Feminism: Recently Popular Faves

The Ugly Truth’s Ugly Past: Vogue's Daily Coverage of Fashion, Beauty, Parties and More on Style.com

ms.kruse — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:51:59 GMT

Really interesting article from Vogue on how Hollywood can't produce a respectable and likeable career woman character...even when all women are the creative forces behind the film. The reasoning is that strong working women don't appeal to adolescent boys -- movie audiences' key demographic.

Quoted: Predictably, it’s the lewd beast who schools the brainy, high-powered beauty. ... This would all seem like business as usual except that when The Ugly Truth opened last weekend, exasperation with such misogyny reached some sort of tipping point. Not only did critics assail the film’s sexism, they also pointedly called out by name the women behind it: actor-producer Heigl, screenwriters Nicole Eastman, Karen McCullah Lutz, and Kirsten Smith, and Sony Pictures cochairman Amy Pascal, who runs Columbia Pictures.

Faves Comments: 2 | View original page

Elizabeth Edwards Should Tell The Truth! : NPR

ms.kruse — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:49:37 GMT

This female pastor takes Elizabeth Edwards to school for her phony doormat book job. I love it. Grow a pair, political wives, cancer or no. If you don't stand up for yourself then you are perpetuating the mistress rights myth of men in power.

Quoted: We want you to step out of your coached role as "helpmeet" and "long suffering" wife. We want you to be the first political partner in American history to write the first political truth about the political powerless of political wifery.

Comment at Faves | View original page

Jezebel - Lisa Simpson: Feminist Hero - Lisa Simpson

ms.kruse — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:29:47 GMT

Sadly, Lisa Simpson is one of current TV's few feminist characters. Here's a delightful montage ...

Quoted: I've always sort of thought of Lisa Simpson as a Jezebel-in-training, what with her activism, enthusiasm for hobbies and books, love of cartoons and animals, and regard for feelings and unicorns, but it recently dawned on me that Lisa might just be the most visible, mainstream feminist of our time. I never thought I could worship a fictional 8-year-old so much. So here's a compilation of the best of Lisa's most Jezebelian moments. Enjoy!

Comment at Faves | View original page

The Root: The Trouble With Disney's Princess Tiana

ms.kruse — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:31:02 GMT

I agree. Enough with the goddamn princesses. Where are Disney's strong female characters?

Quoted: In a recent New York Times article, critics railed on whether or not Tiana conquers racial stereotypes. Forget about all that. The problem is with the princess mentality.

Faves Comments: 2 | View original page

This Is What A Feminist Looks Like: Hillary Clinton Talked The (Girl) Talk At Senate Confirmation

ms.kruse — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:12:04 GMT

I'm very excited to see what Hillary is going to do for women around the world as Sec. of State.

Quoted: Our foreign policy must reflect our deep commitment to help millions of oppressed people around the world. And of particular concern to me is the plight of women and girls, who comprise the majority of the world's unhealthy, unschooled, unfed, and unpaid. If half the world's population remains vulnerable to economic, political, legal and social marginalization, our hope of advancing democracy and prosperity is in serious jeopardy. The United States must be an unequivocal and unwavering voice in support of women's rights in every country on every continent.

Faves Comments: 6 | View original page

Why Sarah Palin Incites Near-Violent Rage In Normally Reasonable Women

ms.kruse — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:24:03 GMT

This sums up some of my feelings pretty well. And, just as an aside, isn't it a little bit strange that we haven't heard anyone refer to Palin as 'angry' yet? Whenever women are in the spotlight getting seriously fired up about anything they are always referred to as angry. Not so with Palin precisely for the reasons this blog states -- she negates any power she does have in order to seem unintimidating and kowtows to a boys-club-approved brand of "feminism" that isn't feminism at all.

Quoted: Why does this particular pitbull in lipstick infuriate — and scare us — so viscerally? Why does her very existence make us feel — and act — so ugly? New York Times columnist Judith Warner calls Palin's nomination a "thoroughgoing humiliation for America’s women," because "Palin’s not intimidating, and makes it clear that she’s subordinate to a great man." Palin, who obviously is incredibly ambitious, masks that ambition behind her PTA placard and "folksy" talk. ... What's infuriating, and perhaps rage-inducing, about Palin, is that she has always embodied that perfectly pleasing female archetype, playing by the boys' game with her big guns and moose-murdering, and that she keeps being rewarded for it.

Faves Comments: 13 | View original page

Palin: wrong woman, wrong message - Los Angeles Times

ms.kruse — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:53:28 GMT

Wow. Hands down the best article yet on the Palin-as-puppet/anti-feminist angle. Perfectly fair and well articulated. Leave it to Steinem.

Quoted: Palin shares nothing but a chromosome with Clinton. Her down-home, divisive and deceptive speech did nothing to cosmeticize a Republican convention that has more than twice as many male delegates as female, a presidential candidate who is owned and operated by the right wing and a platform that opposes pretty much everything Clinton's candidacy stood for -- and that Barack Obama's still does. To vote in protest for McCain/Palin would be like saying, "Somebody stole my shoes, so I'll amputate my legs."

Faves Comments: 4 | View original page

Amazon.com: Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture: Books: Ariel Levy

derek — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:55:07 GMT

This author is on The Colbert Report tonight.

Quoted: We are not pursuing the confident, self-determined, powerful, free ideal the women’s liberation movement would have dreamed for its daughters. Instead, our icons are porn stars and strippers and prostitutes.

Comment at Faves | View original page

MySpace.com - A Queer-Trans Production Of The Vagina Monologues - 99 - Female - New York City!!!, New York - www.myspace.com/vagina_monologuesnyc

lucidflame — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:14:01 GMT

Looking for performers

Quoted: MySpace profile for A Queer-Trans Production Of The Vagina Monologues with pictures, videos, personal blog, interests, information about me and more

Comment at Faves | View original page

Famous Feminists Quiz - MSN Encarta

ms.kruse — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:31:25 GMT

It's Women's History Month! Take my Famous Feminists Quiz.
I managed to commission 3 feminist friendly articles on Encarta for March, including this one. Just doing what I can in my little corner of the world. Just remember ladies, we're not there yet, so don't be complacent!

Faves Comments: 5 | View original page