Tavi Gevinson is a Bitch (well, she was interviewed by them).
Another round of pro- vs. anti-Sex & the City musings. [Elle]
Dating in a push up bra (NSFW). [The Lingerie Lesbian]
American Horror Story: Coven‘s race problem. [Feministing]
Navigating victimhood in statutory rape. [Double X]
In case you forgot, R. Kelly is a sexual predator. [xoJane]
The years’ most unlikely famous feminists. [Feminist Times]
Stop pigeonholing young women:
“The way Miley Cyrus has been allowed to dominate months of necessary discussion about young women and what they do, about sex and celebrity and the pounding synthetic intersection of the two which is pop music is the ultimate example of our guilty, horny fascination with young girls’ sexual self-exploitation. We have discussed Miley Cyrus as a cipher for precarious womanhood everywhere to the extent that she has functionally become one.
“The ongoing Miley conversation is concern-fapping made flesh. Miley is not the only very young woman doing bold, original or shocking things in public right now, but she’s the one who gets to sum up all girls everywhere. Miley, not Lorde. Miley, not Daisy Coleman. Miley, not Malala Yousafsai. Miley, not Chelsea Manning.
“Of course, young trans women and women of colour, however heroic, could never be everygirl. That’s why Rihanna only gets to be a ‘bad influence’ on girls, but Miley somehow is all girls. She is the way we want to imagine all girls – slender young white innocence forever being corrupted, allowing us to stroke out another horrified concerngasm.” [New Statesman]
And while you’re at it, stop mansplaining the rap game. [Vice]
The evolution of masturbation. [TheVine]
Stephen Milne’s former teammates are closing ranks around him in a bid to discredit raise money for his defence against rape claims. [Daily Life]
Fat is a feminist—and animal rights—issue: PETA’s at it again, shaming women who are over the Plan B emergency contraceptive weight limit into becoming vegan. [Mother Jones]
Peeta Mellark is a Movie Girlfriend. [Monkey See]
Gala Darling realises, despite her radical self-love philosophy, looks-based female game shows are her favourite kind of television.
Motherhood isn’t the most important job in the world. [The Guardian]
Ten classic songs that are actually manplanations. [Flavorwire]
Is feminism cool now that all the young things are clamouring to be in the “club”? [Daily Life]
An horrific account of making a “false” rape allegation. [Free Thought Blogs]
Lily Allen just released the feminist anthem of the year, with accompanying satirical video to boot! [Jezebel]
Though there are some important discussions that need to be had around the racism and objectification of the video. Is accessorising with scantily clad black women in the name of parody still using black culture as a commodity? [Birdee]
Most critiques of the song and video point to yes, just one reason being that it perpetuates the racism of white artists critiquing hip hop and rap music. I would’ve loved to see a black artist come out with this song and video, as it can be interpreted as Allen condemning black music culture without checking her privilege. I also think the themes of the video get a bit muddled: what genre is she trying to critique (“Blurred Lines”, Miley’s rachetism, the rap game…?) or is it the music industry in general? [The Trillest Villain]
Lily’s not the first female pop star to attempt to satirise the genre. [ThinkProgress]
Joss Whedon mansplains feminism. [Daily Life, Jezebel]
Let’s all move to Iceland! [Daily Life]
Intimate partner violence perpetrators in the National Hockey League. [Bitch Magazine]
Some of television’s most historically conservative channels are now the gayest. [Daily Beast]
Lip Mag‘s following in the footsteps of Rookie and Jezebel and releasing their own yearbook. Get 25% off when you preorder.
