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Lessons in Funny Feminism from my Littlest, Tallest Little Brother
I was away on vacation when my youngest brother turned sixteen, so this post is a little late, but I wanted to talk about the youngest and tallest member of my family. My youngest brother is growing up to be … Continue reading
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Blainetana Forever!
Apparently, Ryan Murphy knows how to keep people talking about Glee even during hiatus. All of the reports about Glee graduating the kids at the end of next season…no wait, they’re actually just graduating Finn, Rachel, and Kurt…no wait, those … Continue reading
August Movies I Won’t be Seeing
August 2011 is going to be a big month for me. (I’ll be vague and just say that I have a <i>lot</i> to do.) Fortunately, very few movies are coming out that actually capture my interest in any way. I’ll … Continue reading
‘A League of Their Own’: A Feminist Classic
Last night, I watched A League of Their Own for the bajillionth time. It was one of my favorite movies as a kid and it remains one of my favorite movies as an adult. When I was a wee lass, I loved … Continue reading
All’s Well that Ends Well? Not Quite.
I recently attended the production of Shakespeare’s All’s Well that Ends Well at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. I usually try to read the play before seeing the production, but I forgot to do that in this case. Hearing … Continue reading
“I want to like it, but…”: Knights of Badassdom
This trailer was recently pointed out to me. It’s a trailer for a movie called Knights of Badassdom, and the premise seems to be that a group of medieval fantasy fans perform a spell that winds up accidentally releasing a … Continue reading
Ginny Weasley: The Exceptional Woman
In writing about Hermione Granger a few days ago, I got to thinking about the role of Exceptional Women in some of my favorite sci-fi and fantasy series. Some history: The term “Exceptional Woman” refers to a woman, real or … Continue reading
Scott Adams: “Rape and cannibalism are the same thing, and you’re stupid. And probably fat.”
If you follow the feminist blogosphere, you’re undoubtedly aware of the Scott Adams kerfluffle. Here’s the short, short version of the mini-saga: Scott Adams posted a brilliant analysis on his blog about rape and the natural instincts of men, a … Continue reading
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Tagged comedians, famous people say the darndest things, troll droppings
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‘Tangled’ and How Trailers Can Be Deceiving
I rented Disney’s Tangled the other day. I wanted to see how Rapunzel compared to some of the other Disney princesses. Would she be a feisty adventurer like Ariel, a perpetual victim like Cinderella, or another Princess “I am legitimately angry … Continue reading
The Hermione Granger Series: Feminist Criticism of Feminist Criticism
I’m not sure how I’ve managed to blog for eight months without ever writing a post about the female characters from the Harry Potter series, but now seems like a good time to start for two reasons: 1. The last … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, less feminist than it seems, more feminist than it seems
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