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By Maya Dusenbery • 10 years ago

New Favorite Tumblr: Lady Parts highlights sexist casting calls

The Lady Parts Tumblr features actual casting notices for female roles. At HelloGiggles, the actress behind the blog, Katrina P. Day, explained that after years of seeing sexist, stereotypical calls for auditions, she decided to highlight the worst of the worst as a “kind of community service” for all actresses. 

The Lady Parts Tumblr features actual casting notices for female roles. At HelloGiggles, the actress behind the blog, Katrina P. Day, explained that after years of seeing sexist, stereotypical calls for auditions, she decided ...
By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 11 years ago

Natalie Portman: Feminist characters are more than just “kick ass”


In an interview with Elle, Natalie Portman describes what feminism is for her, as an actress:

I want every version of a woman and a man to be possible. I want women and men to be able to be full-time parents or full-time working people or any combination of the two. I want both to be able to do whatever they want sexually without being called names. I want them to be allowed to be weak and strong and happy and sad — human, basically. The fallacy in Hollywood is that if you’re making a “feminist” story, the woman kicks ass and wins. That’s not feminist, that’s macho. A movie about a weak, vulnerable woman ...


In an interview with Elle, Natalie Portman describes what feminism is for her, as an actress:

I want every version of a woman and a man to be possible. I want women ...
By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 11 years ago

Why I would pay to see “In A World” again. For the third time.

Two weeks ago I took my boyfriend to see Lake Bell’s new film In A World, about a struggling female voice-over actress trying to make it in a male-dominated industry. Yesterday I dragged my little sister and my dad to see it. I’m considering taking my best friend to see it next weekend.

Why might I–an unemployed recent college graduate–agree to pay for an overpriced movie ticket to see the same film three times? Because it is not only an engaging and entertaining movie, but also a feminist film. Firstly, in an industry dominated by men, the movie is  written, directed, produced by and starred in all by the same woman. Lake Bell is my new shero. Refreshingly, there are ...

Two weeks ago I took my boyfriend to see Lake Bell’s new film In A World, about a struggling female voice-over actress trying to make it in a male-dominated industry. Yesterday I dragged my little sister ...