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A Note on a Previous Post
Once upon a time – or, two years ago, on January 31, 2011 – I wrote a post called “Easy A: A Fauxminist Film.” In this post, I alleged that the film Easy A was not very feminist, despite having … Continue reading
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Tagged language, troll droppings, white girl talkin' about racism, writing
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Everyone is Hitler, apparently.
This week, I’ve written two posts about how some people think that Kathryn Bigelow is like Leni Riefenstahl, and why that comparison upsets me. On the other hand, maybe Bigelow got off easy. At least she’s not being compared to … Continue reading
What Does Jessica Chastain’s Beauty Have to Do With It?
David Clennon does not want you to vote for Zero Dark Thirty for any single Academy Award. Who is David Clennon, you might ask? An actor and activist who is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts … Continue reading
Stand-Up Comedians Are a Persecuted Minority.
After reading about Daniel Tosh’s rape “joke” to an audience member, and then reading comments from people who defended Daniel Tosh’s rape “joke,” I can come to only one conclusion – that stand-up comedians are often a bunch of whiny … Continue reading
Daniel Tosh Made a Rape Joke and Some Humorless Bitch Got Mad and FIRST AMENDMENT!!!ELEVENTY111!!
Wow, everyone. Did you hear about that terrible thing that happened to Daniel Tosh the other day? It’s…wow. I can’t even begin to describe how awful it was. Maybe you’d better see for yourself. Here’s the original link, but I’m … Continue reading
“You Give Feminists a Bad Name”
More than a year ago, I wrote a post about the “Competitive Wine Tasting” episode of Community, where Troy pretended to have been molested as a child to a) pass his acting class and b) keep Britta interested in him. … Continue reading
Writing Journal: Diversity vs. Tokenism
I reached a milestone the other day with one of my pieces of writing and finished the third draft of one of my novels in progress, or what I call the “I SUCK AND WHY DID I EVER THINK I … Continue reading
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Tagged language, white girl talkin' about racism, writing, YA fiction
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Just Say No to Sex Strikes
In response to the increasing number of anti-choice and anti-contraception laws popping up all over the United States, a group called the Liberal Ladies Who Lunch are proposing a sex strike from April 28-May 5. Do I need to explain … Continue reading
I See What You’re Doing There.
Remember when Rush Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke a slut? People got angry about it, contacted advertisers about their displeasure, and advertisers dropped him, leaving dead space on his air in place of advertisements. Good times. (The advertisers dropping him, not … Continue reading
Don’t be a Liberal Misogynist
[I swore to myself I wouldn’t write about this, but I can’t seem to help it.] Rush Limbaugh said something vile and misogynistic about Sandra Fluke. A lot of people got justifiably angry. After seven or eight advertisers dropped him … Continue reading