Tag: feminism
Martha and Megan: Two Documentaries With a Timely Lens Focused on Misogyny
On the heels of Donald Trump incomprehensibly being elected president, two documentaries about very distinctly different women (who’ve both endured the same kind of misogyny [Read More…]
Zoë Kravitz Aims to Open Eyes With Blink Twice
As a film whose working title was Pussy Island, it’s to be expected that the subject matter of Blink Twice is “controversial.” That is, if [Read More…]
When Carrie Bradshaw Shamed Women With “Free Time,” Or: In Defense of Charlotte York’s “Retro” Decision to Not Work
Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), who has hardly ever been what one might call a “women’s advocate” (see: defending sexually predatory behavior), once famously shamed [Read More…]
Ciara’s “Da Girls”: An Update on “Independent Women Part I” (But Is That Really A Good Thing?)
In 2000, Destiny’s Child heralded the dawning of the new century by unveiling “Independent Women Part I.” On the heels of TLC’s “No Scrubs,” released [Read More…]
Why the Tagline for Barbie Is So Resonant
Of all the things about the latest round of the Barbie marketing blitzkrieg, perhaps the most standout element to the (feminine) masses was the tagline [Read More…]
J. Lo Wielding “Adulting”: Another Harbinger of the Word’s Cringe Factor
There is, to be sure, a difference between staying in touch with your “inner child” and all the sense of youthful wonder that comes with [Read More…]
“Girls Just Want to Have Fun” Presents a Woman’s Persistent “At War” Nature of Wanting to Be Taken Seriously Versus Wanting to Fuck Around
Because women’s “liberation,” as a rule, is really not all that “old” or “time-honored,” the gender, unlike the male one, has had to deal with [Read More…]
How Miley Cyrus and The Kid LAROI’s “Without You” Perpetuates the Prejudiced Idea of Who Can and Can’t Get Married (a.k.a. “Be Monogamous”)
As Miley Cyrus racks up another hit on the charts thanks to jumping on a remix of The Kid LAROI’s 2020 hit, “Without You” (not [Read More…]
Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters Is a Quarantine Dream
From the frenetic, moody opening that is “I Want You to Love Me,” it’s clear that Fiona Apple is experiencing the same rat in a [Read More…]
The Gender Double Standard of Drinking in the 60s & Beyond
It was at the end of the 1960s that a staged protest by Betty Friedan and other feminist activists supporting the National Organization for Women [Read More…]
