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]
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]
The slave narrative of Orange is the New Black. [The Nation]
Still with Orange is the New Black, literature on the show. [Bitch Magazine]
SlutWalk Melbourne is next weekend, and last year’s speaker, Emily Maguire, talks about why she supports the movement. [SlutWalk Melbourne]
I reviewed Patricia Cornelius’ Savages for TheatrePress. Head on over and check it out, and then get to fortyfive downstairs quick smart!
50 not-so-obvious feminist pop cultural items. [Flavorwire]
Why do we treat the male contraceptive pill differently to the female pill? [Aeon Magazine]
Tony Abbott’s sexism is more than just a “gaffe”. [AusVotes2013]
Mark Ruffalo is pro-choice. [Stop Patriarchy]
What the Harriet Tubman “sex tape” means for black feminism. [Ms. Magazine]
Are politicians the new Ryan Gosling? [Daily Life]
And in the wake of last week’s “sex appeal”-gate, Cleo rates Canberra’s sexiest and unsexiest men. A step towards equality or should everyone just shut the eff up about it? [MamaMia]
Fuck “strong female characters”. [New Statesman]
Melissa Fabello makes some good points in her video about not wasting time on in-fighting about who’s a good feminist and who’s not, but you know me; I really think more people should proud to call themselves feminists and that not all supposedly feminist acts are created equal.
Speaking of, it’s no secret I’m Taylor Swift’s number one hater but over at One Week One Band the dissection of all things Swift is truly eye-opening if a bit fawning. I still think she’s a dolt with some seriously detrimental views about gender and sex, but it’s nice to look at her music from a different point of view for a change.
Anthony Weiner’s mistress, Sydney Leathers (what a name!) gives her top sexting advice. And it’s mind-numbingly mundane. [xoJane]
A call to arms for Twitter to do something about their complacency for rape threats and gender-based hatred from a woman who’s been there; the woman who was faced with a torrent of vitriolic abuse from Tyler, the Creator and his fans. [Daily Life]
Rachel Hills on Hugo Scwhyzer’s retirement from the online femisphere. [Musings of an Inappropriate Woman]
Bisexuality on The O.C. [Bitch]
Why are all TV serial killers’ victims women? [The Guardian]
Well, the 12th Doctor Who wasn’t a woman or a person of colour, as has recently been speculated, but is Peter Capaldi’s age progressive in itself? [TheVine]
Then again, maybe not. [Jezebel]
The sexual politics of Grindr. [The Guardian]
A really thought-provoking piece about the evolution of cooking. Meal preparation is the bane of my existence; I’d rather clean than cook. I find it so boring and time-consuming that if I was to come into a large chunk of money, I would seriously consider hiring a personal chef. Recently, I even privately mused about just ordering takeaway every night, but that isn’t necessarily in line with my ethical philosophies, not to mention health. [Daily Life]
Hugo Schwyzer has quit feminism. While a lot of feminists will be rejoicing at this fact, I actually like Hugo and will be sad to see his brand of male feminism disappear from the feminist interwebs. At least for now… [The Cut]
Twitter misogynists are finally getting their comeuppance. [Daily Life]
Camilla Peffer writes about the inherent sexism of Australia’s Next Top Model. [TheVine]
An interesting response to “I want to date you because you’re awesome”: “I want you to date me because I’m awesome”. [Pandagon]
“The Rape Joke”: a poem about being raped. *trigger warning* [The Awl]
The difference between the Melbourne murders of Jill Meagher and Tracy Connelly? Meagher was “the perfect victim” worthy of mourning while Connelly was just a prostitute. [The King’s Tribune]
But Wendy Squires posits that Meagher and Connelly were more similar than we think: they were both victims of predators who want to hurt women, regardless of their occupation. [The Age]
And it turns out the anonymous sex worker in Squires’ piece, above, was Tracy Connelly. [MamaMia]
Sex & the City‘s Samantha vs. Cougartown. [New York Magazine]
Is there such a thing as a bad Olsen twin movie? [Rookie]
Chris Brown, R. Kelly, Surfer Blood… What are we willing to overlook in order to enjoy pop culture? [Grantland]
How many times will you see your parents before they die? [See Your Folks]
“Bindi Irwin: Feminist Warrior?” [MamaMia]
In defence of Sex & the City. [The New Yorker]
And, furthermore, in defence of Miranda Hobbes. [Women & Hollywood]
Why women in sport matter. [Lip Mag]
How to ask about someone’s ethnicity the right way. [Jezebel]
Image via Ask Your Feet.
Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines”: “ironic objectification” or just plain degradation? Apparently, because Thicke and collaborator Pharrell Williams are “happily married”, it makes it okay for them to derive pleasure from degrading women (Thicke’s words). While there are certainly much worse images and acts of misogyny out there, “Blurred Lines” is lyrically and visually blatantly upholding rape culture: “I know you want it, but you’re a good girl…” Does the fact that it was directed by a woman who instructed the basically—and uncomfortably—naked models and the fully clothed male artists in the clip supposedly love women make it a tongue in cheek exercise in pushing boundaries or raise some more problematic issues considering it’s this country’s number one song? What’s the point in even making such a NSFW video if it can’t even be shown on MTV and YouTube (semi-SFW video above)? [Jezebel]
Dear Julia Gillard,
Thank you for being the first female Prime Minister,
Sincerely,
Mia Freedman. [MamaMia]
The rise and rise of feminist parodies. [Daily Life]
What are the differences between women who receive abortions and those who are denied them and proceed with unwanted pregnancies? [NYTimes]
Screw the “armchair commentators”; you know what your feminism is. [The Guardian]
Julia Gillard urges us to vote for Julia Gillard in spite of the sexist attacks against her (obviously written prior to Wednesday’s ousting). Kind of like that comment about her jackets, Germaine…? [The Hoopla]
Is Miley Cyrus’ latest black culture-inspired gimmick akin to a minstrel show? [Jezebel]
This week in inappropriate fashion spreads: hoarder chic. [Jezebel]
Ranking Stephen King’s 62 books. [Vulture]
The Scarlett Woman 