Pictured: Nerd revenge First, a disclaimer: I’ve not seen a single episode of Big Bang Theory. I did, however, read an article about it entitled Why Geek Girls Are Tired of ‘Big Bang’ Bullshit, and contains a lot of complaints about sexism on the show. One of them in particular […]
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The cocktail waitresses of Star Trek (2009) So I was watching the 2009 film Star Trek, which annoyingly has no subtitle. No Nemesis, no Insurrection, no Into Darkness, no Into the Woods, nothing. So it will forever be known, to me at least, as “the 2009 Star Trek,” which is unfortunate […]
Read MoreDoes it get easier?
Gaming as Women has an excellent advice post up today. The letter-writer wants to know if it gets easier to be a feminist: Right now it is very hard to be a feminist when I am constantly told that I shouldn’t be one, that I’m doing it wrong somehow, and […]
Read MoreSavage U
Long-time sex columnist, author, podcaster, advocate, and public educator Dan Savage now has a TV show. And it looks good. Get More: Savage U, Full Episodes I was a little concerned before watching the trailer that the show would be watered down, homogenized, and generally weaker than the typical frank, […]
Read MoreDefending the female fuck-up
I really have no place writing this, considering that I have been anything but an avid consumer of new films and TV over, well, the past couple of years. But I really like Amanda Marcotte’s treatment of females in comedy productions engaging in behavior that reveals them to be petty, […]
Read MoreMiss? Excuse me, Miss? Someone wants you to “represent.”
Is it a bit hasty to write about a movie you’ve not yet seen? Perhaps, but this one I’m eager to see, and it will be televised again on November 12th so perhaps there will be an opportunity. Miss Representation is a documentary made by Jennifer Siebel Newsom on the […]
Read MoreAnother take on Ron Paul in the media
I came across a commentary by Brian Montopoli at the CBS blog Political Hotsheet which makes some interesting points. He notes that his own coverage of the Iowa straw polls has been criticized by Paul supporters who objected to the candidate not getting enough space, accompanied by the inevitable “RON […]
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