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Book store now employing boob greeter
I went to a big national chain bookstore today. As I walked through the front door, I discovered there's now an information desk (or something) up front, very near the door. It was staffed by a pleasant-looking young man wearing a name tag. As I entered, he bestowed a beaming, cheerful smile... on my boobs. ...
Written on May 26th, 2010 in Featured Articles,Real Life
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How not to raise a rapist
Someone recently asked me in an accusatory/chiding tone why we didn't have an article explaining to parents how to raise their boys with love and respect for women so they wouldn't be rapists. I pointed her to this article on the "consent conversation" - that, she claimed, still put the burden on the girls (huh?...
Written on March 30th, 2010 in Featured Articles,Real Life
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Joss Whedon and feminist cookies
There's a lot of controversy surrounding Joss Whedon and his feminist credentials. Is he a feminist icon, or a horrid misogynistic racist masquerading as an ally? It's usually safe to say the answer is probably somewhere in the middle, but I have a slightly more specific response. When we talk about whether...
Written on September 17th, 2008 in Featured Articles,Ponderables
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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 promote women filmmakers (yay!) while encouraging...
Written on March 25th, 2009 in Featured Articles,Ponderables
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Appearance politics: does this dress say I’m easy?
It's midday, and you're at a grocery store or someplace equally ordinary. You see a woman in stiletto heels and a short skirt with long flowing glossy hair and lots of makeup and pouty lips. Beside her is a woman with no makeup in jeans and flip flops, her hair looking clean and brushed but not particularly...
Written on May 3rd, 2010 in Featured Articles,Real Life
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The Chick Flick Fact…er, Myth (TV/Film Myth #4 About Women
Posted by Firebird. My earliest exposure to the Chick Flick Myth came from the murder mystery series, Diagnosis Murder. It starred Dick van Dyke as a doctor cum detective and Barry van Dyke as a policeman. In one episode, Barry van Dyke’s character met a woman he really liked, and for one of their first dates they ended up at a video rental store. And here was presented The Chick Flick Fact… er, Myth. The policeman finds some rip-roaring ... READ MORE“Marry me!” TV/Film Myth #3 about Women
All women want to get married, and will eventually pressure their poor boyfriends about it. You’ve seen it before, right? Marisa Tomei’s character in My Cousin Vinny knows more about cars than any of the guys, and saves the day in the end. And yet her biggest struggle – the one she whines about throughout the movie – is that her “biological clock is ticking” and she hasn’t roped her longterm beau into marriage so she can have babies. ... READ MORE“Must…Have…Baby!” TV/Film Myth #2 about Women
All women feel at least some urge to have babies at some point. I’d speculate that most people want to have kids at some point – men and women. And that’s even taking into account the vast numbers of people who probably really don’t want kids, but have been brainwashed into thinking they do, because… well, let’s face it. From birth, people tell you how someday you’ll have kids of your own, and they’ll misbehave as badly as you. And the ... READ MORE“My Ideal Wedding…” TV/Film Myth #1 about Women
Myth: All little girls fantasize about their wedding days. How’s this for nuts? Even though I was never a big Friends fan, I felt let-down by an episode in which Monica had to pick up a wedding dress for her sister-in-law-to-be, and she, Rachel and Phoebe spent most of the rest of the episode parading around in Monica’s apartment in wedding dresses, yammering about their wedding fantasies. Yep, even Phoebe, the cool one. As a child and teen, I remember ... READ MORE
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