Once more, with feeling: Sarah Palin is not a feminist

Seriously, y’all – how many times does it have to be said? Sarah Palin is not a feminist. I thought we had covered Palin’s gross appropriation of feminism and feminist rhetoric during the election, but media coverage of Palin’s recent speech for the anti-choice PAC the Susan B. Anthony List has reignited the debate. (Incidentally, the whole thing about Anthony being pro-life has been debunked.)
Meghan Daum at the LA Times writes,

“But putting that aside, I feel a duty (a feminist duty, in fact) to say this about Palin’s declaration: If she has the guts to call herself a feminist, then she’s entitled to be accepted as one.”

So, simply ...

Seriously, y’all – how many times does it have to be said? Sarah Palin is not a feminist. I thought we had covered Palin’s gross appropriation of feminism and feminist rhetoric during ...

Dorothy Kamenshek, in a league of her own

Last week, Dorothy Kamenshek, a groundbreaking women’s baseball player, passed away at age 84. She was the star first baseman of the Rockford Peaches in Illinois, and the all-time batting leader for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).

Kamenshek was also the first woman ever to be recruited by a regular team – that is, a men’s team. In 1950, a Class B team in Florida tried to buy her contract from Rockford, but the AAGPBL board of directors rejected the offer. In a statement to the press, the president of the league said that “Rockford couldn’t afford to lose her. I also told them that we felt that women should play among themselves and that they could ...

Last week, Dorothy Kamenshek, a groundbreaking women’s baseball player, passed away at age 84. She was the star first baseman of the Rockford Peaches in Illinois, and the all-time batting leader for the All-American Girls Professional ...

Cate Blanchett & Feminism in Robin Hood

[Spoilers below]
I watched Robin Hood this past weekend with the boo and I LOVED it! Man oh man, the story of Robin Hood just hits me right in the core! I mean, Guru’s Robbin Hood Theory is one of my favorite songs of all time! Best lyrics ever:
Now that we’re gettin somewhere, you know we got to give back
For the youth is the future no doubt that’s right and exact
Squeeze the juice out, of all the suckers with power
And pour some back out, so as to water the flowers
This world is ours, that’s why the demons are leary
It’s our inheritance; this is my robbin hood theory
Robbin hood ...

[Spoilers below]
I watched Robin Hood this past weekend with the boo and I LOVED it! Man oh man, the story of Robin Hood just hits me right in the core! I mean, ...

Weekly Feminist Reader


Lavender Menace, May 1970, via Fuck Yeah Femmes
Eight states exclude people in dating relationships from getting restraining orders against their abusive partners.
New York Times immigration .fail
Exposing Republicans’ misleading poll about welfare.
So awful: Chanel Larkin, a 26-year old trans women activist was murdered in Milwaukee.
Andrea Plaid on ‘ye olde black male penis myth.”
The women trying to remake Wall Street.
A smart post on red families and blue families.
Women are rebuilding the Gulf Coast — and fending off the latest oil-spill threat.
“Telephone” by Lady Gaga and Beyoncé passed the 2 million mark in paid downloads this week. It’s the first ...


Lavender Menace, May 1970, via Fuck Yeah Femmes
Eight states exclude people in dating relationships from getting restraining orders against their abusive partners.
New York Times immigration .fail
Exposing Republicans’ ...

Ask Professor Foxy: How Do I Get Over A Really Hard Break Up?

This weekly Saturday column “Ask Professor Foxy” will regularly contain sexually explicit material. This material is likely not safe for work viewing. The title of the column will include the major topic of the post, so please read the topic when deciding whether or not to read the entire column.
Dear Professor Foxy,
I’m a lesbian in my 20’s going through a break-up with my girlfriend of nearly 4 years… and I am feeling so overwhelmed and lost right now. I really just need some guidance, and not the 5-steps-to-getting-over-your-ex kind of self-help. In the past few months, what was once a (more or less) healthy and egalitarian relationship has turned into a wreck.
Communication issues and baggage that we ...

This weekly Saturday column “Ask Professor Foxy” will regularly contain sexually explicit material. This material is likely not safe for work viewing. The title of the column will include the major topic of the post, so please ...

The Feministing Five: J. Courtney Sullivan

J. Courtney Sullivan is the author of the national bestseller Commencement, a novel that follows four freshman year roommates through college and out into the real world. She is also the co-editor, with our own Courtney, Courtney E. Martin, of Click: When We Knew We Were Feminists, to which Jessica and Miriam contributed essays. Commencement was Sullivan’s first novel, but she’s also written for New York Magazine, Glamour, Men’s Vogue, Elle and the New York Times, where she works in the editorial department.
Commencement, which just came out in paperback, was partially the inspiration for Click. Sullivan was trying to write a click moment for one of her characters – that moment when you realize that this world ...

J. Courtney Sullivan is the author of the national bestseller Commencement, a novel that follows four freshman year roommates through college and out into the real world. She is also the co-editor, with our own Courtney, ...

What We Missed.

We celebrated Malcolm X’s birthday this week and I just love this picture via CNN.

M. Leblanc and marriage and name-changing.
Study shows aggressive behavior in men is rewarded.

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