Category Archives: Feminism and Culture

“Pop culture’s suddenly full of tweeniuses – but why are they all boys?”

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Ann Bartow

That is the question addressed by Bitch magazine in this article.

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In honor of “The Hurt Locker’s” Kathryn Bigelow, who became the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director last night, and International Women’s Day, a list of pioneering women movie directors.

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Ann Bartow

From “Movie Mom” Nell Minow: 1. Penny Marshall, who started as an actress (“Laverne and Shirley”), went on to direct films that included “Awakenings,” “Big,” and “A League of Their Own.” 2. Amy Heckerling is the director of “Clueless” and … Continue reading →

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HuffPo post asserts Stephen Colbert treated Sean Hannity “like a prostitute.”

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Ann Bartow

The post is here, along with a video clip. Below is the appalling text: Last night Stephen Colbert sat down with Sean Hannity, who “joined [him] live from stuff [he] could edit together,” and with some crafty splicing, proceeded to … Continue reading →

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Women’s History Month at Sarah Lawrence: The Message is in the Music: “Hip Hop Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Latina Music, and More”

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

Women’s History Month Conference The Message is in the Music:  Hip Hop Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Latina Music, and More Twelfth Annual Women’s History Month Conference  at Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, New York Friday & Saturday, March 5 & 6, 2010 … Continue reading →

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Susan J. Douglas, “Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message that Feminism’s Work is Done”

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Ann Bartow

Described here. An essay by Douglas entitled “Girls Gone Anti-Feminist” that touches on the book’s themes is available here. Below is an excerpt: … Enlightened sexism is a response, deliberate or not, to the perceived threat of a new gender … Continue reading →

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Fighting Your Oppressor

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Ann Bartow

versus: Via. –Ann Bartow

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Just in Time for February 14: “Hip Hop’s Languages of Love”

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

Women and Language.  There’s a whole journal with that name: WOMEN AND LANGUAGE, an international interdisciplinary research periodical, serves as a forum for innovative studies and critical conversations among feminist theorists and gender scholars. Women and Language accepts submissions of … Continue reading →

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Wonder Woman: From Non-Killing Superhero to “Bullet Breasts”

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

Artist Linda Stein breaks it down in this video.   In an article for the most recent On the Issues Magazine (here),   Stein writes: Created by William Moulten Marston in 1941, Wonder Woman was the”invincible enemy of injustice.”She … Continue reading →

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Mr. Deity and the Help-Meet, Or, Explaining the Politics of Housework In Three and a Half Minutes

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Christine Corcos

I’ve discovered “Mr Deity and the Help Meet,”  in which Lucy (aka Lucifer) takes Mr. Deity to task 3 days before the Creation for changing male and female roles (and the balance of power).  Giving birth? Breast feeding? The women … Continue reading →

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Great cartoon by Judy Horacek

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Ann Bartow

Via her website.

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Samantha Bee on Male Oppression

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Ann Bartow

Here. Won’t be everyone’s satirical cup of tea but I thought it was funny. –Ann Bartow

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When a Guy Checks You Out, Check Yourself

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

The Windsor (Ontario) Star reports here on a psychological study by Professor Diane Quinn (Psychology, UConn) and others of the impact on women’s behavior of visual assessments (aka, getting “checked out”): Though it’s impossible to know the weight of a … Continue reading →

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Can iCramps be far behind?

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Ann Bartow

From here: All Tech contributor Omar Gallaga wrote a great post about rejected names for Apple’s new tablet computer, but I know he didn’t see the iPad coming! Good thing Mad Tv did way back in 2006. I’m assuming there … Continue reading →

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A story about having the same conversation about pornography over and over with men.

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Ann Bartow

By Sam Berg, excerpted from here: Published in Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism Winter 2010, Issue #45 “Hi: I’m a writer at The Oregonian in Portland, working on a story about the sex culture … Continue reading →

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Women are well represented in some of the categories…

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Ann Bartow

… for a refreshing change.

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People = Men, a passing example.

