"feministing" Articles & Blogs:
L'Oréal Just Doesn't Learn
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After Beyonce was pretty much airbrushed whiter by L'Oréal not too long ago, it's all the more infuriating to see that their tendency to equate lighter skin with beauty hasn't changed. When they say Freida Pinto of Slumdog Millionaire "is the new face ...[Read on] |
Focus on the Family to run anti-choice Super Bowl ad
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Naturally.
Focus on the Family, a Christian non-profit group, said it will air its first Super Bowl spot during the upcoming game.
The 30-second ad will feature Tim Tebow, a former quarterback with the University of Florida's Gators and 2007 winner of t...[Read on] |
Hurricane Hazel: 88 year old mayor of Mississauga, Ontario
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This woman is awesome! Thanks to Lisa for the link. Apparently this show is kind of like the Canadian version of Colbert.
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Kurt's dad takes on the "new generation of dude"
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Get your hankies handy.
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If anyone has time to write a transcript in comments, I'd be very appreciative.
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Obama administration launches new health care website
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Yesterday the Obama administration unveiled healthcare.gov, a website that is meant for folks to understand the changes and plans available to them under the new health care law.
It's a snazzy and informative site. Check it out.
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Why health insurance is necessary, in fifty seven seconds.
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Via the Young Invincibles.
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What would a feminist superhero tweet?
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Vanessa linked to the Feminist Hulk's twitterfeed a few weeks ago. Feminist hulk has gotten a lot of attention recently for their comical feminist take on the hulk superhero.
Esther at the Comics Alliance imagines what a few other superheroes turned fem...[Read on] |
CNN live web chat: Obama and abortion
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Today at 12:15 p.m. I'll be joining three other bloggers for a discussion of Obama's remarks about abortion at Notre Dame this weekend.
Click here to watch the live stream.
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Quick Hit: What it's like for a female writer
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Shari Graydon at the Ottawa Citizen has a great piece on what it can be like for a woman writer. (Hate mail galore!)
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Feel-Good of the Day: First Women-Run Pharmacy in North America Opens
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Sadly, most of the time pharmacists are mentioned on Feministing it's regarding "conscience clause" folks - anti-choice pharmacists (and their buddy Bush) who believe it's their "religious or moral" right to refuse to sell contraception to women even th...[Read on] |
Sarah Palin Resigns
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I'm really surprised and curious about this. Though she claims she's explained herself, I feel like there is a lot of obfuscation here. What is her real reason? How is she going to "affect change from the outside?" Any guesses?
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What if everyone biked to work?
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This video, of morning rush hour in Utrecht, Netherlands is a glimpse into what a city could look like if 33% of all trips happened by bike. Pretty incredible.
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Welcome home Euna Lee and Laura Ling!
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As I'm sure you've already heard, journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling were freed and returned home today after more than four months jailed in North Korea.
Thirty hours ago, Ms. Ling said, "We feared that any moment we could be sent to a hard labor cam...[Read on] |
17-Year-Old Sweeping at U.S. Open
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It's inspiring to see 17-year-old Melanie Oudin kicking ass and taking names at the U.S. Open, isn't it? This powerhouse from Marietta, Georgia is staring down her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.
After her latest win over Russian opponent Nadia Petrovato,...[Read on] |
Quick Hit: Two Women Win Nobel Prize
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Americans Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider (along with Jack W. Szostak) won the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine today for discovering a key mechanism in the genetic operations of cells, an insight that has inspired new lines of research into cancer.
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Quick Hit: Women Pay The Price For Health Insurance
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NPR's Morning Edition takes on women and health insurance.
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Elton John sings at Rush Limbaugh's fourth wedding
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Apparently even staunch conservatives love a little gay flavor at their weddings.
Singer Sir Elton John reportedly played at Rush Limbaugh's fourth wedding this weekend, to the tune of one million dollars as his fee.
A bit ironic, one might think, c...[Read on] |
Quick Hit: Producing Precious
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Women & Hollywood has a fantastic guest post by L.A. Collins in which she interviews Lisa Cortes, the executive producer of Precious. She writes:
At the SAG Awards, critics darling and Oscar front-runner Mo'Nique flipped the script. She took a special, u...[Read on] |
WAM 2009: Gender, Non-Conformity and the Media.
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Sitting in an all-star panel at WAM 09 called In/Out of Focus, Broadening a Feminist Lens: Gender, Non-Conformity and the Media including our very own Miriam, Julia Serano, Jack Aponte and Kate Bovitch. It is excellent. They are discussing the different w...[Read on] |
Rue McClanahan Dies at 76.
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The Best of Blanche.
The very amazing Rue McClanahan died this morning at 76 years young. Her character Blanche Deveraux on the Golden Girls was groundbreaking and forced the TV watching public to ...[Read on] |
South African Runner's Makeover
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South African gold medalist Caster Semenya, who was forced to undergo sex determination testing to continue her running career, has now received a feminine makeover.
After dealing with sex-determination testing, bigoted comments from other athletes, and...[Read on] |
No one is invincible without health care
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I wrote about this group when they first got started, but I continue to be impressed by what the Young Invincibles are doing to send the message that folks of our generation (18 to 34 year olds) care about health care reform, and have a lot at stake in th...[Read on] |
Be an American: Tea-bag the White House.
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Because I, like Rachel Maddow, have the sense of humor of a 12 year old.
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Or the GOP is finally coming out of the closet? I kind of love that know one that is talking about it knows what teabagging ...[Read on] |
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