“The Problem with Sweden’s Feminist Film Rating.” [Daily Life]
You know you’re a feminist on the internet when… [Buzzfeed]
The misogyny of the left. [New Statesman]
The feminism of the Carrie remake. [Sociological Images]
Real-life feminist heroes as Disney princesses. [Jezebel]
Making amateur porn with James Deen. [Jezebel]
We need to talk about animal cruelty in horse racing. [MamaMia]
Brodie Lancaster is interviewed by Lip Mag as part of their Feminist of the Week series. For more Brodie, get the latest issue of Filmme Fatales, in which I have a piece about sex work in For a Good Time, Call…
Why racial colour-blindness is a crock. [Daily Life]
Speaking of, Julianne Hough’s blackface Halloween costume totes wasn’t racist, says a white girl. [Thought Catalog]
Pregnancy: when your body is public property. [Daily Life]
Open dialogue about rape prevents rape, not tee totalling. [The Guardian]
48 hours in New York, in which I get a mention, you know, ’cause I’m there right now! [Musings of an Inappropriate Woman]
How does Working Girls’ feminism hold up 25 years later? [Jezebel]
What do strippers think of Rihanna’s “Pour It Up”? [Daily Life]
I wrote about Gossip Girl and inadequacy. [Birdee Mag]
Unpacking the dual feminism and misogyny of American Horror Story: Coven. [LA Review of Books]
Authenticity and performance on social media. [Jezebel]
I’ve had it up to here with Mia Freedman. And that’s not something I write lightly, as I consider her my idol and I even named my dog after her. But she’s written some doozies this week. First she slut-shamed Kim Kardashian for Instagramming a post-baby body pic and how that impacted her suitability as a mother, and now she’s making sure she warns her daughter that when she is of drinking age, she’d better watch out not to get raped whilst intoxicated. Never mind – god forbid – if her daughter is sexually assaulted prior to this or whilst sober, which is just as likely. Oh, don’t worry, Mia also makes sure to write that she will warn her sons about drunk driving and “having sex” whilst inebriated; notice the absence of “not raping” in this sentence. Because we all know boys hear enough of this and women and girls are the ones who need to modify their behaviour lest they be accused of “asking for it”. [MamaMia]
Maryville rape victim Daisy Coleman writes about her attack. [xoJane]
The feminising sexuality of 50 Shades of Grey. [ThinkProgress]
The feminist perils of Halloween costumes. [Thought Catalog]
Is there a new Steubenville? [Jezebel]
The penis as a weapon (NSWF). [Sociological Images]
Chris Brown’s rape perpetuates the myth that men are unrapeable. [Olivia Cole]
“If Men Could Menstruate” by Gloria Steinem. [Haverford]
Speaking of menses, if you like to wear your heart on your sleeve there’s now a t-shirt to celebrate getting your rocks off whilst on your period. Too bad it’s from the dubious American Apparel… [Birdee]
I’m going to Washington, D.C. in six weeks (New York in two and a bit!) and if the U.S. federal government shutdown is still in effect, Alyssa Rosenberg has compiled a list of non-governmental things to do in the city. [ThinkProgress]
Preorder your copy of Filmme Fatales issue three, in which I write about sex work in For a Good Time, Call…, along with many surely great pieces on feminism in film.
The season of the witch is upon us, what with The Witches of East End and American Horror Story: Coven premiering in the U.S. this week. The New Inquiry‘s latest issue is all about these supernatural ladies; subscribe for only $2 a month for all their witchy goodness. Some of the features are also available on their homepage.
Chris Brown was raped as a child; he was not “raring to go” and it was not “every boy’s fantasy”. [Feministing, Flavorwire]
Texas Governor Rick Perry claims his doddering wife “misspoke” and “put the wrong word in the wrong place” when she admitted that she thinks abortion should—or “could”—be the choice of a woman. It make me sick that Perry feels the need to infantilise and “correct” his wife for her apparent conversational faux pas because it doesn’t jive with his policies. Luckily there may be a new Governor on the rise for Texas, the unquestionably pro-choice filibustering Wendy Davis! [Feministing]
To rape-joke or not to rape-joke, that is the question. [Bitch Magazine]
Pop stars and “Naked Hot Body Fatigue”. [Jezebel]
Women in the World also discuss the feminism of Britney Spears’ “Work, Bitch”.
Was Sex & the City all in Carrie’s head? [Salon]
Follow the parody Twitter account, Sex & the City 3, by the same author. (While you’re at it, follow me, and stay tuned for some more SATC musings.)
Playboy: thanks for the memories (SFW). [Daily Life]
Bleak, but inspiring: “Freelancing & the Mythical Work/Life Balance.” [This Ain’t Livin’]
Why do they hate us? Christos Tsiolkas on Australia’s asylum seeker problem. [The Monthly]
Femen from the perspective of its activists (NSWF). [Vice]
I reviewed Domestic Warfare at Gasworks Arts Park as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival for TheatrePress.
Image via I’m Charming You.
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