By Samhita • 13 years ago

What We Missed.

One of Eddie Long’s accusers, Jamal Parris speaks out.

More on the wealth gap. It is worse than we think.

Malcolm Gladwell on social media and activism. I want to write a longer response but my brain is zapped for the day.

The immigration bill will be including LGBT families.

Pam Spaulding on LBGT youth suicides.

One of Eddie Long’s accusers, Jamal Parris speaks out.

More on the wealth gap. It is worse than we think.

Malcolm Gladwell on social media and activism. I want to write a longer response but my ...
By Sarah • 13 years ago

Johns Hopkins University: Misogyny That Hurts

This post is written by Yelena Tsilker, president of the Johns Hopkins’ Feminist Alliance. If you’d like to write a guest post for SAFER’s blog about what’s going on at your school, please contact us).

Last week, my school’s student-run publication The Johns Hopkins News-Letter ran two particularly offensive articles: “Local Bison Bear All at Phi Kappa Psi’s Annual Lingerave” by Greg Sgammato, a fat-shaming Opinion piece in which “fat chicks” are referred to as animals and “it”, and “Banging under the influence: The ups and downs” by Javier Avitia, a piece that, at best, normalizes rape in situations where alcohol is involved. Since then, the News-Letter has issued two apologies: one non-apology essentially stating that its satire was ...

This post is written by Yelena Tsilker, president of the Johns Hopkins’ Feminist Alliance. If you’d like to write a guest post for SAFER’s blog about what’s going on at your school, please contact us).

Last ...
By Samhita • 13 years ago

Let’s leave my momma out of this.

In response to Susan Faludi’s recent Harper’s article, we at Feministing are doing a go around of feedback from different folks. This is my reaction to the piece, you can read Courtney’s and Miriam’s as well.

When I hear people use phrases like “women’s movement,” I get all confused, because both through academic training and as a racial justice advocate, with the lived experience of being a “foreigner”, “woman,” to me is so obviously an unstable category, something that assumes whiteness, a certain class level and even educational status. Woman only describes me when it is modified, “immigrant woman,” “woman of color,” “working class woman,” “queer woman,” and the list goes on. I’m not telling you something you haven’t ...

In response to Susan Faludi’s recent Harper’s article, we at Feministing are doing a go around of feedback from different folks. This is my reaction to the piece, you can read Courtney’s and Miriam’s as ...
By Chloe Angyal • 13 years ago

“Brûlez vos soutiens-gorge.” It’s French for “beauty culture sucks.”

I was in Paris last week and against my better judgment, I went into the enormous Sephora on the Champs Elysées. It is huge, and overwhelming, and I’m convinced that after just a few minutes inside, my brain was totally addled by the smell of perfume.

But I’m pretty sure that, Dior-deranged or not, I would have been appalled by this ad for breast-firming cream:

The copy reads “Burn your bra.”

I stood there open-mouthed, staring at this thing, until other shoppers started staring at me. I motioned to my mother – a bad-ass Second Waver, someone who was actually around when the stuff of bra-burning legend was taking place – to look at it. We both uttered variations of, “you have got ...

I was in Paris last week and against my better judgment, I went into the enormous Sephora on the Champs Elysées. It is huge, and overwhelming, and I’m convinced that after just a few minutes inside, my ...
By Lori Adelman • 13 years ago

Respecting HIV-Positive Women, Regardless of their Pregnancy Status

This week, a new report found that “virtual elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan African is possible by 2015.

The report cited two main factors in achieving this exciting health milestone: “significant progress” in increasing HIV-testing among pregnant mothers in the region, and more antiretroviral drugs that are therefore being administered to HIV-positive women to prevent transmission to their children.

This is great progress, and I’m thrilled with the news that fewer and fewer children are being born into this world already infected with a lifelong virus that would threaten their health and quality of life.

In the wake of the report’s findings, I also feel it’s important to call attention to the pervasive rights violations ...

This week, a new report found that “virtual elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan African is possible by 2015.

The report cited two main factors in achieving this exciting health milestone: “significant ...
By Vanessa • 13 years ago

NYC Feminist Events Galore (including our next happy hour!)

We know, we know — most of our readers aren’t in the Big Apple, but we have to give a shout out to our NYC peoples. Check out our events calendar for other events happening around the country. Better yet, add your own event or share in comments!

The incredible organization working to end violence against women, Sakhi for South Asian Women and Girls, is having a huge gala and fundraiser this Friday — help them continue to offer their critical services and support to domestic violence survivors.

The next Repro Health Happy Hour is Thursday on the Lower East Side.

Our next Feministing Happy Hour is in Brooklyn! On October 12th, we’re ...

We know, we know — most of our readers aren’t in the Big Apple, but we have to give a shout out to our NYC peoples. Check out our events calendar for other events happening ...

goingthedistance
By Chloe Angyal • 13 years ago

The Feministing Rom Com Review: Going the Distance

This movie is genuinely romantic. It is genuinely comedic. It is not horrendously sexist. Writers, directors, producers, aspiring best boys and key grips, take note: Going the Distance is a rare example of rom com done right. For one thing, I laughed. I laughed really hard, which doesn’t often happen when I’m watching a romantic comedy. This movie is damn funny. It passes the Bechdel test. It also more than earns its R-rating – there’s a lot of f-bombs and Drew Barrymore, on more than one occasion, tells someone to suck her dick. And hey, maybe one of these days a black person will get more than a handful of lines and an actual name in a rom com. ...

This movie is genuinely romantic. It is genuinely comedic. It is not horrendously sexist. Writers, directors, producers, aspiring best boys and key grips, take note: Going the Distance is a rare example of rom com done right. ...
By Miriam • 13 years ago

Drop the i-word

Colorlines has just launched this really important campaign to get folks to stop calling people, and particularly immigrants, “illegal.” I wrote not too long ago about how the AP style book promotes this language.

Watch the video (transcript after the jump) and you’ll be convinced. Then go sign the pledge and do what you can to eliminate anti-immigrant sentiment.

Feministing has signed the pledge. Will you?

Colorlines has just launched this really important campaign to get folks to stop calling people, and particularly immigrants, “illegal.” I wrote not too long ago about how the AP style book promotes this language.

Watch the video ...

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