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!) [...]
...read moreChris Brown, Still Keepin’ It Classy
Chris Brown made his way to GMA this morning and was riding on the high of being relevant again, what with headlines about his penis and the restraining order against Rihanna being lifted. He’s changed his ways, he keeps assuring us, and those anger management classes were a huge help. But then GMA asked him [...]
...read moreOn Charlie Sheen
It probably isn’t super surprising to hear that I can’t stand Charlie Sheen. The fact that Two and a Half Men exists makes me believe that none of us deserve nice things. I think he’s a jackass and an abusive, egomaniacal coward. So while I can’t feel all that sad for him about his very [...]
...read moreWhy under-educated pop stars should probably not try to talk politics.
Oh Justin Bieber, your hair is so pretty but you are not the sharpest knife in the drawer: In his new Rolling Stone cover story, Justin Bieber tackles the hard stuff: sex (“I don’t think you should have sex with anyone unless you love them”), politics (“I’m not sure about the parties, but whatever they [...]
...read moreI feel so much better about hating Katy Perry
Really, hate her. HATE HER. Want to stab myself in the ears when I hear her music, and want to scratch my own eyes out when her Proactiv commercials come on TV. She is the worst! Definitely the worst. And now my hatred is justified. Because of Feminism.
...read moreWhy Roger Ebert is the best
He is hilarious, and also such a stealth feminist: “No Strings Attached” poses the question: Is it possible to regularly have sex with someone and not run a risk of falling in love? The answer is yes. Now that we have that settled, consider the case of Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher), who [...]
...read moreSo Naomi Wolf is just trolling at this point, right?
I mean really. Wolf argues that rape victims should have their names published in the press, because withholding their names “harms women.” Why does it harm women? Because it implies that rape is really really bad. And also it means that rape victims aren’t accountable to… someone. She seems to say that anonymity in the [...]
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