When the Dictionary is Written by Young Angry Men
When the Dictionary is written by young angry men, it ain’t pretty. Let us turn our thoughts to the Urban Dictionary. I’m sure you’ve ended up there via Google a time or two in your life. Urban Dictionary is where we find out the real…
Feminist Movie Ratings? Yep, We Got’em (and Virginia Woolf)
A fascinating feminist movie ratings system exists,and it’s called the Bechdel Test, created by a cartoonist named Alison Bechdel in 1985. She was inspired to create it after reading 1929’s book, A Room of One’s Own, by Virginia Woolf. The book has been called the “feminist…
Anti-Feminism in India is Hard Core
Anti-feminism in India has gone off the rails. (here too honestly, but this story is about India) In the Hindu religion there’s a sacred ritual called a Pind Daan. It is done to save the souls of the dead. In India, where 80% of the…
Feminist Fashion
Meet a hot new designer from Korea. His name is Yoon Choon Ho (The Brand is YCH) and his showing at London Fashion Week had some feminist teeth. Nice to be included. Thanks Yoon Choon Ho. His collection showcases feminism and how it has been…
Jameela Jamil, Feminist & Body Champion
So…..Jameela Jamil is a feminist who isn’t afraid of the word, or stretch marks, or confrontation. Her steady drip of statements about body positivity are gleefully bold and thrilling. A few examples…..Let us not forget the joy of her showing us her back fat. PROUDLY,…
Women Centric Music Festivals?
What if a woman centric music festival wasn’t just about the music? That’s what a new festival named Yola Dia is doing, and the ramifications may be deeper than you’ve given much thought to. In the past female based music festivals were about the artists….
Feminism is a Tough Word
The word Feminism is a tough word. Even though 82% of people believe in equality only 20% of Americans will call themselves a feminist. And only 6% of Americans even realize women don’t have it according to our constitution. That’s a problem. Malala who we…
Some Fresh Takes on Feminism
The News Minute, a website produced in India made a video asking questions about feminism. It’s worth a watch. My 3 favorite statements from the video…. “Women are cooks in almost every home, right? But who are the top chefs? It is men! So even…
Angie Harmon Blasted for Wearing a ‘Feminism is for everybody’ T-shirt
And that’s exactly why they make a T-shirt that says Feminism is for Everybody. Enough said. Click below to read some of the idiotic comments. My personal favorite below. “I believe feminists hate men … They’re jealous of men, they wish that they were men.”…
How to Succeed at Feminism
Feminista Jones writes an excellent column on why we “need” feminism and why it must be inclusive to succeed. Short answers Have you seen how they are passing legislation left and right to control our bodies? And we still don’t have an Equal Rights Amendment,…
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