago." Y'know like a couple of decades. But...
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August 30, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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(500) Days of Summer is revenge disguised as a cute, indie movie
I enjoyed (500) Days of Summer. It had its moments despite the fact that the entire film was essentially an extended explanation for the writer's hatred of one woman, because she was crazy enough not...
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RIP Ted Kennedy
This past Tuesday night, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts died at 77.
Ted Kennedy really was a great senator, and accomplished some really incredible things. He authored more than 2,500 bi...
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The New Miss Universe Thinks We're Post-Feminism
Stefania Fernandez, the 18-year-old Miss. Venezuela, won the 2009 Miss Universe crown on Sunday.
Normally, I'd probably just sigh and say something sassy. To me, the reasons why beauty pageants ar...