Why do “you people” care so much about crisis pregnancy centers?
Why do “you people” care so much about crisis pregnancy centers?
Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet
Quote of the Day: State of the Union edition
“Today, women make up about half our workforce. But they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. That is wrong, and in 2014, it’s an embarrassment.
“Today, women make up about half our workforce. But they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. That is wrong, and in 2014, it’s an embarrassment.
Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet
An 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 work.
A Twitter conversation with the FLOTUS attracts enough bigotry to make you sick.
A bunch of important ladies talk about “having it all” on CNN.
A great take from xoJane on rape culture and Sunday’s Girls.
I think the word you were looking for is “protest,” not “riot,” to describe the Brooklyn ...
An 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 ...
Mad Men Midweek Fix: Tea Leaves
Alright, folks — a few of us put our thoughts down from this past week’s episode, and want to hear what others think too! Share in comments.
WARNING: Lots of spoilers follow.
Alright, folks — a few of us put our thoughts down from this past week’s episode, and want to hear what others think too! Share in comments.
WARNING: Lots of spoilers follow.
Mad Men Midweek Fix: A Little Kiss
As we have in the past, during the fifth season of Mad Men Feministing writers will offer some of our thoughts on feminist moments, scenes, and themes in the new episodes in order to start a discussion about these topics in our community. *WARNING: Lots of spoilers follow.
And now, our thoughts on the season premiere!
As we have in the past, during the fifth season of Mad Men Feministing writers will offer some of our thoughts on feminist moments, scenes, and themes in the new episodes in order to start a ...
Quick Hit: Mad Men in 2012
At The American Prospect, Amanda Marcotte connects Mad Men’s revival with the shift in political conversations around sexism during its hiatus, and how that will affect its audience:
The last episode, “Tomorrowland”, aired in October 2010. Since then, we’ve seen a midterm election sweep Republicans into power in both Congress and across state governments, and their number one priority has been to return us to the social structures oppressing Joan, Betty, and Peggy. We’ve seen unprecedented attacks on abortion rights, some of which would, if successful, make abortion harder and more dangerous to get than it was in the 60s. Republicans have declared war on hormonal birth control, even trying to make it legal for your employer ...
At The American Prospect, Amanda Marcotte connects Mad Men’s revival with the shift in political conversations around sexism during its hiatus, and how that will affect its audience:
The last episode, “Tomorrowland”, aired in October ...
Mad Men Remix: A Queer Love Story
The awesomely talented “Pop Culture Pirate,” Elisa Kreisinger, has just released her latest work of video remix art, which plays with Mad Men, our expectations, and social norms. Kreisinger is a media fellow at the Center For Social Media at American University, a new media and video trainer for the Women’s Media Center, and an “appropriation video artist” whose creations, like the Fran Lebowitz Coming Out Remix and the Sex and the City: QueerCarrie remixes, have been featured in Salon, After Ellen, and Logo, to name a few.
In a (g-chat) interview, Kreisinger said,
“When you’re culturally ‘poor’ for representation, both queer and feminist, you have to reuse the things you have access to, whether it be for subtext, your own entertainment ...
The awesomely talented “Pop Culture Pirate,” Elisa Kreisinger, has just released her latest work of video remix art, which plays with Mad Men, our expectations, and social norms. Kreisinger is a media fellow at the Center ...
For the Mad Men lovers: What would Don Draper do?
For those of you who love Mad Men, and miss our weekly analysis, a little cartoon for decision-making in honor of Don Draper.
For those of you who love Mad Men, and miss our weekly analysis, a little cartoon for decision-making in honor of Don Draper.