Jezebel
clips
-
The Week That Was
This Week, Yes We Did
- Unless you are living in a closet, under a rock, fifteen feet below the earth's surface wearing noise-canceling ear muffs, you've heard that Barack Obama was elected President. We still cannot stop smiling.
- Or crying!! These videos of Maya Angelou, Sherri Shepherd, Oprah Winfrey and Gloria Steinem will probably make you tear up.
- Obama's victory is a win for women, and these women, including North Carolinian Governor Beverly Perdue, Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, and New Hampshire Senator Jean Shaheen won their races.
- But the truly important election is yet to come: the race for first puppy. We're single issue voters on a purely pro-Corgi platform.
-
-
-
feminisms
Gloria Steinem Talks Feminism, Wears Leather Pants On Oprah
I've made irreverent remarks about Gloria Steinem in the past, about how she's a dinosaur. I just don't think she's interested in some of the more specific aspects of feminism that I and some other younger women are. But that doesn't mean I don't know or appreciate what she's done for the women's movement. Today, on Oprah, Steinem put my thoughts into words when she said, "Gratitude never radicalized anybody." Because if we spend too much time and energy being so grateful that we have the right to an abortion or the right to vote, then there's the possibility of that gratitude turning into complacency. We need to move beyond what we've accomplished thus far, and look toward the changes we need to make in the future. Because, as Steinem puts it, today's feminism it isn't about women doing it all. It's about women not having to do it all. Clip above. -
Loose Lips
One of our favorite gold medal girls, Nastia Liukin, is going to guest star on Gossip Girl. "I was going to play myself and then they thought it would be cool to give me a character," Nastia tells Reuters. "A bunch of my friends always watch, so to actually be on it, it's really cool." • Cranky old conservative Robert Duvall was bashing a lot of people and getting their names wrong at a recent GOP fundraiser in Virginia. "It bothers me that certain people in the Republican Party are attacking the McCain-Palin ticket. Like the super-nerd George — what's his name? George Wills[sic] . . . and Tommy Thompson. The original block of wood," Duvall said. He also rags on Gloria Steinem and says of Barack Obama, "As far as I'm concerned, we've got to keep this guy out of the White House." • Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer were spotted on a grope-tastic date yesterday in L.A.
MORE » -
A Feminist-Approved Diet Discovered By Conservatives
Right-wing nutbag radio talk show host Jim Quinn know how us feminists keep our lesbian feminazi bonerkilling figures — though we apparently " look a lot more like Ruth Bader Ginsburg than Palin." Gloria Steinem feeds us all aborted fetuses in "sacrificial right of passage" that is akin to the one true Eucharist. Jim Quinn has discovered our secret, ladies! He furthermore noted that we, "like Gloria Steinem, think the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence should've read, 'All women are endowed by Mother Earth with an inalienable right to eat their own young.'" Well, shit. Now that the news is out, I supposed we'll have to go back to eaten unleavened, tasteless crackers in church instead of delicious, delicious fetuses. They taste like chocolate, you know. [Media Matters]
MORE » -
-
Rag Trade
The Plot Thickens: Gloria Steinem, Lynda Carter Endorse DVF Comic Book
- Deets on the Diane von Furstenberg comic book! "With 'Be the Wonder Woman You Can Be, Featuring the Adventures of Diva, Viva & Fifa,' the new comic book she authored, she doesn’t just turn herself into a bonafide superheroine, but offers inspiring tales about women and the life-empowering choices they face — all with illustrations by artist Konstantin Kakanias." Plus, it's got the stamp of approval from real life WW's Gloria Steinem and Lynda Carter. We're sure the 13-year-old boys are already lined up! [WWD]
- Despite repeated evidence that she should never talk ever, Kate Moss is appearing on a new style TV show. [Fashionista]
- Kate Winslet is not, repeat, not, playing Vivienne Westwood. [People]
- In bad news for the environment and boring news for the rest of us, model Jessica Stam gets her pilot's license. Or talks about getting one. [Fashionista]
-
Steinem Says Shove It
NOW L.A. President Shelly Mandell Endorses McCain/Palin
News of National Organization for Women L.A. President Shelly Mandell's endorsement of John McCain, but especially Sarah Palin, is blowing up all over the blogosphere. You might wonder how a woman who helped organize the March for Women's Lives, the thousands-strong pro-choice rally in 2004, has, four years later, decided that women's lives aren't that important after all. More » -
Steinem Says
Gloria Steinem On Feminism, Sarah Palin: "It's Such An Insult"
For New York Magazine's 40th anniversary issue, original contributor/feminist godmother Gloria Steinem and activist Suheir Hammad (seen above left) had a conversation about Sarah Palin and the state of modern feminism, among other things. When Palin's name comes up, Steinem says, “It’s such an insult," and she goes on to add, "Having someone who looks like you and behaves like them — who looks like a friend but behaves like an adversary—is worse than having no one." More » -
PTA Problems
Sarah Palin's "Feminism" Is Irrelevant To Her Irresponsible Record
A lot of people, including the much-loved Gloria Steinem, are talking about whether or not Sarah Palin was the "feminist" choice for Vice President. "This isn't the first time a boss has picked an unqualified woman just because she agrees with him and opposes everything most other women want and need," Steinem argues in the L.A. Times today. "Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere." While I happen to agree with Steinem, I think focusing on Palin's feminist cred or lack thereof is a canard, just like the focus on her knocked up daughter, Bristol. However, I will say again: instead of focusing on her children or her potency as a symbol, let's take some of those ridiculous claims Palin is making about her motherhood-as-VP-qualification to task instead. More »
