I am currently visiting my family in Utah. I love my family, but the gender dynamics in their household have really got me down. My stepmom works a full time job, then comes home to cook dinner, water the garden, and clean up after my dad and brother. My dad and brother both work full [...]
Feminist theory icon, Judith Butler caused a scene a Berlin Pride in Germany last week by refusing to accept their “Courage” award and calling the organizers out for being associated with Homonationalist movements/sympathizers. You can watch the speech here (she’s speaking in German, so you’ve got to read the subtitles). When a friend posted this [...]
Gloria Steinem is on a whirlwind media blitz this week. Here she is talking to Stephen Colbert. Gloria Steinem has some pretty compelling reasons why men need to be more involved with their families: better health, longer life, and better sex. Do you really need a better incentive? The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm [...]
There’s a recent post over on Womanist Musings that slams the TV show “The Biggest Loser.” The main argument in the post is that shows like “The Biggest Loser” promote unhealthy views about weight loss and self image. While I agree with the general crux of this argument, I also have to add my two [...]
Whether you’re new to the feminist movement, or you’ve been around for a long time, there are many questions related to what it means to be a feminist. If you asked a group of 20 feminists what feminism means to them, you’re likely to get 20 different answers. And that’s the beauty of feminism. There’s [...]
After making anti-women policies a hallmark of her short political career, Sarah Palin really wants to be a feminist. Sarah Palin is making the rounds of the campaign scene, and trying to invent a “conservative feminism” along the way. While many real feminists are outraged at her audacity, few are willing to take a stand [...]
Wow PETA. Wow. I mean, seriously? I shouldn’t be surprised. As has been written about on this site again and again and again, PETA is about as misogynistic an organization as they get. But this is beyond the pale. This proposed billboard and press release essentially embodies the fundamental argument against abortion, which is that [...]
I couldn’t help but notice yet another news story about Tiger Woods and his recent “…low speed, zero casualty, minimal injury car crash in front of his own house.” This time, though, the author made an attempt to address, if from another angle, the racist undertones that are so foundational to this story. Jesse Washington [...]
I am certainly not the first person to say that there is something WEIRD happening with the media and Tiger Woods’s low speed crash. Even as they obsess over it, mainstream media outlets/commentators ask, “Is it really our business?” or “Should we even be covering this?”. For me, the answer is a pretty simple NO! [...]
I have a confession to make. For me its probably Feminist Confession Number 484. But that’s beside the point. Here goes nothing. Rabid Radical feminist that I am, I have a major crush on Edward Cullen. Yep. The Edward Cullen–dark hero of the Twilight Saga. This past Saturday, I joined throngs of people and lined [...]
