Kathleen Parker follows up; this time she doesn’t see race
Man oh man. I appreciate all your insightful comments on my post about Kathleen Parker last Friday afternoon. There was a lot of blogosphere anger directed at Parker from many different blogs and media outlets, so one would think maybe she’d get it by then. And write a follow-up apologizing. I guess that was too [...]
...read moreHow men and women pitch stories
The Awl ran a piece today about inquiries they get for submission, noting the difference between emails they receive from men and from women: The emails from men are pretty direct. The emails from women are often kind of… apologetic! Inquiry letter from a man: “Do you take pitches? Should I just write something and [...]
...read moreRape, Trauma, and Terrorism
Jessica Stern had an incredible op-ed in the Washington Post yesterday. Stern is a noted expert on terrorism and national security, and is a lecturer at Harvard and served on Bill Clinton’s National Security Council. But in her piece yesterday, she talks about the violent rape she was a victim of in 1973 – and [...]
...read moreHello, and an introduction
Hi Feministe! I’m Nisha, and I’ll be guest blogging here for the next two weeks. I have a blog, although I don’t update it that much since I usually write in a variety of other places. I’ve written for Mediaite, Politics Daily, The American Prospect, NPR.org and Ms. Magazine online. I’m also an editor of [...]
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