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Author Archives: Theresa Basile
A “Community” Pre-Hiatus Wrap-Up
I hate to type the words “Community” and “hiatus” in the same sentence, but unfortunately, this show – this brilliant, funny, weird show – is going on hiatus for an indefinite period of time, because NBC hates me and wants … Continue reading
“But”: the Rape Apologist’s Favorite Conjunction
Today I’m going to talk about the word “but.” “But” is a conjunction used to connect two different clauses, where the second clause will contradict or negate the information in the first clause. “I usually love this restaurant, but tonight … Continue reading
Thoughts on Censorship
My posting has been light in the past week, as I’ve been fighting off a monster cold and can’t seem to stare at a computer screen for longer than a few minutes until the phlegm overtakes the back of my … Continue reading
Lessons I Have Learned from Glee
I gave up watching entire episodes of Glee for the most part (though I briefly checked in to watch “Mash-Off” because I liked all the songs). As someone who likes to pay attention to Things Going On in the media, … Continue reading
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A Note on Commenting
I’m back from my self-imposed Thanksgiving break. Hi, everyone! I was browsing through the comments recently left on my blog. The comments were varied and interesting, but some were less than polite or very off-topic, and I realized it was … Continue reading
How I Met Your Heteronormativity
Once upon a time, there was a character named Robin Scherbatsky on a sitcom called How I Met Your Mother. Robin was different from a lot of female characters people saw on television. She didn’t want to get married or … Continue reading
Battle of the Evil Queens
Sometimes, two movies starring women will be released at about the same time, or at least a few months apart from each other. Often, these two movies will be lumped together or compared to each other even if they have … Continue reading
The Appeal of Edward Cullen
So. I hear there’s a new Twilight movie coming out today. It’s called Breaking Dawn, Part 1, because it doesn’t matter that the book barely has enough plot for one movie, let alone two – the Twihards are going to … Continue reading
On Rape Jokes
[Massive trigger warning for this entire post.] If you look at my About page, you’ll see the mission statement for this blog: “The Funny Feminist is a way for me to explore my two opposing life philosophies: that everyone should … Continue reading
“I want to like it, but…”: Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation is a brilliant feminist show and everyone should watch it. This is what I have been told, anyway. Parks and Recreation is a sitcom with a lead female character who is both a) good at her job … Continue reading