Tag Archives: Film

The Wednesday Weigh-In: Harry Potter edition

By Lori | Published: July 13, 2011
Tweet LIKE OMG YOU GUYS the last Harry Potter film is about to drop. The cultural reach of this dynasty is hard to overstate. Like everywhere else in the world, Harry Potter has had quite an effect on the Feministing crew. Zach Wahls grew up reading the series, and so did our very own Chloe, [...]
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“Mommy, I want to be white.”

By Courtney | Published: June 9, 2011
TweetThis is the first in a series of guest posts from Dena Simmons, an activist, educator, and writer. See her bio after the jump. One morning two years ago, I did not have a ride to work.  Instead, I had to take two buses like I did each day during my first year of teaching. [...]
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The Feministing Five: Nancy Schwartzman

By Chloe | Published: May 28, 2011
TweetNancy Schwartzman is a filmmaker and activist, and the creator of The Line Campaign. The campaign, which is based on Schwartzman’s documentary The Line, promotes a healthy and nuanced conversation around consent – on a personal level and on a larger cultural level. Schwartzman has traveled the country screening her film on college campuses and [...]
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Bridesmaids wins

By Courtney | Published: May 18, 2011
TweetMuch has been written about Bridesmaids and its potential to turn the tide for women in Hollywood. Indeed, it made at least $24 million in the first weekend, and appears to continually be luring both the ladies and the men into theaters this week. I saw it yesterday, fittingly, with one of my best and [...]
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Tina Fey, Scream 4, and the pros and cons of “undercover feminism”

By Lori | Published: May 10, 2011
Tweet In this insightful article on the F-word blog, Lara Williams asks a truly provocative question: “can non-overt feminism be the most radical of all?” She notes that “having watched both Scream 4 and the concluding episodes of French crime-drama Spiral this week, I was struck by how feminist both were. And yet, on closer [...]
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