Magic Genitals (Part 1: Erykah Badu)
(or: She’ll Make You Change Gods!) I am, to the untrained eye, a hippie-dippy, no-relaxer-wearing, Whole Foods shopping afro pixie faerie princess. I research traditional African spiritual practices, keep florida water and incense on hand, I bathe with Dr. Bronner’s soaps, I eat vegetables some folks have never heard of (kale, daikon radishes, red leaf [...]
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Welcome to the Dollhouse: Men and Beauty Products
Back when pretty much the only men wearing makeup were either rock lords or Boy George, I privately came up with the guideline that if any particular piece of grooming was something women generally performed while men generally didn’t, I could safely consider it “beauty work.” Nail polish and leg-shaving? Beauty work. Nail-trimming and hair-combing? [...]
...read moreWho run the world? Men, actually.
Whenever I slip into Starbucks for a little iced Joe these days, there she is: Beyonce. For the moment, I won’t get into the outfit she sports on the cover of her latest work, nor the disturbing fact that it seems every album Beyonce puts out is adorned with an ever-lighter version of her genuinely [...]
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So this actually makes sense.
Chris Brown, notable for his R&B career and for beating the hell out of his girlfriend and suffering almost no professional consequences for being a violent misogynist criminal, will appear in the movie version of Steve Harvey’s misogynist best-seller Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man.
...read moreCasey Anthony is not guilty
Does this mean that Nancy Grace can quit her job now and fade into obscurity? Please tell me that’s what it means.
...read moreHow to talk about Judas
This is a guest post by honeyandlocusts.
It’s pretty classic Gaga, if we can talk about “classic” Gaga already: visually lush, intricately choreographed, fantastically costumed. Also, it’s a total fucking mess.
The Best Thing You Will Read Today
Roseanne Barr in New York Magazine. Some highlights: It didn’t take long for me to get a taste of the staggering sexism and class bigotry that would make the first season of Roseanne god-awful. It was at the premiere party when I learned that my stories and ideas—and the ideas of my sister and my [...]
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Happy Birthday, Bianca Jagger
[Photo via] Happy birthday, lovely lady (two days late, but WHATEVER). You are a goddess among mere mortals, and I really enjoy your hat.
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Awaiting the Royal Wedding
My interest in the royal wedding doesn’t extend far beyond the Times style section dress speculations, Kate Middleton For The Win and wondering how in the world Our Future Princess gets her hair that shiny (seriously how? The people have a right to know). I didn’t even realize the wedding was happening so soon — [...]
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Oversimplifying Sex Slavery: Demi, Ashton, and Badvocacy
This is a guest post by Jessica Mack. Jessica is a global feminist and reproductive rights advocate. She enjoys exploring, making trouble, speaking out, and learning languages. She’s very tall, so that makes her extra scary. Jessica is an editor at Gender Across Borders and currently lives in Seattle, planning her next adventure. If you [...]
...read moreIn honour of the wonderful Elly Jackson
It was recently Elly Jackson’s 23rd birthday, so I thought we ought to celebrate! (But, uh, ran a little late, apparently!) Who is Elly Jackson, you ask? She’s half of British electro-pop band La Roux, who won this year’s Grammy for best electronic/dance album. She’s also one of my favourite pop stars, because she refuses [...]
...read moreI totally interviewed the world’s most famous pickup artist
I recently had the opportunity to interview Neil Strauss, author of 2005 bestseller The Game and arguably the most famous pickup artist in the world. It was an interesting discussion on a number of levels. (See this discussion previously on Feministe from when another well-known pickup artist shot a woman in the face. 322 comments!) [...]
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