Tag Archives: Television
Rebel Wilson, coming to a TV near you
TweetI cried when I watched this trailer. Because it makes me cry to watch unapologetically fat, confident women being really good at their jobs, being recognised for it, and making their revolutionary bodies part of that success. It makes me cry like a big feminist baby. Damn, Rebel Wilson, you make me (even) proud(er) to [...]
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Rick Ross, Don Draper, and the fantasy world of masculinity
Tweet Ed. note: This is a guest post from Mychal Denzel Smith. He is a writer, social commentator, and mental health advocate whose work on politics, social justice, mental health, and black male identity has appeared in outlets such as The Nation, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Gawker, Salon, The Root, and more. I’ve been thinking a lot [...]
Also tagged Gender, Hip Hop, Masculinity, Music, pop culture, rape culture Comments closed
Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet
TweetAn epidemic of female suicide is sweeping Afghanistan. Hunter “Most Hated Man on the Internet” Moore is being sued for his “revenge porn” site. The Steubenville rapists’ super predictable defense? “She wanted it.” Jessica on why Zerlina’s stance against rape as natural and inevitable is so important. After you’ve read that, thank Zerlina for her [...]
Also tagged Afghanistan, daily feminist cheat sheet, DFCS, Downton Abbey, FLOTUS, Gilberto Valle, Hunter Moore, Jessica Valenti, Kimani Gray, Mad Men, Michelle Obama, mindy kaling, revenge porn, Steubenville, suicide, Zerlina Maxwell Comments closed
5 Reasons the Chris Brown and Rihanna SVU episode was both awesome and bad
TweetWarning: Spoilers! Last night, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit premiered a new episode “ripped from the headlines,” with a story line that was obviously supposed to be a take off of Chris Brown and Rihanna. A singer named Micha Charles and her boyfriend, hip hop star Caleb Bryant get into an argument when Bryant [...]
Also tagged domestic violence, Law and Order, pop culture, Rihanna, Violence Against Women Comments closed
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