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Why, if you think harassment is flattering, you are stupid
From CNN: Catcalling: creepy or a compliment?
Naturally, in the above linked article, the woman who argues it's flattering to be catcalled and looked up and down when she walks on the street is from... wait for it... you can guess this... Los Angeles. (If I start...
Why, if you think women should be flattered by your harassment, you are stupid
I recently wrote a post to explain the difference between street harassment and sincere flirtation. Unthinkingly, I wrote it to an audience of women. I guess I unconsciously assumed any man who would yell sexual remarks at strange women would not come to this site in...
Film people talk about racism and sexism in film, anonymously
Karen Healey highlighted this link on her LiveJournal, and I encourage everyone to check it out. It's just what I've been talking about for years, the faux-liberalism of Hollywood.
"Hollywood is anything but liberal. I call them liberal bigots. Hollywood is filled...
M*A*S*H: Hey, Look Me Over
I saw another really interesting M*A*S*H episode that tied in perfectly to our recent discussions about a guy who wrote to inform us we've got it all wrong: women are more picky about men's appearances than men are about women's. In "Hey, Look Me Over", Hawkeye is...
The blockbuster mentality and the invisible audience
Melissa Silverstein of Women And Hollywood recently wrote a piece for Women's Media Center called Pondering the Chick Flick. It's a great read that explores the history of the chick flick up to now, describes the frustrating dichotomy in which "chick flicks" often...
by Maria
Um. Why is this story about rape filed under “Odd, but True?” Oh, right because we live in a RAPE CULTURE. I forgot that, just like I forget to thank those brave black women who gave up that good-good to massa because they wanted to. Heh, I guess it’s okay to locate some ethnic pride in the continuous rape and dehumanization of black women.
This is an interesting discussion on partner rape.
Hey brown people! You trying to get to Wiscon? Con_or_bust ...Read More
by Jennifer Kesler
Kathryn Bigelow absolutely deserved her Best Director Academy Award because she’s an awesome director. But before anyone praises the Academy for awarding it to her, there are a few things I need to point out.
How the Academy works
If you’re under the impression the Academy is a carefully selected group of studious filmmakers who carefully pore over every film being considered to make thoughtful choices, let me disabuse you of that notion. The Academy is pretty much anyone with a film ...Read More
by Gategrrl
The Stars Blue Yonder by Sandra McDonald is the third in a series of books beginning with The Outback Stars. The series is a space opera featuring military politics, True Obsessive Love, evil reptilian Roon, and Australian aboriginal gods who pick their Chosen when they enter spherical teleportation portals. The book’s dust jacket description says it better than I can: Chief Terry Myell died and became a god, careening around space and time at the behest of a voice that told him to save ...Read More
by Maria
The Shadowlands series(made up of Silver’s Lure,Silver’s Bane, and Silver’s Edge) is… okay. I’d give this a solid C — interesting use of some tropes, neat inclusion of non-typical Maiden figures (a representation of Brigid as a young female blacksmith was quite nice), some all right sexin’ scenes, but points off for the demonization of queerness, essentialized gender roles, and somewhat predictable characterization. Basically, there’s a Silver Caul that protects Faerie and Mortal-topia from the evilness of the goblin hordes (who don’t… ...Read More
by Revena
By special request of fellow Hathor writer SBG, Media Monday this week features one of the Electrolux appliance commercials which star television personality Kelly Ripa. I chose the “Juggle” commercial, which advertises a washer and dryer, largely because I find the use of the music from Bewitched too obvious not to comment on. An embedded version of the commercial follows. You can also view it on YouTube by clicking this link.
And now, my transcription:
The theme music from ...Read More
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