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Blog PostsThe 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

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Blog PostsOn 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

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Blog Posts“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

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Blog PostsRomantic Comedy Repeat Offenders

I’m still putting together my ideas for next year’s “The Rom-Com Project,” and I’ve received many helpful and interesting comments from readers (thanks!) One in particular intrigued me and got me thinking about how I want to structure this project. … Continue reading

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Blog PostsThe Rom-Com Project: Paired Movies

Between blog comments and personal emails, I have received about 100 suggestions for romantic comedies to watch for the Rom-Com project. I received an interesting mix of “I want you to see this movie because I loved it!” suggestions, “I … Continue reading

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Blog PostsAn Apology for Every Occasion

Hey, remember when Tracy Morgan made those violent homophobic jokes in one of his stand-up routines? Remember when Jennifer Aniston said that she dressed up for a living “like a retard?” Remember when Mel Gibson made extremely violent, racist, anti-Semitic, … Continue reading

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Blog PostsWhy Watch Romantic Comedies?

A few weeks ago, I announced my intention to tackle 52 romantic comedies over the course of one year. 2012 is the Year of the Romantic Comedy at my blog, and it shall henceforth be dubbed “The Rom-Com Project.” The … Continue reading

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Blog PostsNovember Movies I Won’t be Seeing (And Two I Will)

November is here, and in a month centered around the most quintessentially American of all holidays – I speak, of course, of Parent-Teacher Conference Day – I feel it is only best to honor five movies that will be making … Continue reading

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Blog Posts“A ‘Community’ post about Shirley? That’s nice.”

Community had its third annual Halloween episode. I thought it was a brilliant, very funny episode that only had one major flaw: it aired right after “Remedial Chaos Theory,” an episode with a very similar structure that also happened to … Continue reading

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Blog PostsMore Fun with Search Terms

Every so often, I like to look at the search terms people use to find my blog, and the results are very interesting and sometimes hilarious. “Christian TV reviews How I Met Your Mother.” Why someone would look for this, … Continue reading

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