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Some good compilation of 2012 reading lists

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

Yes, I am just as sick of reading all of those “best of” or “looking back” lists about 2012 too. And yes, I am also just as prone as you to get sucked in to their bullet-pointed seduction techniques. I figured as long as I am reading a ridiculous number of them anyway I might as well compile a list that has to do with women and feminism.

If you have any others to add, please let me know about them in comments!

Best Articles 2012: 25 Pieces that Should Be Required Reading for Women Courage and Curiosity: The Best Heroines of 2012 The Greatest Literary Heroines of 2012: An Alternate List The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women Feministing Reads: Our Favorite Blog Posts from 2012

Humor that’s funny from Ellen DeGeneres

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

I came across a gif this morning that featured this quote from Ellen DeGeneres, “Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else’s expense. And I find that that’s just a form of bullying in a major way. So I want to be an example that you can be funny and kind, and make people laugh without hurting somebody else’s feelings.”

I love this quote. I love it because it calls out people who tell jokes that are mean-spirited and perpetuate a culture of bullying marginalized groups but also points to a positive example of humor that doesn’t fall into that bullshit.

As an example I feel the need insert a piece of comedy from ...

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

I came across a gif this morning that featured this quote from Ellen DeGeneres, “Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else’s expense. And I find that that’s just ...

Feminism and Tattoos

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

So because I am self absorbed and  newly marked my very own feminist tattoo, I feel the need to make a post full of some articles, blogs, etc which I have come across recently that have to do with feminist ink. If you have your own feminist tattoo and something to say about it or have another online resource about feminist tattoos, I would love to hear from you in comments!

An article by a graduate student reflecting on both the pros and cons she has experienced after publicly displaying her feminism in the form of her tattoos The Survivors Ink Project (pretty self explanatory, but I love that this is a community space) A collection of images and stories of ...

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

So because I am self absorbed and  newly marked my very own feminist tattoo, I feel the need to make a post full of some articles, blogs, etc which I have come ...

“We Need Fashion to Catch Up To Women of Size”

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

I love this piece over at Jezebel. In it, Dodai Stewart comments on an interview with Velvet d’Amour, a plus-sized actress, model and photographer. Some of my favorite quotes by d’Amour that are mentioned in the Jezebel piece are:

Fleshy, curvy women have been relegated to men’s magazines, whilst edgy editorial fashion in particular, has been inundating us with imagery glorifying adolescence (sometimes using models even as young as 13); the standard sample size forces the use of more skeletal models; and the opening of the Eastern bloc countries (where women are naturally quite delicately slender) caused an influx of lanky lovelies to grace the pages of our magazines and thus it’s really quite normal ...

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

I love this piece over at Jezebel. In it, Dodai Stewart comments on an interview with Velvet d’Amour, a plus-sized actress, model and photographer. Some of my favorite quotes by d’Amour ...

Self Esteem and Street Harassment

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

Mandy van Deven over at the Bitch Magazine blog brought up a problem about the way some self-proclaimed feminists judge people (usually women) who are flattered by street harassment that I have always felt but never articulated. Namely, that sitting in judgement of the victim of street harassment’s reaction to their harassment is just as counter-productive as victim-blaming when trying to reduce other crimes instead of focusing on stopping the perpetrators of it.

…The message they [commentators] hold is clear: if you’re a girl or woman who likes receiving overt sexual attention from men and boys (in public), it’s because you lack the self-respect necessary to throw off the confines of external validation regarding female ...

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

Mandy van Deven over at the Bitch Magazine blog brought up a problem about the way some self-proclaimed feminists judge people (usually women) who are flattered by street harassment that I ...

NY Times Series: Race Remixed

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

The New York Times has been running the series “Race Remixed,” which examines the “growing number of mixed-race Americans.” I have found this series really interesting, particularly the below video. I would be really interested in hearing your thoughts on the series in general, the topic, and the video specifically.

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

The New York Times has been running the series “Race Remixed,” which examines the “growing number of mixed-race Americans.” I have found this series really interesting, particularly the below video. I ...

Italian women protest sexism, Berlusconi

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

Italian women are getting fed up with their poor treatment and are starting to take a stand, showing disapproval of their prime minister Berlusconi.

Berlusconi’s approval rating among women has dropped from 48 percent a year ago to 27 percent—an all-time low. True to form, Berlusconi has his own statistics. “Did you hear about the latest poll?” he recently joked. “They asked women between 20 and 30 years old if they want to make love to Berlusconi. Thirty-three percent said yes, and 67 percent said, ‘Again?’”

Arcidonna, a woman’s group, filed a lawsuit against Berlusconi last month for 25 years of abuse against Italian women. “The conduct of the prime minister—now charged with child prostitution—is the ...

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

Italian women are getting fed up with their poor treatment and are starting to take a stand, showing disapproval of their prime minister Berlusconi.

Berlusconi’s approval rating among women has dropped from ...

SaVE Act: A Step in the Right Direction

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

As we have said before, rape on college campuses is a huge issue that needs to be better addressed. It looks like the proposed SaVE Act may be a step in the right direction.

The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, or SaVE Act, would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and expand the 1990 Jeanne Clery Act to “improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.”

Co-sponsored by Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the SaVE Act (S. 835) would expand the framework of sexual assault education and victims’ rights to include domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, and addresses the issue of how to define consent in sexual ...

Originally posted at Female Impersonator

As we have said before, rape on college campuses is a huge issue that needs to be better addressed. It looks like the proposed SaVE Act may be a step ...

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