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Supporting Torture and Deportation Isn’t Feminist

Last week, in response to a growing argument by the left that ICE should be defunded and abolished, in the wake of its persistent and systemic human rights abuse, Democrat senator Kamala Harris stepped up to the plate to defend the agency’s existence. Meanwhile, her counterpart, Dianne Feinstein, was busy defending another institution responsible for flagrant human rights abuse: the C.I.A., and specifically, its new director, Gina Haspel, who she described as “a good deputy director.”

By Alexandra Brodsky • 11 years ago

Weekly Feminist Reader

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 trans people of color.

Muslimah Pride, FEMEN, and feminism as self-determination.

Keyword research on retail sites has a lot to tell us about gender and “neutral” defaults.

The Crunk Feminist Collective interviews Kathryn Buford of Live Unchained.

“My culture not outfit” campaign launches against cultural appropriation in fashion.

The idea of the “bikini body”

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 ...

By Syreeta McFadden • 11 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Today marks 1000 days to the end of 2015 — the target date for the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals. Much of these deal with highly feminist issues like health and rights. Check out a statement from UN Women to mark the occasion and click here to view charts, photos, articles, and more about the Goals.

Our homies over at Crunk Feminists Collective’s very helpful tipsheet on being an ally for Talib Kweli.

Cindy McCain is starring in a play about Prop 8.

Zerlina on Obama’s “good looking” remark. Obama offers an apology to those remarks. Sigh #allyship.

New jobs report out, 88,000 jobs added to the economy. Guess what? It still sucks to ...

Today marks 1000 days to the end of 2015 — the target date for the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals. Much of these deal with highly feminist issues like health and rights. Check out a