2009 February Archive

New series: Ask Professor Foxy

I’m very excited to be able to introduce a new series on Feministing. We’ve been playing around with the idea of a sex advice column for a while now and it’s finally here!
Thanks to Rebecca for agreeing to do this column. She’s a friend of mine, hilarious and amazingly well versed in topics of sex and sexuality.
About Ask Professor Foxy:

Rebecca Fox has been a sex educator since discussing how to have an orgasm in the cafeteria of her all-girl Catholic high school in Jersey. She currently lives in the DC-area with her partner and their many pets. She has worked on advocacy and policy for numerous LGBTQ, sexual health and women’s rights organizations. ...

By Miriam • 15 years ago

Target Women: Skin care “science”

By Miriam • 15 years ago

George Mason University crowns male homecoming queen

Via Washington Post, the story of Ryan Allen aka Reann Ballslee, the first drag queen to be named homecoming queen at GMU.
I think it’s a pretty awesome twist on an otherwise stereotypical and somewhat sexist contest. While it seems from the press around his election that many people see this as more humorous than anything else, acceptance of different gender expressions (like drag) are small steps towards broader acceptance.

By Miriam • 15 years ago

Happy birthday Sharkfu!

Yesterday the birthday of Sharkfu, an amazing, passionate and always on point blogger. We’re super psyched to have her thoughts posted here every week.
So give the woman some love, she’s celebrating 36 years of rabble rousing and bitchitude. You can check out her work at angryblackbitch and rhrealitycheck.

By Miriam • 15 years ago

Feminist Sex Shop Review: Early to Bed

This weekend I was excited to be in Chicago because I’ve been wanting to check out the feminist sex shop so many of you raved about: Early to Bed.
Early to Bed was founded in 2001 by owner Searah, who was frustrated with the traditional sex shop options.
I made my way to ETB via public transportation, excited to see that it was super accessible. The store front is discreet enough that I walked right by it on the first shot, but not totally hidden. The glass store front sports a large decal/painting of a blue bed with the tagline “intimate apparel.”
The stock is pretty standard feminist sex shop fare. Lube, condoms, some gag gifts (but ...

This weekend I was excited to be in Chicago because I’ve been wanting to check out the feminist sex shop so many of you raved about: Early to Bed.
Early to Bed was founded ...

By Miriam • 15 years ago

What’s at the top of your netflix queue?

An open thread for those of you who are avid movie watchers. I’m always looking for new ideas for my netflix queue, and it’s also an interesting peek into people’s lives and tastes.
Currently at the top of my netflix queue:
1. Fire
2. Wonderfalls: Disc 1
3. Chutney Popcorn
So readers, what’s at the top of your netflix queue/movie watching wish list?

By Miriam • 15 years ago

Monday Morning Misogyny

US News and World Report has a poll up on their website:

If you had a choice of four daycare centers run separately by Michelle Obama, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, and Nancy Pelosi, which would you choose for your kids?

How about option E, you can take your sexist poll and shove it? In next week’s edition of sexist polls for dummies, auto-repair shops run by male politicians!

US News and World Report has a poll up on their website:

If you had a choice of four daycare centers run separately by Michelle Obama, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, and Nancy Pelosi, which would you ...

By celina • 15 years ago

Theresa L. Burriss: Appalachia & Clean Coal

There’s been lots of talk about clean coal these days. Have you seen any of the industry’s commercials? But what you haven’t heard much about since Robert F. Kennedy visited the region back in the day is where coal comes from — the Appalachian Mountains. His son continues to speak out about the region. Ashley Judd a long with many folks in her home state of Kentucky have been doing a lot of activism around mining and the disparities in the Appalachian Mountains there. Judd recently spoke out about a piece Diana Sawyer aired on 20/20 last week called “Children of the Mountains on Appalachian life in Kentucky — Diane Sawyer is ...

There’s been lots of talk about clean coal these days. Have you seen any of the industry’s commercials? But what you haven’t heard much about since Robert F. Kennedy visited the region back ...