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Weekly Feminist Reader

By Alexandra | Published: May 5, 2013

Tweet Autostraddle takes on misogyny within butch communities. Feminists aren’t the ones who think all men are rapists. Rapists are. An open letter to Eve Ensler. 17-year-old girl wins hackathon. Angela Davis and Lennox Hinds denounce the FBI for naming Assata Shakur a “Most Wanted Terrorist.” Why the hunt for Shakur matters. Cosponsor the Employment [...]

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Weekly Feminist Reader Open Thread

By Maya | Published: April 28, 2013

Tweet We’re leaving today’s Reader to you all. Here’s my new favorite song for inspiration. What have you been reading/writing/watching/learning this week? Tweet

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Weekly Feminist Reader

By Maya | Published: April 21, 2013

Tweet The New Zealand House of Reps legalized same-sex marriage–and then burst into song. The Onion nails it. Great photo of a Muslim frat at the anti-domestic violence rally in Dallas last month. Vulture analyzes the age gap between Hollywood’s leading men and their on-screen love interests. Michelle Dean on how to win in the [...]

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Weekly Feminist Reader

By Alexandra | Published: April 14, 2013

TweetThree teens have been arrested for raping Audrie Potts, who killed herself in September. Check back in for more on Potts tomorrow from Maya. Janet Mock is the Racialicious Crush of the Week! “Girls — and later women — decide not to run for office because they don’t want to be unlikeable, not because they [...]

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Weekly Feminist Reader

By Alexandra | Published: April 7, 2013

Tweet Fully dressed superheroines are about questioning the genre, not imposing a moral code. Kai M Green: “I will never straighten out my wrist.” Hillary Clinton: Helping women isn’t just a “nice” thing to do. Speaking of which, check out Politico on Hillary Clinton Fever. The New York Times reports on the NYPD’s policing of [...]