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Ann Bartow

Over at Alternet Vanessa Richmond asks: “Why Do People Want to Have Sex with the 9-Foot Tall Natives in ‘Avatar’?” But by “people” she clearly means men. Here is an excerpt: James Cameron’s comments in interviews suggest the reaction is … Continue reading →

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A Pants-less Woman’s Perspective

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

Earlier this month, I blogged (here) about the “No Pants Subway Ride” organized by Improv Everywhere.  On my way home from the AALS, I encountered several pants-less riders at the Jay Street Station in Brooklyn.  I asked two of them … Continue reading →

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NYT alters photo to fat shame actor

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Ann Bartow

Left: the NY Times image; Right: the original image From Gothamist: By yesterday evening the Paper of Record published not one, but two takedowns of women :  somewhat unsurprisingly, both centered around weight and penned by the fairer sex. The … Continue reading →

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Austin on “Women’s Unequal Citizenship at the Border”

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

Regina Austin (Penn) has posted to SSRN her book chapter, “Women’s Unequal Citizenship at the Border: Lessons from Three Nonfiction Films about the Women of Juárez,” forthcoming in Gender Equality: Dimensions of Women’s Equal Citizenship, edited by Linda McClain and … Continue reading →

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Despair.

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Ann Bartow

There is so much wrong with this, just the thought of trying to unpack it makes me tired and depressed. Read at your own risk. –Ann Bartow

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Disney’s ‘The Princess and the Frog’: Ain’t Nothing Going on but the Rent (or, That Old Black Magic)

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

Over the recent holidays I went with my family to see the Disney filmThe Princess and the Frog. As many of you know, it features a character who has been billed as Disney’s “first black princess,” Tiana. My whole household … Continue reading →

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If ‘Avatar’ is Feminist then I’m Carmen Miranda

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

Throughout watching Avatar, I kept thinking, “What would be different about the story if the sexes of the main characters were different?     What if the lead were a woman, and her love interest, the Pandoran local, were a … Continue reading →

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Pants-less on Public Transportation

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Bridget Crawford

Today was the “No Pants! Subway Ride” in New York and other cities.  It’s now an annual tradition — “organized” by Improv Everywhere, a group devoted to creating “scenes of chaos and joy in public places.”  The group’s history of … Continue reading →

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Ellen Goodman’s Final Column

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Ann Bartow

Here. She is retiring, she has not passed away thank goodness. A short clip: Now, when people ask what are you going to do next, I am tempted to co-opt Susan Stamberg’s one-word answer when she left her anchor post … Continue reading →

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“Evidence about the preferred orders of English binomial expressions for gendered categories of humans”

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Ann Bartow

That’s a phrase taken from this interesting post entitled “Sexual Orders” by Mark Liberman at Language Log.

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Target Women: Lessons 2009

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Ann Bartow
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iMisogyny? There’s an app for that.

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Jessica Roy lays it down here at Broadsheet.

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Passive-Aggressive Holiday Gift-Giving

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Bridget Crawford

As a holiday gift-giver, I acknowledge my share of “hits” and “misses” — sometimes with the same gift.  One family member never met a gift certificate she didn’t like.  Another considers a gift certificate the ultimate in impersonality.  In the … Continue reading →

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Darn! Why the Sexism?

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Ann Bartow

–Ann Bartow

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Some Xmastime Hilarity…

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Here at Historiann.

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Trudy was murdered by an evil male law professor.

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Ann Bartow

If you don’t know what I am talking about, it’s your loss. A cautionary tale, might I add. –Ann Bartow

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Props and Thanks to Irin at Jezebel

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Ann Bartow

For this. –Ann Bartow

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Bad Sex In Fiction Award nominees all male.

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Ann Bartow

From here: Franco-American author Jonathan Littell has won the Bad Sex In Fiction Award for a book that had previously scooped France’s top literary award. “The Kindly Ones”, a World War II saga originally published in French under the title … Continue reading →

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“Shiny Suds” advert now out of circulation

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Via Jezebel: Cleaning products company Method has apologized for its controversial “Shiny Suds” video, which depicted fratboy-like chemical bubbles harassing a bathing woman, and has pulled the video from all “controlled sources.” We’ve still got it, though, plus a statement … Continue reading →

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Don’t believe anyone who tells you to put mints in your vagina.

