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more about #feminism maryrules: Eye Weekly's sex columnist on the failings of feminism in the '00s.... she says this generation hasn't made any important practical gains (she says sh... more » voteforme: If Jezebel really were anti-materialist, they wouldn't have a former model (who still writes about fashion) on staff, and Dodai wouldn't write her cat... more » Elizabth_Bennet: Good post, but I object to the Sex and the City comments. The movie (being Hollywoodized) departs greatly from the message of the show, which was more... more » Tara Incognita: This is why I like to stream Vicar of Dibley and As Time Goes By from Netflix on my computer. Both feature strong female leads and nary a bazillion-t... more » jfwlucy: Well, I think Hortense is right on the money, but this TimesOnline piece is very typical of their writing about women. It reads like what would happe... more » Rosaxé: I want to bring up an article I read in Bitch magazine about SATC, how it did explore topics in love & sex otherwise never explored in mainstream pop ... more » TheFormerJuneBronson: This is a touchy subject for me. I never cared much about what I saw on SATC, which always seemed like another, very fictitious, not terribly desirabl... more » MomoMcgee: Wait I thought women's empowerment was all about taking pole dance classes and shaving off all your pubic hair. Boy was I off! more » Perhaps Not: I realize it wasn't "for" me, but I hated "It's Complicated." Hated, hated, hated. Of all the smug, self-aggrandizing, poor-woman's-Nora-Ephron direct... more » sekushinonyanko: I think that some of the SATC-hate is simply people belittling it because it is a women-centered thing. Just like men have fantasy pieces where, no ma... more » LaComtesse: You know, I've ALWAYS said we should measure success and dedication to a moral cause on how many gadgets from William Sonoma one has. I'm so glad othe... more » fatmonalisa: I used to work with Eric Daman and the whole aura of Sex and the City about buying things and now with Gossip Girl was it was all a PR ploy and produc... more » DaniFae: It's funny how our consumer culture always replaces real causes with buying crap. After 9/11 we're told that buying crap is how we support our country... more » alwayswrite: I was thinking about this the other day and I came to the conclusion that there is a weird dualism in the way we (American society) think about stuff.... more » BlackSheepSayMoo: In terms of "It's Complicated", is it wrong to think that the director and set designers wanted to give audiences something pretty to look at? Maybe t... more » Pandorasvoicebox: "It's truthful and it's real and it's now; it's not dated, and it keeps evolving. These four women really make up one complete woman."" I am really s... more » mordicai: Post-feminism, or as you might already know it: "Consumerism." more » Apollinarius: This is the biggest reason I never understood how SATC managed to appeal to so many women. Maybe my point of view is a little skewed, but to me, all o... more » mimigoliath: I can't relate to any of the female characters mentioned in this post. You know who I am? I'm Britta from "Community," except with a slowly-earned fo... more » PhillyLass: Most movies feature sets that the lead characters could never afford in the real world. And most movies assume a connection between wealth and happine... more » -
#sexandthecountryhouse
Is Women's Empowerment All About Buying Shit?
Kim Cattrall calls Sex and the City the answer to post-feminism, Nancy Meyers is all over the news, and it's starting to look like a the path to female empowerment is paved with Manolos and really nice bedsheets.
