2012 May Archive | Feministing

In defense of S.E. Cupp

S.E. Cupp is a conservative pundit and writer who I don’t agree with ever. Her politics are the opposite of mine, and her columns for the New York Daily News generally make my skin crawl or my brain ache or some combination of the two.

But today #IStandWithSECupp, because Hustler Magazine has crossed a vile line, even by Hustler standards). In their latest issue, they published a picture of Cupp with a penis in her mouth with the caption, “What would S.E. Cupp look like with a penis in her mouth?”

Under the image the disclaimer reads:

No such picture of S.E. Cupp actually exists. This composite fantasy is altered from the original for our imagination, does not depict ...

By Chloe Angyal • 11 years ago

Quick hit: What’s with all the naked dudes?

I have a piece at the Australian site Daily Life today, about the increase in the amount of substantial male nudity on offer in romantic comedies lately.

Before 2009, shirtlessness was pretty standard for men in romantic comedies (why do you think chronic shirtophobe Matthew McConaughey makes so many rom coms?) But in the last two years, we’ve seen the barely-clad bodies of Justin Long (Going the Distance), Jake Gyllenhaal (Love and Other Drugs), Ryan Reynolds (The Proposal), Ashton Kutcher (No Strings Attached), and Justin Timberlake (Friends With Benefits). In What’s Your Number?, producers appear to have forgotten to make room in the budget for a wardrobe for Chris Evans, who spends most of the movie stripped down to ...

I have a piece at the Australian site Daily Life today, about the increase in the amount of substantial male nudity on offer in romantic comedies lately.

Before 2009, shirtlessness was pretty standard for men ...

By Chloe Angyal • 11 years ago

Save an American woman… from herself

“Call or go online right now, and for not even a dollar a day you can sponsor a uterus, and make all the decisions for it, and for a woman you’ve never even met.”

By Jos Truitt • 11 years ago

What We Missed

Dr. Jean Pakter, who did important work to make sure abortion was a safe procedure, died Tuesday at 101.

Today’s “No duh” study: about half of Latino voters find the term “illegal immigrant” offensive.

And in a poll sure to make some people’s heads explode (you know, the same folks panicking about the lack of white babies), a higher percentage of people of color than white people support same sex marriage.

Colin Powell is the latest political figure to jump on the bandwagon and say he has “no problem” with same sex marriage.

The New York Times has a new profile of Ina May Gaskin. Which makes this the perfect time to revisit Feministing’s inspiring two part

Dr. Jean Pakter, who did important work to make sure abortion was a safe procedure, died Tuesday at 101.

Today’s “No duh” study: about half of Latino voters find the term “illegal immigrant” offensive.

And in a ...

By Lori Adelman • 11 years ago

Just for funzies: Kristen Wiig’s last SNL episode

Whether you loved or hated Bridesmaids, Indisputable Feminist Wisdom posits that Kristen Wiig is the best ever. She’s smart, funny as hell, and not afraid to shy away from real conversations about what it’s like to be a woman in what can be a truly– let’s face it– sexist a$$ industry. Haliegh Collins over on Policy Mic even goes so far as to call Wiig a “feminist icon”, noting that “In a sexist industry, Kristen Wiig has succeeded not just as another funny, silly actress, but as a personable and witty writer,” and posting a video of her talking about sexism in the movie business in response to being asked if she’s a feminist. It seems ...

By Jos Truitt • 11 years ago

American Airlines bars a passenger from her flight for wearing a pro-choice t-shirt

A woman who tried to travel wearing a pro-choice t-shirt was barred from an American Airlines flight yesterday because of her fashion choice. According to RH Reality Check, she was coming home from a meeting of pro-choice activists, and was about to change planes for the second leg of her travel when this happened (this comes from an email sent to RH Reality Check):

Right before we were set to land the flight attendant from first class approaches me and asks if I had a connecting flight? We were running a bit behind schedule, so I figured I was being asked this to be sure I would make my connecting flight. She then proceeded to tell me that I ...

By Lori Adelman • 11 years ago

The Wednesday Weigh-In: Online Dating Edition

Online dating. It’s far from an unexplored topic in the feminist blogosphere. We’ve talked before about some of the dangers of online dating. And over at GOOD, Jill Fillipovic had a brilliant piece about how two years of online dating taught her to spot red flags in potential suitors. (Clue number one: “I’m a nice guy.”)

But it seems with every passing day, online dating is becoming more and more normalized. Exhibit A: as a single 20-something living in New York City, a good chunk of my friends are engaged with online dating in some way (most through OKCupid). Exhibit B: a hilarious new weekly Buzzfeed column “An(n)als of Online Dating” that purports to “show the best of the ...

By Lori Adelman • 11 years ago

Quick hit: NYT on VAWA and “scourge of rape” for Native American women

Last Wednesday, House Republicans stooped to a new low by throwing their support behind a ridiculous, callous and watered down version of the Violence Against Women Act. As we detailed last week, the heavily edited H.R. 4970 now moves backward on VAWA reauthorization, with the version that the House passed actually denying protection of undocumented immigrants, Native/indigenous people and LGBT victims of violence. Today’s New York Times documents the plague of sexual assault and rape in the Native American community, shedding light on a horrible reality and further illustrating the need for a VAWA that addresses the realities of women in vulnerable and marginalized populations. From the article:

“One in three American Indian women have been raped or have experienced ...