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Does hatred of women know no boundaries? Apparently not: I recently got a press release from the makers of Linger, an “internal feminine flavoring” that promises to keep your vagina in mint condition. Think of it as an Altoid for … Continue reading →

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“Sex and Scoliosis”

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Really informative, interesting post by this title here at the FWD/Forward blog.

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The Pornification of the Household Product Labeling Acts

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Another instance of Supposedly Liberal Doods humiliating naked women for a good cause. –Ann Bartow

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About that study which purportedly found that “Men married to smart women live longer”

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Ann Bartow

The actual title of the paper is: “Marital partner and mortality: The effects of the social positions of both spouses,” by Robert Erikson and Jenny Torssander From here: Abstract: Background: Individual socioeconomic position -like education, social class, social status, and … Continue reading →

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“The Hard Sell”

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Check out Stiletto Revolt for a stunning collection of ads with phallic imagery. Two examples below: –Ann Bartow

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“Films for the Feminist Classroom”

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Bridget Crawford

The “Films for the Feminist Classroom” Collective has made available (here) its second issue of its review periodical.  Here’s a general description of the periodical: Films for the Feminist Classroom (FFC) is an online journal hosted by the  Rutgers-based editorial … Continue reading →

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“The gunman and the dead woman apparently had a “relationship,” Tualatin Police Chief Kent Barker said.”

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Yet another man murders yet another woman.

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Yes the violence used by this soccer player is chilling, but her gender is what some find the most shocking.

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Ann Bartow

YouTube commenters are writing things like “I WOULD FUCK HER UP!!!!!…what a bitch!” and “Bitch. Kill her!” apparently without irony. A number of copies of this or related video clips are titled with references to “cat fights.” This NYT article … Continue reading →

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Dang.

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Ann Bartow

From a post entitled “Coffee and Consent” at Female Impersonator: From Until Someone Wakes Up, a play written by Carolyn Levy and a group of Macalester College students: Waiter: Would you like some coffee? Woman: Yes, please. Waiter: Just say … Continue reading →

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“Her Secret? Photoshop”

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Watch the actual photo shoot at this site, then see if you can figure out what has been changed. Via. –Ann Bartow

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Gender Bias Bingo

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Ann Bartow

“Share your experiences of at least three bias types listed below, and you will win the highly coveted “Real Professors Play Gender Bias Bingo” T–shirt!” Preview bingo card here. Play here!

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Book Review: The Trouble with Boys by Peg Tyre

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Read Roni’s thoughtful review over at Viva La Feminista.

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“At this moment, there are more females serving on the United States Supreme Court than there are writing for Late Show with David Letterman, The Jay Leno Show, and The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien combined. Out of the 50 or so comedy writers working on these programs, exactly zero are women.”

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Ann Bartow

Via TGW:   In this Vanity Fair article, Nell Scovell talks about the sexual politics and “hostile work environment” that she experienced while writing for David Letterman. –Ann Bartow

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Law and Order’s Shameful Abortion Episode

Posted on October 27, 2009 by David S. Cohen

I’ve never really been a Law and Order fan.   The combination of the sensationalistic (not to mention completely uncreative) “ripped from the headlines” approach as well as Sam Waterson’s sleepwalking/drunk/both acting style has kept me from watching it.   … Continue reading →

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In Case You Are Afraid That Breast Cancer Will Angrily Accost You?

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Ann Bartow
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Women, Happiness, and the Marketing of Positive Thinking

Posted on October 18, 2009 by rrobson

Barbara Ehrenreich has a great debunking of a study that purports to show that women have become unhappier since 1972 – – – as a result, most likely, of feminism.     Ehrenreich writes that the statistical variable (one percent) … Continue reading →

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