February 2012
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Bronx teen suicide →
my younger brother is fifteen and friends with Eira Fatima Maghuyop, a freshman at the all girls high school Ursuline. Taking her young life due to bullying, from one Bronx girl to another girl, I am so sorry for what happened to you that lead to such depths of sadness.
This list of suicide crisis phone numbers includes numbers for local county mental health clinics or the mental health units of...
January 2012
5 posts
“[Abstinence-only sex ed curricula] rely on offensive, sexist stereotypes about...”
– Did Abstinence-Only Ideology Create a Bully Generation? (via grrrlstudies)
true?
Our Love for Tina Fey Will Never Die, Reason #984
She just hosted 2 one-hour Hidden World of Girls specials. You can listen to them for free at the Hidden World of Girls website.
If we had a graduate school prom, we would make a YouTube video begging Tina to be our date and then she would have to accept under pressure from society. Just like that marine did with Justin Timberlake, right? …. RIGHT?!
December 2011
25 posts
feminist historian: Sex Positive Parenting: Kids... →
sexpositive:
This is the first of hopefully many in a series called Sex Positive Parenting. As something I discuss with people in many contexts, part of being sex positive is providing a sex positive environment for the entire family. This includes honest conversations with children and…
SEX POSITIVE!
When Did Girls Start Wearing Pink?
The Smithsonian explains how and when this whole pink vs. blue thing got started (surprisingly recently!). Maybe now Riley can get some answers to her questions?
(Thanks to Girls Get Busy for directing us to this article!)
helenrodriguez: “We have this fear of “pressuring”... →
helenrodriguez:
“We have this fear of “pressuring” a guy. God forbid you ask to know where the relationship stands, God forbid you make him commit to you. Let me tell you something, there are PLENTY of guys out there who would love to commit to you. And they are what we call men. Grown ass…
Year In Review: The Year In Your Uterus (via... →
Nothing makes Femmedia more angry than other people telling us what we can and cannot do with our own internal organs!!!!
“In a year of unprecedented What-The-Everloving-Fuckery, arguably little played a more important role in the events of 2011 than the goings-on inside your own personal uterus.”
The "virginity tests" carried out by Egypt's... →
shortformblog:
The Daily Beast:
A court in Egypt has forbidden the Army from carrying out so-called virginity tests on female detainees. The verdict was delivered in the case of Samira Ibrahim, a 25-year-old marketing manager and activist brave enough to defy the country’s Army.
In March of this year, military forces violently broke up a sit-in of protesters who had continued to camp out in...
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Real Girl Belly Project →
Both Kate and Cait are submitting photos of our adorable little bellies to this. STAY TUNED FOR MORE EXCITING UPDATES!
“I’m fat positive because I’m a feminist, and I refuse to acknowledge in the...”
– You’re Welcome - Why I’m Fat Positive (via adrowningwoman)
I’m fat positive because, as Maria Bamford puts it, “L’Oreal: Because I’m worth it. And because holding myself to an impossibly high standard of beauty keeps me from starting a riot.” I’m fat positive because sometimes I think we ought to...
The Purity Myth movie is here!
jessicavalenti:
Hey y’all - the Media Education Foundation just released the latest trailer for The Purity Myth movie, now available on DVD! Please tell your school or organization to pick up a copy…
The Purity Myth Trailer from Media Education Foundation on Vimeo.
PS. Be on the lookout for an announcement from me on upcoming screenings!
FEMMEDIA! went crazy on The Purity Myth when it was...
“In some cases, girls who call other girls sluts aren’t implying that their...”
– [Why Teens Can’t Stop Calling Each Other Sluts Kids] (via sociolab)
bibliofeminista: Consequences of Fear of Crime for... →
bibliofeminista:
Fear of circulating freely at any time of day: Restricted mobility.
Obstacles to participation in social life: physical and recreational activities, studies, work, social or political involvement.
Dependence on protection by someone else (real or virtual man) or gadgets (alarms, etc.)
Lack of…
Fuck Yeah, Gender Studies!: Five minute film... →
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
I just watched the film Taken (with Liam Neeson). It’s a typical thriller—you know that he’ll “save the day” from the start. Neeson plays Brian, a father who’s more or less estranged from his daughter (sidelined by a super-rich stepfather and his own embittered ex-wife); he’s also a former spy….
CAN WE TALK MORE ABOUT TAKEN?! THAT MOVIE BLOWS MY MIIIIND.
November 2011
5 posts
“Ask the Siri, the new iPhone 4 assistant, where to get an abortion, and, if you...”
– 10 things the iPhone Siri will help you get instead of an abortion | The Raw Story (via bibliofeminista)
This is Only a Test: fuckyeahfemalefronted: “ARE... →
fuckyeahfemalefronted:
“ARE YOU WITH THE BAND?” female fronted pop punk compilation is up for sale NOW!!!
thetwofunerals:
On mustard vinyl! My favorite color, how appropriate. What a great gift for yr friends for the holidays, and it supports Planned Parenthood!!
IDE A 1. Aye…
TWO PLEASE! One for Kate and one for Caitlin!
October 2011
6 posts
“[F]or the first several years the SAT was offered, males scored higher than...”
– “Gender Bias in College Admissions Tests”, FairTest.org (via bibliofeminista)
yo, you know what I can talk about at length now due to my crit of curriculum in secondary education (long name) class? TESTING! Testing is in-sane, students just took the PSAT and I’m curious to see how local...
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AfroLez®femcentric Perspectives: DSK AND JUSTICE:... →
jessicavalenti:
Cannot BELIEVE I won’t be in NYC for this. I’m hoping that it will be taped/live-streamed. Pretty please?
afrolez:
DSK (Dominique Strauss Kahn) AND JUSTICE: THE POLITICS OF GETTING OFF IN A RAPE CULTURE
CONNECT NYC and Columbia Law School’s Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies and their Center for Gender and Sexuality Law are hosting an Open Forum on Thursday,...
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T-Shirt Update! →
Well, that was quick! After what we are hoping was an inundation of complaints, CharGrilled T-Shirts has removed the offending shirt. Here is the email response we got to our complaint:
First of all, we would like to offer an unconditional apology for this t-shirt. CharGrilled does not endorse rape or sexual violence in any form. Unfortunately we have recently contracted a number of new...
Ladies Sweep the Nobels!
We are LIVID about those t-shirts.
The only news that cheered us up a bit was the fact that THREE women (of color!!) were all awarded Nobel Peace prizes for their work empowering girls and women!
CNN reports:
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, activist Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and rights activist Tawakkul Karman of Yemen share this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel...
Be Safe, Brooklyn →
Since the NYPD has decided to blame the victims of recent sexual assaults in Brooklyn rather than find the perpatrators, community members have taken matters into their own hands.
Brooklyn residents recently formed SafeSlope to help keep each other safe. Among other things, they are providing volunteers to escort people home from the subway at night. Find out more at http://safeslope.org/.
September 2011
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August 2011
3 posts
Fright Night Feminism
Kate admits to being a little skeptical about the Fright Night re-make originally. She MAY have rolled her eyes when her brother wanted to go see it with her. But reading this Ms. Magazine review highlighting the female screenwriter has her re-thinking her stance. They still don’t say the movie is GOOD, but they do make it seem interesting.
WARNING: The review contains SPOLIERS.
