Category Archives: Feminism and Culture

Steve at The Sneeze says there aren’t very many. Read his ruminations here, with the caveat that he’s more satirist than feminist.

Cripes: Move over Miss America! The Little Beauties are coming to town! They’re gorgeous, they’re talented, they’re six-years old and with the helping hand of eager moms, determined pageant coaches, fabulous spray tan artists and “flipper” (fake teeth) makers, not … Continue reading →

I’m not entirely comfortable with the way it focuses on women, but here are two excerpts from this overview: … Researchers at Brigham Young University conducted the study with college students and their parents from six schools across the country. … Continue reading →

Without specifically intending to do so, I finished the non-abortion film trilogy this past weekend. What’s that? It’s the trilogy of movies from the past year in which the female lead character gets pregnant, clearly is in a situation in … Continue reading →

– Bridget Crawford

If the ad graphics don’t look like a female body part to you, just keep walking and pretend you never read this.

Via AdFreak, which notes: “The campaign, done pro bono by McCann Erickson, sends the fatties to HHS’s Smallstep site, where they are further encouraged to”shed those holiday pounds, reduce their risk for obesity and lead a healthy lifestyle,”according to the … Continue reading →

The 60s folk song,”If I Had a Hammer”has new resonance for women according to this Wall Street Journal article. -Ralph Michael Stein

I confess that as a serious film buff I really liked “Juno” while understanding that the situation of many, probably most, teens in the title character’s position have it a lot harder and certainly do often experience emotional upheaval after … Continue reading →

Anecdotal research at Jezebel, kinda explicit.

From cnn.com: Before she lets them shoot her little pink stun gun, Dana Shafman ushers her new friends to the living room sofa for a serious chat about the fears she believes they all share. “The worst nightmare for me … Continue reading →

Her layered portrayals have won Laura Linney two Oscar nominations and a well-deserved reputation as an ‘acting machine’.   Now, as she takes on dementia and Philip Seymour Hoffman, the former special-needs teacher is forcing Hollywood to rewrite the script … Continue reading →

Accessible here. The abstract says: Security underwear is a protective cover for female genital and anal opening against illicit sex and risk of contracting venereal diseases. It is made up of a unit for the genital which has an opening … Continue reading →

Essay by this title here, via Witchy-woo.

My Internet connection is so slow all I can do is link. (I’m someplace so rural there isn’t any DSL or cable. Dial-up stinks!)  –Ann Bartow

This is a copy of a poster distributed earlier this semester at an East Coast college campus (not our own).   Our reaction to the poster was generally positive: young women are making their personal pleasure a central aspect of … Continue reading →

If this article annoyed you, you might enjoy this response.

Cripes. (Warning – Daily Mail link). Below is just one entrant:

Who ever said blogging is slacktivism should check out this post at feministing.com from which the quote is taken.   Congratulations feministing.com and friends!   Well done. Hat tip to em at hermanifesta.com. -Bridget Crawford

Via Sparkle*Matrix, who is doing Goddess work on this one. Can’t bring myself to copy the picture, sorry. –Ann Bartow