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#girlsgonewild
"Feminism Just...Went Away": On Women And Happiness In The 00s
Just in case you didn't know: women want everything, and everything makes women unhappy. Camilla Long adds yet another piece to this hot trend, noting that though women in the "noughties" seemingly had everything, they're still horribly unhappy. More » -
#bumperactivism
Support Women's Health With "Choose Choice" License Plates
In Virginia? You can support a woman's right to choose by purchasing "Choose Choice" license plates, and the proceeds help fund Planned Parenthood affiliates. In order for these to be adopted, 350 must be pre-ordered so help out! [Feministing] -
#bellesofbaghdad
New Trends in Iraq "Not Really About Fashion, But Freedom"
Yesterday, NPR's All Things Considered visited the shop of Iraqi entrepreneur Ali Mohammed who specializes in clothes for the "modern Iraqi woman." The shop - and the women who frequent it - reveal much about the country's shifting social norms. More » -
#fauxfeminism
NRSC: Feminists Are Required To Defend Every Woman, At All Times, In All Situations
The Independent reports on how the NRSC is trying to attack Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: "Attempting to label a pro-abortion rights female senator a bad feminist because someone else used the b-word around her is a mighty big push." [Washington Independent] -
#ourenemiesourselves
Hadassah Lieberman "Scandal" Breaks; Sexist Hijinks Ensue
Today's Reliable Source column refers to a political dustup between Firedoglake's Jane Hamsher and Hadassah Lieberman as " a catfight," and somehow, Kathleen Parker spins the situation into a screed about antifeminism and bloggers ruining media? Holy leaps of logic, Batman! More » -
#gagaoohlala
Want To "Get" The Gaga Love? Read This
"I guess what I am trying to do is take the monster and turn the monster into a fairy tale." More » -
#personalpolitical
Afghan Women, Feminism, And The Problem With Limited Options
Are feminists in love with the surge? Earlier this week, Dana Goldstein, writing for the Daily Beast, explored "the left's latest divide," pitting feminists and nation-builders against antiwar sentiment. But where does this leave Afghan women? More » -
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#roguetrip
"She's Not Conformed To Speaking Planned Speech": What Sarah Palin Means For Women
For those who can't bear to watch Palin supporters talk about what Sarah Barracuda means for women, we've got a few choice quotes after the jump. Warning: be ready for vagueness and discussion of "life principles." More » -
#badvice
The Jezebel Dating Guide: Girdles, Submission, And You
So many Britons live a single, "Bridget Jones" lifestyle that soon there won't be enough room to house all these brazen hussies! Clearly Brits and Americans alike need dating advice — and in a crowded field, we have the best.
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#clips
First Female Citadel Cadet Reflects 15 Years Later
Though she's left the military, today on GMA Shannon Faulkner said fighting for admission to the Citadel was worth it because, "It's not for all women, but the fact that they have that choice. That's my prize." Clip at left. -
#storytime
Can The Right Books Make Feminist Kids?
Writer Viv Groskop field-tested some feminist books on her two little kids, and found that the answer to the question, "Can you radicalise young children in a few easy reads?" is, unsurprisingly, no. More » -
#sparklesparklelittlevamp
Twihard With A Vengeance: Why Twilight Is A Boon For Young Women
Friends, feminists, netizens, lend me your ears; I come to bury the Twilight Saga, not praise it. The evil that Twilight does lives in theaters; The good is oft interred on the internet; So let it be with New Moon. More » -
#whenfangirlsattack
Costumes & Cheesecake: Power Girl Controversy Illustrates Gender In Comics
Power Girl, a DC Comics superhero and cousin of Superman, has made waves throughout the comics blogosphere with an eyebrow arch - one readers are interpreting as a statement to comics fans who don't check their feminism. More » -
#feminisms
Should Feminism Be "About Equality For Males?"
Cathy Young defends men's rights groups in Reason, and her article's subhead reads, "Feminism should be about equality for males, too." So should it? More » -
#revolutionaryread
Martin Amis: My Book On Victims Of The Sexual Revolution Is Totally Feminist
Martin Amis says he's written "a very feminist book" based on his sister, who was "pathologically promiscuous" and "one of the most spectacular victims of the [sexual] revolution." He adds, "It would have needed the Taliban to protect her." [Guardian] -
#doubleaxed
Do We Need Websites For Women?
The news that women's blog Double X is being folded back into Slate has sparked both disappointment and relief, but for us it raises the inevitable question: what's the point of a women's blog anyway?
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#notablequotable
Women Now Permitted To Be Hot And Smart
The president of the UK Girls' Schools Association would like to point out that young women who like clothes are "not shallow." And nor is that behavior "a betrayal of some feminist ideal." [Telegraph] -
#ladieschoice
What's In A Zine: New Book Explores DIY Feminist Roots
Since the 1990s, zines have played a crucial role in bringing awareness of feminism to young women. But with the publication of a new book devoted to Zine culture, one has to wonder, are zines obsolete? More » -
#notablequotable
Cindy Crawford On Feminism, Modeling
Cindy Crawford: "I think the girls that are models now, that's just their body. Did fashion celebrate thinness more? That's a different question. And you can't fault the models for that." But what about eating disorders? More »
