Feministing tech note

If you’re a regular reader, I don’t doubt you’ve noticed it — the site has been pretty effing difficult to get to these days. For that, our sincere apologies! In short, non-technical terms, the current server we have doesn’t have enough power and we need to change servers so that we can have y’all get on the damn thing!

So trust us, we’re on the case and want this issue to go away just as soon as you do. We’re in the process of getting the appropriate support for the issue with the hope is that this will be resolved by next week, so thank you so much for your patience and we’ll keep you posted once we’re back up and ...

If you’re a regular reader, I don’t doubt you’ve noticed it — the site has been pretty effing difficult to get to these days. For that, our sincere apologies! In short, non-technical terms, the current server we ...

Sadly, an Update on Kyle Payne

Most people reading this probably won’t remember the name Kyle Payne. His story broke right around the time I started working with SAFER in the summer of 2008, and it stuck with me over the past couple of years. For the best background, I would check out the series of posts that Cara did over at The Curvature, but the brief history is that Payne was an RA (resident advisor) at Buena Vista University in Iowa, who was charged with sexually assaulting an unconscious student and taking naked photographs of her. He pled guilty to the photographing, but not the assault, and was sentenced to 6 months in county jail.

The kicker is that Payne was also a sexual assault ...

Most people reading this probably won’t remember the name Kyle Payne. His story broke right around the time I started working with SAFER in the summer of 2008, and it stuck with me over the past couple ...

What We Missed.

Happy 30th Birthday Vanessa!


I think we get a sense of how Vanessa feels about 30.

This weekend we celebrated Miss Vanessa Valenti’s 30th birthday. Vanessa is now part of the “in our 30’s” club and I know she is going to rock it with the same fierce determination, finesse and dope ass dance moves she got through her 20s with.

Feministing wouldn’t run without Vanessa working tirelessly both behind the scenes and on the front page. The girl knows how to get shit done and we are so grateful for her. She is also an amazing friend, daughter, sister and now auntie!

Vanessa, Happy Birthday lady. We love you.


I think we get a sense of how Vanessa feels about 30.

This weekend we celebrated Miss Vanessa Valenti’s 30th birthday. Vanessa is now part of the “in our 30’s” club and I know ...

Women Who Rule (on the Supreme Court)

Dahlia Lithwick on whether having three women on the Supreme Court will “change the court in any real way”:

For centuries, the Supreme Court has been zealously opining on whether or not women are fit to practice law, or tend bar, work a 10-hour day, support their families, use birth control, or terminate their pregnancies. For most of that time, women influenced that debate only if they were lucky enough to be married to a justice. The presence, for the first time, of three women on the Supreme Court may not reshape constitutional law in any profound way. It may not even change the court all that much. But as the justices continue to decide the cases that affect the ...

Dahlia Lithwick on whether having three women on the Supreme Court will “change the court in any real way”:

For centuries, the Supreme Court has been zealously opining on whether or not women are fit to practice ...

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The Williams sisters and the transgressive beauty of strength


Photo by Dewey Nicks for The New York Times

If you haven’t yet, check out this New York Times photo gallery of women tennis players. The accompanying article is about how the sheer dominance of Venus and Serena Williams has changed the sport in all sorts of ways. At first I was annoyed by the Times‘ framing: all about how the strength of these athletes is “beautiful.” Must we always use beauty as the highest compliment we can give a woman? Must we really describe how aesthetically appealing these athletes are? Can’t we just admire their skills and strength for what they are?

But the longer I thought about it, the more I came around to the “beauty” framing. ...


Photo by Dewey Nicks for The New York Times

If you haven’t yet, check out this New York Times photo gallery of women tennis players. The accompanying article is about how the sheer dominance of ...

Why Would You Choose a Degree in Women and Gender Studies?!

When I tell people that I am majoring in Women and Gender Studies (WGS), it seems to be commonplace to get one of two responses. There is the snide remark that goes along the lines of “What type of things do you talk about in those classes? How to burn bras, start abortion rallies, and hate on men? Har Har!” Sometimes, for the fun of it, I like to reply, “Yeah, that’s EXACTLY what I’ve learned over the past four years I have been at college. I can throw a bra burning bonfire like it’s my job! There’s one at my place tonight and we’re having s’mores! You should stop by!” But thankfully, the most typical response I come across is, “Oh, ...

When I tell people that I am majoring in Women and Gender Studies (WGS), it seems to be commonplace to get one of two responses. There is the snide remark that goes along the lines of “What ...

Emmy round-up

“Mad Men” and “Modern Family” were the big winners last night at the Emmy’s, which most news outlets are reporting was actually tolerable with Jimmy Falon at the helm (Jimmy’s so cute, isn’t he?). Claire Danes won for her portrayal of autistic animal rights activist Temple Grandin, Edie Falco won for “Nurse Betty,” Kyra Sedgwick won for “The Closer,” and, no surprise here, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” won for the eighth time in a row.

Jane Lynch won for Outstanding Performance as a Supporting Actress in a Comedy. I’ve been thinking about how her character on “Glee” is kind of a wonderful parody of the breed of go girl faux-feminist that has been sweeping our big and little screens ...

“Mad Men” and “Modern Family” were the big winners last night at the Emmy’s, which most news outlets are reporting was actually tolerable with Jimmy Falon at the helm (Jimmy’s so cute, isn’t he?). Claire Danes won ...

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