Blog Profile / BitchMedia: Social Commentary
| URL : | http://bitchmagazine.org/blogs/social-commentary | |
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| Filed Under: | Issues & Causes / Feminism | |
| Posts on Regator: | 783 | |
| Posts / Week: | 4.5 | |
| Archived Since: | January 22, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
No More Boobs in the British News?
If American feminists think that U.S. media leads the way in objectifying women, they might be surprised to learn that buttoned-up Britain has been receiving a dose of naked breasts with breakfast for 42 years now. The tradition of ‘Page...Show More Summary
Tales From The Crip: Ode to Krip Hop's Leroy Moore
Leroy Moore is a man of action: poet, community activist, artist, feminist... the list goes on. Spend any time in the crip community and his name will inevitably surface, which should come as no surprise. Moore is a walking archive of...Show More Summary
What Republicans Can Learn about Marriage from Call the Midwife. (Plus: A giveaway!)
First things first: There’s an election tomorrow! So vote! Okay, now on with it.
Last night's episode of Call the Midwife featured theft, love, senility, class snobbery, and even triplets — but mostly, it was about marriage. We discover that Gerald, the man who broke Jenny Lee’s heart, is married. Show More Summary
"Hipster Sexism": Just as Bad as Regular Old Sexism, or Worse?
As the saying goes, “If you hate hipsters, you probably are one.” This is because, while many of us are familiar with the term (especially if describes us), it is obnoxious and has been used to identify numerous non-trends, from mustaches to homesteading to beer to bellies caused by beer. Show More Summary
Ladies! Liquor! Ladies and Liquor!
Welcome to Lady Liquor, where, for the next two months, I'll be writing about the relationship between, well, ladies and liquor. Primarily.
I'm interested in the ways women's attitudes about drinking -- and society's attitudes about women who drink -- have shaped history and pop culture. Show More Summary
Megan Fox Refreshingly NOT Objectified in New Acer Commercial. Plus: Talking Dolphins!
Here in the feminist blogosphere, we spend a lot of time calling out sexism in the media, especially in advertising. Contrary to popular belief, this is not because we are screeching harridans, but because most mainstream advertising is hella sexist. Show More Summary
Tales From The Crip: Lydia Callis: ASL Interpreter Heartthrob
Last night I was glued to my phone, obsessively checking for news on Hurricane Sandy’s calamitous arrival to the East Coast. I was (and am) incredibly concerned for friends and family who live there in addition to the numerous residents with disabilities who currently have no access to personal caregivers and/or power. Show More Summary
Douchebag Decree: Ann Coulter vs. Richard Mourdock—It's a Douche-Off!
My what a douche-y week! In desperate times like these, we feminists have only one option.... A douche-off! In one corner, we have Ann "R-word tweeter" Coulter, an awful person if there ever was one. In the other corner we have Richard "God intended rape pregnancies" Mourdock, who is also terrible. Show More Summary
Mompaganda: Shell's By-Moms-For-Moms Shill
Several days ago I noticed, amongst the updates scrolling past in my facebook feed, an image of a confident woman in coveralls casually balancing a safety helmet on her hip. I was intrigued. What modern-day Rosie the Riveter was this?...Show More Summary
Trick or Treat or STOP IT WITH THE OFFENSIVE COSTUMES ALREADY: What Not to Be For Halloween
Like a pap smear or tax season, it happens every year: People wear racist and sexist costumes on Halloween. Hell, maybe you’ve done it yourself! You didn't know what to be for that one party so you jammed some feathers in a headband and called yourself Pocahontas. Show More Summary
Why I Didn't Run the Caitlin Moran Interview
Maybe two weeks ago you read on Twitter, or Tumblr, or the Guardian that British writer Caitlin Moran said some messed up stuff on Twitter. Maybe last week you saw that Bitch magazine was involved, and that I had "killed" an interview with Moran after her tweets. Show More Summary
Call the Midwife: Three Questions to Ask Republicans about Reproductive Healthcare that Have Nothing to Do with Abortion
Last night’s episode of Call the Midwife veered away from the familiar topics of abortion and birth control and provided a reminder of something that often gets lost in policy discussions about reproductive health: In so many ways, these issues have to do with love. Show More Summary
Douchebag Decree: What We Talk About When We Talk About Free Speech. (Spoiler Alert: Usually, Your Right to See Boobs)
Some weeks you just want to burn down the whole Internet, and—well, until yesterday's torrent of hilarious post-debate memes, anyway—this has undoubtedly been one of those weeks.
Last Friday afternoon, as you might have heard, or read,...Show More Summary
WTF Files: Minnie Mouse Deemed Too Fat For Fashion
Is it just me or have cartoon mice really been letting themselves go lately? A cute hairbow can go a long way, but no amount of polka dots will slim you down on the runway at Barney's, which is where the new, skinny Minnie Mouse (along...Show More Summary
Enough about Saving the Boobs. What about Saving Women's Lives?
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness month, the porn site Pornhub.com is promising to donate money for every 30 “boob videos” viewed on its website during October. Perhaps the most craven example of pinkwashing yet, a visit to...Show More Summary
Women of the Internet Tell Mitt Romney to Shove It in His Binder
If you watched the second US presidential debate last night I've got four words for you: "binders full of women." (If you didn't watch the debate, here are a few more words for you: In response to a question about equal pay for women,...Show More Summary
Douchebag Decree: Andrew Goldman and the Tippi point for social-media jerkery
Here's a brief test of étiquette. You're a writer accused of asking an inappropriate question to a famous actor in a national magazine. Another writer takes you to task for what she sees as a history of this kind of inappropriateness. Show More Summary
Unraveling the Ribbon: Breast Cancer Awareness Month isn't just about pink.
It’s breast cancer awareness month again: Rite-Aid is selling pink TicTacs, rosé is on sale at Whole Foods, and Sephora is hawking a “Breast Cancer Awareness Makeup Palette.”
If you’re suffering from awareness overload, you’re not alone.
When...Show More Summary
Men Who Rock! Funny Because it's Sexist (and True).
Those of us who've been paying attention for, oh, EVER know that women in the music industry are given sexist special treatment by the media. "How did someone so pretty get so good at guitar?" "Who helps you carry those heavy instruments?"...Show More Summary
That Christina Aguilera "Fat Girl" Quote Was Fake. What Happened?
If there's one thing the Internet loves, it's cat videos. If there's a second thing the Internet loves though, it's when someone is mad as hell and isn't going to take it anymore. So it went with yesterday's viral Christina "Xtina" Aguilera...Show More Summary